Decision

To authorise officers to carry out
statutory consultation to amend parking restrictions as shown in
Appendix B in accordance with the Local Authorities Traffic Orders
(Procedure) (England & Wales) Regulations 1996 for the proposed
permanent SuDS scheme outside
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School as described in
section two of the report. 

To grant scheme approval for the
proposals described in section two of this report and illustrated
in the design drawings attached in Appendix B, at an estimated cost
of £247,144 to be implemented in Autumn 2024 and complete by
March 2025. Note that this includes £51,144 of design costs
which have already been incurred. 

That, subject to the approval in
recommendation one and having due regard to the outcome of the
statutory consultation, and where no material representations are
received, to implement the scheme (Autumn 2024 - March 2025) and
make new permanent traffic management orders under the provisions
of sections 6, 45, 49, 124 and Schedule 1 and Part IV of Schedule 9
of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 

That where material objections are received during
the statutory consultation process referred to in recommendation
one, that any such objections received will be considered by way of
a separate written report to the Director for Highways,
Environment and FM before a decision is reached on whether
or not to proceed. 

To exercise discretion not to hold a
public inquiry pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Local Authorities
Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations
1996. 

Subject to approval of
recommendation three above, to transfer a total of £196,000
from the existing project budget for Highways 2022-2025
SuDS within the Capital Investment
Programme (CIP) approved by Cabinet in July 2020 to fund the
remaining project costs.  

To have regard to the Equality
Impact Assessment prepared for the purposes of this report
(Appendix A)