Issue - meetings
England's Economic Heartland draft Transport Strategy Consultation; Response from Oxfordshire County Council (EEH Consultation Period - 14 July to 3 October)
Meeting: 13/10/2020 - Cabinet (Item 95)
Cabinet Member: Environment
Forward Plan Ref: 2020/101
Contact: James Gagg, Infrastructure Strategy Team Leader (Interim) Tel: 07776 997303
Report by Director of Planning & Place (CA14).
This report gives context to the proposed OCC response to the draft EEH Transport Strategy, set out in Annex 1. It sets out the background to development of the EEH Transport Strategy, and summarises the proposed consultation response. It also considers the proposals for the establishment of EEH as a statutory sub-national transport body and the powers and responsibilities that this would (or could) have. Finally, it covers key points for consideration on corporate polices and priorities, finance, sustainability and equality, and risk management.
Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to endorse the Oxfordshire County Council Response to the England’s Economic Heartland Draft Transport Strategy as included in Annex 1.
Additional documents:
- CA_OCT1320R27 Annex 1 EEH draft Transport Strategy, item 95
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- CA_OCT1320R28 Annex 2 EEH Draft Transport Strategy, item 95
PDF 296 KB
- CA_OCT1320R29 Annex 3 EEH Draft Transport Strategy, item 95
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- CA_OCT1320R30 Annex 4 EEH Draft Transport Strategy, item 95
PDF 127 KB
Decision:
Recommendations agreed.
Minutes:
The report before Cabinet gave context to the proposed OCC response to the draft EEH Transport Strategy, set out in Annex 1. It set out the background to development of the EEH Transport Strategy, and summarised the proposed consultation response. It also considered the proposals for the establishment of EEH as a statutory sub-national transport body and the powers and responsibilities that this would (or could) have. Finally, it covered key points for consideration on corporate polices and priorities, finance, sustainability and equality, and risk management.
Councillor Constance, Cabinet Member for Environment moved the recommendations.
During discussion Cabinet generally supported the response. Councillor Gray stated that he was quite neutral to the Strategy. He did not support the super highway and feared this was a trojan horse aimed at getting approval. Councillor Constance stressed that this was not about any piece of infrastructure and was still a bottom up body.
RESOLVED: (by 9 votes for with 1 abstention) to endorse the Oxfordshire County Council Response to the England’s Economic Heartland Draft Transport Strategy as included in Annex 1.
Councillor Mark Grey asked that he be recorded as having abstained from voting on the recommendation.