Decision details

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Approve Option A, and restrict public pedestrian rights along the route between Huntington Road and Birch Park Industrial Estate;

(ii)               Note the outstanding objections from the local Ramblers and Unit 4;

(iii)             Authorise the Director of City Strategy to instruct the Head of Civic, Democratic and Legal Services to make a Gating Order in accordance with S129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended and approve the installation of a section of fencing to restrict access along the route in question.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:                  To meet the criteria of the legislation, where restriction of public rights over the route would be to the benefit of the local community and that there is a reasonably convenient alternative route available.