Decision details

The suggested priority rationale set out at Paragraph 3.2 and Appendix 1 of Report ES14041 is confirmed and Elmstead Woods, Penge East, Petts Wood and Shortlands are to be the first priority stations in the borough for station access improvements.

Local Investment Plan (LIP) funding, of the order of £150k over each of the next three years, has been earmarked for station access improvements across the borough.

Improvements for all modes of travel to and from stations can be considered: walking; cycling; public transport interchange; parking; drop off and pick up; and disabled access to the station buildings themselves. However, with insufficient funding to implement schemes at every station, a priority methodology is proposed to progress works.

Taking all factors into account, the first priority stations in the Borough for station access improvements are Elmstead Woods, Penge East, Petts Wood and Shortlands. Individual schemes will be reported to Members with details of design and implementation costs, along with details of any potential on-going costs and funding.