Decision details

To consider petition from local residents and traders in relation to the pedestrianisation of Fossgate.

This item was deferred from 11 December.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Note the content of the petition, and ask Officers to investigate the expansion of the Footstreets Pedestrian Priority Zone and specifically to include Fossgate in that investigation;

(ii)               Request that Officers reply to the lead petitioner.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:             That the Advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  (i) To enable the proposed scheme to be properly assessed and for accurate costs to be calculated to enable it to be prioritised against other potential pedestrian schemes for potential capital programme funds;

                                    (ii) To inform the lead petitioner of the decision.