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Greenwich to Kent House Quietway (Bromley Section) Public Consultation Report and Final Proposals

Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Environment and Community Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 67)

67 GREENWICH TO KENT HOUSE QUIETWAY (BROMLEY SECTION) PUBLIC CONSULTATION REPORT AND FINAL PROPOSALS pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

Report ES18027

 

Members were updated on progress with the above Quietway route.

 

Following a period of public consultation, approval was now sought for construction of the proposed route and interventions outlined in Report ES18027. Additional interventions were also proposed needing consultation and application to TfL for funding. Approval of final designs for the interventions – including additional interventions – was recommended for delegation to the Executive Director in consultation with Ward Members and the Portfolio Holder.

 

The report outlined consultation outcomes including a summary of responses to fixed response questions and a quantified analysis of comments from non-questionnaire responses.  Outcomes from an event managed by Sustrans to understand views of businesses in Kangley Bridge Road affected by the shared path proposals were also provided. Additionally, responses from the London Cycling Campaign, Lewisham Cyclists, and Metropolitan Police (Road Safety Engineering Unit and Designing Out Crime Officer) were outlined. Many of the consultation comments would help refine designs during the detailed design process and travel information would be used as evidence for future scheme development.

 

To improve safety and reduce potential conflict between pedestrians and cyclists, it was proposed to widen the River Pool shared path on to land owned by Harris Aspire Academy. For this purpose, Executive approval was sought for a net land acquisition of 180.8 sq.m.

 

The overall route was estimated to cost approximately £570k with £200k expected to be spent in 2018/19 and £370k in 2019/20 (a final estimate being difficult to calculate in view of the current Highways and Minor Works tendering). Accordingly, Executive approval was sought to increase the scheme cost by £135.3k and to revise the capital programme total to £570k, subject to TfL confirmation on the balance of funding. The overall cost included the cost of acquiring land to widen the River Pool Path. For some locations, the proposed capital expenditure will also reduce a need for revenue maintenance funding in the medium term as assets will be renewed earlier than would otherwise have been the case.  

 

Members supported the recommendations.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1)  progress made to date on the proposed Quietways be noted and proposals for extensions and additional interventions to strengthen the Borough’s bids to TfL be supported;

 

(2)  the Portfolio Holder be recommended to –

 

·  agree to an application being made to TfL for funding of the proposed additional interventions and to delegate approval of the final designs to the Executive Director of Environment and Community Services, in consultation with Ward Members and the Portfolio Holder; and

 

·  approve construction of the proposed route and interventions as set out at section 3 of Report ES18027 following public consultation with approval of final designs delegated to the Executive Director of Environment and Community Services, in consultation with Ward Members and the Portfolio Holder; and

 

(3) the Executive be recommended to:

 

·  approve the net acquisition of 180.8 sq.m. of land to be acquired from Harris Aspire to widen River Pool Path; and

 

·  proceed with the scheme and changes to increase the scheme  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67