Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: March 20, 2025

Purpose: To seek authority to accept Community Infrastructure Levy Funding and Active Travel England Funding on various schemes into the highways programme.

Content: Cllr Lynden Stowe sought Cabinet approval to accept £13,763,280 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions as agreed by the Joint Committee of Cheltenham Borough Council, Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council and two grants from the Department of Transport’s Active Travel Fund totalling £3,131,415, and to make the resulting changes to the Council’s Capital Programme.   Having considered all the information, Cabinet   RESOLVED to:   1. Accept contributions of £13,763,280 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and £3,131,415 from the Active Travel Fund.   2. Approve the following changes to the Capital Programme which comes to a total of £14,360,891; • Addition of £10,000,000 to Transport and Highways: M5 J10 Improvement Scheme • Addition of £770,424 to Transport & Highways: Honeybourne Cycle Ext A40 Lansdown Scheme • Addition of £3,590,467 to Transport & Highways: Cheltenham to Bishops Cleeve Cycle Track Scheme   3. Approve the following revenue allocations which comes to a total of £2,533,804:   ·       £1,000,000 to the EE&I Reserve for the M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme ·       £1,000,000 to the EE&I reserve for the Mass Rapid Transit Scheme ·       £400,000 to Transport Planning Business Case revenue budget for Gloucester to Haresfield Cycle Spine design. ·       £100,000 revenue to the Active Travel revenue budgets to be allocated to support behaviour change. ·       £33,804 of revenue to the Active Travel revenue budgets to be allocated against Local Cycling and Walking and Infrastructure plans.