Purpose

This report requests the Director of Environment & Sustainability to approve the processing of a stopping up order (permanent road closure) relating to land at 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE. The recommendations include the steps of the statutory process required to proceed with the stopping up order.

This report is coming to the Director of Environment & Sustainability because it is permitted under the scheme of delegation as set out in paragraph 8.3 below.

Decision

THAT the Director of Environment & Sustainability
 

1. Note the report and the highway authority’s comments.
2. Approve the advertising of the draft stopping up order for public consultation to stop up the land shown on the plan (drawing number 24-022-T-011-F) in Appendix 1.
3. Approve the order to be made and arrangement for the final advertisement, subject to planning permission being granted; no objections be received, or all objections being withdrawn.
4. Agree that, if objections are received which are not withdrawn, the Mayor of London should be notified so a decision on whether to hold a public inquiry can be made, as is required by legislation, should the applicant wish to proceed with the stopping up order.
5. Agree that, if a public inquiry is required by the Mayor of London, it can be arranged and undertaken.
6. Agree that, if the Mayor of London allows for the order to be made without a public inquiry, the order can be made.