Decision details

A first resolution is made under Section 205 (i) of the Highways Act 1980 in respect of the street as follows:

The Council do hereby declare that Clarence Road, between the junctions of Page Heath Lane and Southlands Grove is not sewered, levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, made good and lighted to its satisfaction and therefore resolves to execute street works therein, under the provisions of the Private Street Works Code as set out in the Highway Act 1980.

Schedule of works

From the street junction Page Heath Lane to the north, to the junction with Southlands Grove to the south, all as detailed in drawing number 12863-01.

The condition of Clarence Road, Bickley between Page Heath Lane and Southlands Grove is not in a condition to meet adoptable standards. When made up and adopted as a highway maintainable at the public expense, the road can contribute to any future cycle route from Bromley to Orpington e.g. as part of any extended Lower Sydenham to Bromley Quietway.

Clarence Road crosses a railway via a weak bridge with a maximum 13 tonnes limit. An experimental road closure between the southern boundary of 62 Clarence Road and the driveway access to numbers 79-87 Clarence Road will prohibit all vehicles except pedestrians, pedal cycles, and Network Rail vehicles engaged on bridge maintenance. The closure will be reviewed after six months with a view to making it permanent. Works over the bridge can then be to reduced design standards compared with remaining parts of the street which will require a Resolution of Approval to be made under the Private Street Works Code.

The Council can resolve to bear all the cost of works to make-up the highway for adoption (rather than recharge most of the cost to frontage owners) and in this case, it is proposed to meet the estimated cost of the works at £332k from the TfL LIP Formula Funding Budget 2018/19 for Cycling and Walking.