Purpose

This report requests the Director of Environment &
Sustainability to approve the processing of a stopping up order
(permanant road closure).
 
 

Content

THAT the Director of Environment & Sustainability:
      
i.         
Notes the report and the highway authority’s comments
     
ii.         
Approves the advertising of the draft stopping up order for public
consultation to stop up part of Swinton Street and
Gray’s Inn Road as shown on the plan in Appendix
1.
   
iii.         
Approves the order to be made and final advertisement should no
objections be received, or all objections being withdrawn.
   
iv.         
Agrees that if objections are received, which are not withdrawn,
the Mayor of London should be notified so a decision on whether to
hold a public inquiry can be made, as required by legislation,
should the applicant wish to proceed with the stopping up
order.
    
v.         
Agrees that if a public inquiry is required by the Mayor of London
it can be arranged and undertaken.
   
vi.         
Agrees that if the Mayor of London allows for the order to be made
without a public inquiry, the order can be made.