Issue - meetings

AGREED      that Cabinet:

a)            note the updated position and the consultation representations appended to this report;

b)            approve a budget of £141,000 in order to allow the ongoing work of the Council as Local Planning Authority and Landowner.  This amount of £141,000 to be funded from the Change Management Reserve as set out in paragraph 3.3 of this report; and

c)         note that some, but not all costs, will be recoverable as detailed at paragraphs 2.4 of the report.

The Director for Planning and Growth was in attendance to present a report providing an update on the A46 Newark Bypass. The Council was required to respond to the development consent order as the Local Planning Authority and a number of teams were involved in preparing the reply. The report also detailed the impact on the Council as a landowner as the development would impact the Newark Lorry Park with the loss of 36 spaces and other incidental parcels of land. The costs the Council was forecast to incur as the landowner was £74,000, and the Cabinet noted that Officers would seek full or partial reimbursement where possible, and regular updates would be brought to Members. The Leader reiterated the Council’s support for the project.

AGREED (unanimously) That Cabinet:

a)          note the updated position and the consultation representations appended to this report;

b)         approve  a budget of £141,000 in order to allow the ongoing work of the Council as Local Planning Authority and Landowner. This amount of £141,000 to be funded from the Change Management Reserve as set out in paragraph 3.3 of this report; and

c)          note that some but not all costs will be recoverable as detailed at paragraphs 2.4 below.

Reasons for Decision:

To keep Members updated on the A46 Bypass proposals and the requirements upon the Council to respond as both Local Planning Authority and affected landowner.

Options considered:

The A46 Newark Bypass proposals have long been an important aspiration of the Government’s National Road Investment Strategy (RIS), an aspiration supported by a raft of partners including this Council, Midlands Connect, Nottinghamshire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, and a number of highways, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Planning Authorities from the Humber Ports to Tewkesbury. There is no alternative but for this Council to engage, both as Local Planning Authority and affected landowner.