Meeting documents

Planning and Transportation Advisory Board
Wednesday, 28th July, 2010 7.30 pm

Record of Decision

Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Planning and Transportation
Decision No: D100020MEM
Date: 23rd February 2010

Decision(s) and Reason(s)

Strategic Transport Developments

Minutes

The report outlined a number of current strategic transport matters of importance to the Borough. Details were given of proposed responses to several consultations and representations made in respect of ongoing issues which had implications for the future of travel in the Borough.

Considerable discussion ensued and officers undertook to collate the additional detailed comments made by Members for incorporation in the final responses to the consultations.

Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation resolved that:
1) the observations set out in section 1.2 of and Annex 1 to the report be endorsed as the formal response to the consultation on the Kent Integrated Transport Strategy document subject to inclusion of reference to the adopted Kent Downs AONB Management Plan policies regarding the rural road network;
2) the range of issues outlined in section 1.3 of the report be approved as representing the Council's views about what needs to be included in the Regional Transport Board's consideration of the London to Dover/Cross Channel Ports DaSTS Study;
3) a letter be sent to the Highways Agency to register the Council's support for the A21 Dualling Scheme during the current notice period for the Highway Orders and copies be provided to the Regional Transport Board and A21 Reference Group;
4) the various responses set out at Annex 3 and Annex 6 to the report advocating the continuation of city services on the West Malling/Maidstone East line be endorsed; and
5) the continuing efforts being made in conjunction with the Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP in respect of the range of transport matters affecting the Borough and West Kent be supported and endorsed.

Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 23 February 2010.

[Councillor Worrall declared a personal interest in the A21 Dualling Scheme on the grounds of being a non-executive director of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust which was lobbying on behalf of the new Pembury Hospital.]

Signed M Balfour (Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation)

Signed Leader: M Worrall

Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes

Date of Publication: 26 February 2010

This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.