Issue - meetings

This report provides an update on the progress of the Access York project, provides information on the consultation exercise for the Clifton Moor site options and seeks a decision on the preferred site to enable the planning process to begin. 

RESOLVED: (i)         That Site 4 be approved as the preferred location for the Clifton Moor Park & Ride site and that the planning consultation process be progressed on the basis of this site.

REASON:      In accordance with the results of public consultation on the four potential sites.

                        (ii)        That the outline design for the A59 roundabout with the Outer Ring Road be approved, so that it can form part of the consultation process associated with planning matters for the Poppleton Bar Park & Ride site application.

REASON:      To enable the Major Scheme Bid to progress.

Members considered a report which provided an update on the progress of the Access York project and the results of consultation on the Clifton Moor Park & Ride site options.

With regard to the project as a whole, all of the Access York Phase 1 actions approved by the Executive on 29 July 2008 were being progressed.  The outline design for Askham Bar Park & Ride was complete for planning purposes and an application would be submitted at the end of May.  At the Poppleton Bar Park & Ride site, the challenge had been the outline design of the A59/A1237 roundabout.  It was suggested that proposals for the roundabout be included in the supporting information for the Park & Ride site planning application, to provide an opportunity for public comment at the most appropriate time.  It was now planned to be deliver and construct the scheme as one single large project, in order to maximise economies of scale and simplify the approvals process. This meant that the programme was dependent upon waiting for the outcome of the planning application for the Clifton Moor site, but completion was still planned for late 2011 or early 2012. 

The results of public consultation on the four potential sites for Clifton Moor Park & Ride were summarised in paragraph 20 of the report.  Feedback from the three affected ward committees was outlined in Annex 3.  The majority (63%) of the consultation responses had shown a strong preference for Site 4.  Subject to Executive approval, it was therefore proposed that the planning consultation process be progressed on the basis of Site 4 as the preferred site.

Officers at the meeting confirmed that consultation had also been carried out with businesses at Clifton Moor, the outcome of which was similar to the consultation with residents and showed a preference for Site 4.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That Site 4 be approved as the preferred location for the Clifton Moor Park & Ride site and that the planning consultation process be progressed on the basis of this site. ¹

REASON:      In accordance with the results of public consultation on the four potential sites.

                        (ii)        That the outline design for the A59 roundabout with the Outer Ring Road be approved, so that it can form part of the consultation process associated with planning matters for the Poppleton Bar Park & Ride site application. ²

REASON:      To enable the Major Scheme Bid to progress.