Issue - meetings

Chislehurst

A Resolution of Approval was sought from the Portfolio Holder under the Private Street Works Code (outlined in the Highways Act 1980), concerning the making up and adoption of the eastern footway of Elmstead Lane, between Walden Road to the north, and Grange Drive.

Following the Committee’s meeting on 29^th September 2016, the Portfolio Holder made a First Resolution under Section 205(1) of the Highways Act 1980, the report for this decision (Report ES16018) highlighting that the footway had not been made up and adopted. With high footfall at the location due to the proximity of Elmstead Woods railway station, a school, and a bus stop, the Resolution of Approval would enable the Council to provide a safe and continuous footway maintainable at public expense. To adopt the footway, improvements would need to be made to the appropriate standards under the Private Street Works Code and a Resolution of Approval approves details of works necessary to bring the street to a suitable standard; an estimate of the costs of such works; and a provisional apportionment of the costs amongst owners of the premises fronting the street, including those adjoining and abutting.

The appropriate documents under Section 205(3) Highways Act had been prepared to enable the Resolution of Approval to be made, enabling the Provisional Apportionment, containing details of property ownerships, to be as up to date as possible.

Costs for the works were estimated at £33.8k, with £20k funded from the Section 106 funds for the Ravensbourne College development and £13.8k funded from the TfL LIP budget for Station Access Schemes. The Council would bear expenses of the street works under the provisions of Section 236(1) of the Highways Act 1980.

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder be recommended to:

(1)  to approve without modification the specification, plan, sections, estimate and provisional apportionment now submitted by the Executive Director of Environment and Community Services in respect of the scheme approved by the Environment Portfolio Holder on 18^th October 2016; and

(2)  resolve that the Council bears the whole of the cost of the works, which will be met from funding provided by Section 106 funding and Transport for London under the provisions of Section 236(1) of the Highways Act 1980.