Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Innovation and Service Delivery
Decision No: D110116MEM
Date: 27th July 2011
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Pedestrian Guard Rail in Tonbridge - Consultation
Minutes
The report set out the responses received to the recent consultation with Members of the Area 1 Planning Committee on the County Council's proposals for pedestrian guard rail removal in Tonbridge.
In the course of consideration, Members recognised the merit of Kent County Council keeping the wider transport strategy for Tonbridge under review in liaison with the Borough Council.
Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Innovation and Service Delivery resolved that:
1) the recommendations, set out in Annex 3 of the report, be adopted as the Borough Council's formal response to the County Council's pedestrian guard rail removal project, subject to the further views of the Advisory Board as follows:
- the retention of all panels at Site 2 (Railway Approach/Priory Road/Waterloo Road); and
- the retention of 3 panels at Site 12 (Hildenborough on Tonbridge Road at the junction of Coldharbour Lane); and
2) this be conveyed to the County Council through the Joint Transportation Board.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 27 July 2011.
Signed M Balfour (Cabinet Member for Innovation and Service Delivery)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 29 July 2011
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.
In accordance with Paragraph 2, Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure Rules, the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Innovation and Service Delivery to take this decision in the absence of the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation.