Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 13, 2025

Purpose: Following a period of public consultation, Cabinet to be asked to adopt three separate Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIP) for East Cowes & Whippingham; Cowes, Gurnard & Northwood; and Brading, Bembridge & St Helens as Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) that post adoption can be used as a material consideration in planning decisions.

Content: That the ‘Bay Area Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan’, the ‘Bembridge, Brading & St Helens Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan’, and the ‘East Cowes & Whippingham Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan’ are all adopted as supplementary planning documents; and To further amend and then adopt the Cowes, Northwood & Gurnard Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) as a supplementary planning document; and   To delegate any final editorial and presentational changes to the supplementary planning documents to the Strategic Manager for Planning. These changes will not alter the meaning of the documents and will be restricted to grammatical, presentational and typographical errors.