Issue - meetings

This report presents a proposal to restrict public pedestrian rights along the two snickets leading from Carrfield into Chantry Close and Carrfield into Foxton, using new legislation under Section 129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to :

(i)                 Note any outstanding objections;

(ii)               Approve that it be delegated to Ward Members and the Director of City Strategy to make robust arrangements for the locking and unlocking of gates for night time closure, with the exact hours to be decided following consultation with residents and Ward Committee, and that the situation be reviewed after a period of 12 months;

(iii)             Authorise the Director of City Strategy to instruct the Head of Civic, Democratic an Legal Services to make a Gating Order for each snicket in accordance with S129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

Reason :         The reason for making this decision is that it meets the criteria of the legislation, as set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 where restriction of public rights over these two routes would be to the benefit of the local community and that there are reasonably convenient alternative routes available. 

Members received a report which presented a proposal to restrict public pedestrian rights along the two snickets leading from Carrfield into Chantry Close and Carrfield into Foxton, using new legislation under Section 129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

The report presented the following options for consideration:

• Option A – To do nothing and leave both snickets open to public use;
• Option B – To restrict public pedestrian rights over both snickets by means of Gating Orders under S129A of the Highways Act 1980.

Members discussed issues surrounding night time closures and the costs involved, anti-social behaviour and crime issues, and the safer route to school issue.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to :

(i)                 Note any outstanding objections;

(ii)               Approve that it be delegated to Ward Members and the Director of City Strategy to make robust arrangements for the locking and unlocking of gates for night time closure, with the exact hours to be decided following consultation with residents and Ward Committee, and that the situation be reviewed after a period of 12 months;

(iii)             Authorise the Director of City Strategy to instruct the Head of Civic, Democratic an Legal Services to make a Gating Order for each snicket in accordance with S129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

Reason :         The reason for making this decision is that it meets the criteria of the legislation, as set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 where restriction of public rights over these two routes would be to the benefit of the local community and that there are reasonably convenient alternative routes available.