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North Somerset Council

REPORT TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY PANEL

Date of Meeting: 12 March 2007

Subject of Report: Monthly Report of the Executive Member for Strategic Planning and Transport

Town or parish: All

Member presenting: Councillor John Crockford-Hawley

Key Decision: No

Covering the Period: 25 January to 27 February 2007

Key Decisions

None

Non Key Decisions

DE 416 Annual Review of Supported Bus Services Decision: contracts awarded as recommended by a meeting of representatives of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour and Independent Groups held on 23 January 2007.

DE 419 Lulsgate Footbridge Decision: that the footbridge be temporally closed to allow for public consultation on a proposal to permanently remove it.

DE 429 The Planning Gain Supplement December 2006 consultation Decision: that responses to the issues for consultation set out in the report be forwarded to the Department for Communities and Local Government and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

DE 430 New Bristol Road, Worle – upgrade of existing advisory cycle lane Decision: that the Solicitor to the Council is authorised to seal the advertised traffic regulation order to remove the mandatory cycle lane and reduce the length of the loading ban

Issues under current consideration

1. West of England Waste Management Issues

2. Reports to February Executive meeting

3. Bristol International Airport Master Plan

4. Weston Sea Defences.

5. Regional Spatial Strategy

6. Heavy goods vehicles on A368/B3134

7. New Roads and Street Works Act and Traffic Management Act 2004 –permit schemes consultation response

8. Grant aid to voluntary organisations

9. Weston-super-Mare Town Centre loading permits

10. B&Q planning application

11. Junction 21

12. Road Safety Partnership

13. Flood management Banwell River and Uphill Great Rhyne

14. North Somerset Replacement Local Plan Modifications report

15. Data sharing agreement with First Somerset and Avon Ltd.

16. Speed restriction Congresbury to Wrington

17. Backwell Household Refuse Recycling Centre – Traffic Management

External Meetings and Conferences Attended

To be updated orally

John Crockford-Hawley

Executive Member Strategic Planning and Transport