Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Items
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PART 1 - PUBLIC

JTB 17/19

Declarations of interest pdf icon PDF 12 KB

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

JTB 17/20

Minutes pdf icon PDF 60 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Notes of the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board held on 25 September 2017

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board held on 25 September 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Matters for recommendation to the Borough Cabinet

JTB 17/21

Parking Action Plan - Phase 9 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Decision Notice D170076MEM

 

The report of the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services set out details of the comments received in response to the informal consultation undertaken between 21 October and 12 November 2017 in respect of parking restriction proposals for twenty locations contained in Phase 9 of the Parking Action Plan.  In addition, section 1.2.7 of the report set out details of seven locations within Phase 9 which would proceed directly to formal consultation.

 

RECOMMENDED:  That

 

(1)             the locations detailed in section 1.2.7 of the report be taken forward to formal consultation;

 

(2)             the schemes listed at Annex 1 to the report proceed to formal consultation subject to

 

                     i.        the reduction of the proposals for scheme number 3 (Fairfield Road, Borough Green) by the removal of the double yellow lines in front of 163 Fairfield Road;

 

                    ii.        the abandonment of schemes numbered 4 (Quarry Hill Road, Borough Green; 7 (The Rocks Road, East Malling); and 10 (Coombe Close, Snodland);

 

                  iii.        the investigation of the application of appropriate times of restrictions at scheme number 9 (New Hythe Lane/Laburnum Drive, Larkfield);

 

                  iv.        the amendment of scheme number 20 (School Lane, Burham) to delete the proposed double yellow line to the rear of 218-228 High Street but not to reduce other double yellow lines on the southern side of School Lane;

 

                   v.        the amendment of scheme number 24 (High Street/Walter Burke Avenue, Wouldham) to reduce the length of the double yellow lines to keep the footpath end clear;

 

                  vi.        the amendment of scheme number 25 (School Lane/Wouldham Road, Wouldham) to delete the Disabled Parking Bay as this was no longer required; and

 

                vii.        the amendment of scheme number 26 (Knowle Road/Cornwall Crescent, Wouldham) to extend the double yellow lines as proposed by Wouldham Parish Council. 

Matters submitted for Information

JTB 17/22

Highway Works Programme 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 121 KB

Minutes:

The report of KCC Highways and Transportation provided an update on footway and carriageway improvement, drainage repairs and improvements, street lighting, transportation and safety schemes, Developer Funded Works (Sections 278 and 106 works), bridge works and approved traffic schemes.  In addition the report provided details of current County Member funded schemes within the Borough.

 

RESOLVED:  That the report be received and noted.

JTB 17/23

Tonbridge Station Transport Interchange Improvements and High Street Review pdf icon PDF 111 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Board received a verbal report from Jamie Watson on the review of the High Street Improvements to be undertaken from January to March 2018. In addition, Tim Middleton, Principal Transport Planner, Kent Highways provided an update on the proposed Tonbridge Station Transport Interchange Improvements and displayed a plan of the proposal arising from the previous consultation in 2016.  A number of Members expressed concern about the late submission of the report which had been originally classified as a verbal report, the lack of detail in the presentation and plan and the timescale for the consultation in the absence of this information.  For these reasons the Board was unable to approve the recommendation and, therefore,

 

RESOLVED:  That the report and plan be circulated following the meeting and Members be invited to submit any comments to the Principle Transport Planner by no later than 8 December 2017 for incorporation into the consultation documentation. 

JTB 17/24

Local Winter Service Plan pdf icon PDF 52 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the Head of Highway Asset, KCC, outlined the arrangements made between the Borough and County Councils to provide a local winter service in the event of an operational snow alert in the Borough.

JTB 17/25

Exclusion of Press and Public pdf icon PDF 28 KB

The Chairman to move that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting during consideration of any items the publication of which would disclose exempt information.

Minutes:

There were no items considered in private.