Decision details

2.1       Cabinet authorised the appointment of KierWSP (the County Council’s approved highways contractor) to prepare and finalise the scheme design, inclusive of site clearance, intrusive site investigations, production of estimated costs, and to submit a planning application when appropriate.

2.2       Cabinet noted the informal consultation that has taken place with those business that may be directly affected by the proposed new link road and noted that further consultation would be undertaken as a part of the proposed planning application process.

2.3       Cabinet noted and welcomed the award of Local Growth Fund II and Growing Places Funding from SEMLEP, and the agreement to further support the scheme through the use of Enterprise Zone Business Rates Uplift.

2.4       Cabinet authorised the expenditure of up to £600,000 for site clearance, site investigations, design work and the purchase of a small parcel of land from Network Rail that the route of the proposed link road would traverse.                                                         

2.5       Cabinet approved appropriate provision for this scheme in the capital programme over the period 2017/18 – 2019/20 inclusive, and the allocation of £600,000 into the Capital Programme from the Development Pool.

2.6       Cabinet authorised the Chief Executive, acting in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration Enterprise & Planning, the Borough Secretary & Monitoring Officer and the Chief Finance Officer, to purchase, on terms to be agreed, a small parcel of land required for this scheme from Network Rail.

2.7       Cabinet authorised the Borough Secretary & Monitoring Officer to arrange the preparation and execution of such contractual and other legal documents as are necessary to give effect to the above recommendations.

2.8       Cabinet authorised the Chief Executive to submit a further progress report to Cabinet when appropriate.