Issue - meetings

Report ES16028

The report sought to obtain a Resolution of Approval under the Private Street Works Code, in respect of the  unadopted highway known as Plawsfield Road.  This would enable the street to be made-up and adopted as a highway maintainable at the public expense.

The estimated cost of £424,000 for the implementation of the works would be funded from the 2016/17 TfL Local Implementation Plan (LIP) budget for Public Transport Interchange and Access, Making Up and Adoption Plawsfield Road (£369,501) and from funding carried forward from 2015/16 for Plawsfield Road (£80k).  Once adopted the footways and carriageway should not require any planned or reactive maintenance during the twenty year design life. The cost of street cleaning and cyclical maintenance of drainage assets would need to be met from existing revenue budgets.  

Councillor Brooks, in his capacity as Ward Member, reported that he was supportive of the proposals and thanked the residents, for engaging with the process, and the Portfolio Holder for his work in ensuring that there was an acceptable resolution. Cllr Phillips as a neighbouring ward member also expressed her support of the scheme.

   RESOLVED: That the Portfolio Holder be recommended to agree:

  (a) That the specification, plan, sections, estimate and provisional apportionment now submitted by the Executive Director of Environmental and Community Services, in respect of the scheme approved by the Environment Portfolio Holder on 3 August 2015, be approved without modification and:-

  (b) That the Council bears the whole of the cost of the works, which will be met from funding provided by Transport for London under the provisions of s.236(1) of the Highways Act 1980.