Agenda and decisions

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To confirm as a correct record the Notes of the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board held on 6 March 2023.

In accordance with Rule 6.1 of the Joint Transportation Board agreement, a petition in respect of Off Road Cycle Path for the A26 Hadlow Road to Hadlow will be received by Members.  No further discussion shall take place on the petition until the next meeting of the Board

The Borough Council has for many years divided requests for changes to parking restrictions into separate Phases of the “Parking Action Plan”, or for wider areas as discrete “Parking Reviews”.

This report covers the progress of the current Phase (Phase 14), the content of the next Phase (Phase 15) of the Action Plan, and an update on the Borough’s parking reviews.

(Report of Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services)

The report covered the progress of the current Phase (Phase 14), the content of the next Phase (Phase 15) of the Action Plan and an update on the Borough’s parking reviews. 

Those sites within Phase 14 which had already been assessed and progressed to an initial design were listed at Annex 1 to the report.   A list of locations recommended for consideration in Phase 15 of the Parking Action Plan was attached at Annex 2 to the report.  A further list was attached at Annex 3 and would be held on a ‘holding list’ for consideration in future phases of the Plan.  It was recommended that the locations and proposals in Annex 2 be taken forward for investigation and then to informal consultation; and that the response to the informal consultation be reported to a future meeting of the Board.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Cabinet Member for Transformation and Infrastructure resolved that:

(1)        the proposals for each located listed in Phase 15 of the Parking Action Plan, as set out at Annex 2 to the report, be taken forward for investigation and informal consultation; and

(2)        the list of requests, as set out at Annex 3 to the report, be held for future consideration in future phases of the Parking Action Plan.

The report informs Members on the outcome of the informal consultation in relation to the parking review of Hadlow.

(Report of Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services)

As part of the Borough’s Parking Action Plan, a parking review of Hadlow was being undertaken.  The proposals which were taken to informal consultation were set out at Annex 1 to the report.  The informal consultation was carried out with the immediate frontagers to the proposals and details of the responses were set out at Annex 2 and a response from the Parish Council at Annex 3 to the report.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Cabinet Member for Transformation and Infrastructure resolved that:

(1)        The revisions discussed in Section 5 of the report be taken forward to formal consultation, and the results reported to a future meeting of the Joint Transportation Board for further consideration.

The report informs Members on the outcome of the informal consultation in relation to the parking review of Hildenborough.

(Report of Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services)

As part of the Borough’s Parking Action Plan, a parking review of Hildenborough was being undertaken.  The proposals which were taken to informal consultation were set out at Annex 1 to the report.  The informal consultation was carried out with the immediate frontagers to the proposals and details of the responses were set out at Annex 2 and a response from the Parish Council at Annex 3 to the report.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Cabinet Member for Transformation and Infrastructure resolved that:

(1)        The revisions discussed in Section 4 of the report be taken forward to formal consultation, and the results reported to a future meeting of the Joint Transportation Board for further consideration.

The report updates Members on the Kent Street/Malling Road highway improvements.

The report provides an update on identified schemes approved for consultation.

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.