Issue - meetings

This report presents a proposal to restrict public pedestrian rights along Wray’s Avenue, Huntington Road, 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)                 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.

Members considered a report which presented a proposal to restrict public pedestrian rights along Wray’s Avenue, Huntington Road, using new legislation under Section 129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

The report presented two options:

Option A :            Restrict public pedestrian rights along the route between Huntington Road and Birch Park Industrial Estate;

Option B :            Leave the route open to public use.

Members supported Option A to address the issues in the area.   

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.