Purpose

That the Assistant Director of Regeneration
& Environment exercises his delegated powers and approve in
principle the funding allocation to develop the proposed schemes
for the Rawmarsh West and Wath as shown in the attached drawings
and gives authority that the schemes are developed and implemented
subject to any Traffic regulation order consultations taking
place.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

15th September 2025

 

Title:

Transport Capital Programme 2025/26 – Local
Neighbourhood Road Safety Scheme Fund, Rawmarsh West and Wath Ward
scheme update

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Andrew Bramidge,

Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment

 

Details
of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of
Delegation.

 

Transport Capital Programme Cabinet report approved
at the
Cabinet Meeting on 17th March 2025 (para 137,
Resolution 5), agreed to vary the Rawmarsh West and Wath
ward projects from the initial LNRS2 concept scheme of works and
that the decision on the redesignation of these two schemes is
delegated to the Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment, under his powers as Delegated Officer, in conjunction
with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy,
to enable work to commence promptly.

 

Councillor John Williams, Cabinet Member for
Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy has been consulted on the
report and approved it 23/07/25.

Decision:

Approve in principle the funding allocation to
develop the proposed Local Neighbourhood Road safety schemes for
the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards.

Reasons
for the Decision:

The Strategic Director of Regeneration &
Environment exercised his delegated powers and approved in
principle the funding allocation to develop the proposed schemes
for the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards as outlined in the report as
per his delegated powers granted by the Cabinet decision of 17th
March 2025.

 

Option1 – Recommended

 

To approve the delivery of the newly developed and
councillor agreed schemes for the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards,
these are:-

 

The proposed Rawmarsh West Local Neighbourhood and
Road Safety scheme is centred on Haugh Road at the junction with
Green Rise. This scheme aims to improve pedestrian accessibility in
the area by providing pedestrian refuge islands, reduced junction
mouths, new footway connections and the installation of traffic
calming measures along Green Rise and Harding Avenue.

 

The proposed Wath Local Neighbourhood and Road
Safety scheme aims to improve pedestrian movements and reduce speed
along Station Road. This will be achieved by installing improved
signage and the narrowing of vehicle lanes by increasing the width
of some splitter islands along Station Road from its junction with
the B6097 Biscay Way, across the A6023 Manvers Way and on to Dearne
Road adjacent to the Waterfront Golf course.

 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

Various traffic options were considered for each
ward, both sites have similar issues with busy roads causing
community severance, isolating non-motorised users and making it
difficult to cross the roads at busy times of the day.

The schemes developed with the elected ward members
aim to address these issues in the most practicable way within the
budget available.

Due to the time limited funding and the expected
timeframe related to the development of another project, there was
only the recommended option available, but to do nothing would not
align with the submission made by local ward members and
wouldn’t align with the Cabinet decision of 17th March
2025.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member
consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit
as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which
relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Transport Capital
Programme 2025/26 – Local Neighbourhood Road Safety Scheme
Fund, Rawmarsh East and Wath Ward scheme update

 

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Approve in principle the funding allocation to
develop the proposed Local Neighbourhood Road safety schemes for
the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:

 
 
Dated:         
15th September 2025
 
Name:
        
Andrew Bramidge                       
Job
Title:    Strategic Director,
Regeneration & Environment