Issue - meetings

Footpath Resurfacing Works - St Peter's Grove

Meeting: 06/06/2007 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel (Item 11)

11 Petition from the residents of Clifton area requesting the retention of York stone flags in St Peters Grove, Clifton, York PDF 2 MB

This report advises Members of the receipt of a petition signed by a number of residents and visitors to St Peter’s Grove, York.

The petitioners object to the Council replacing the existing defective York stone as concrete flag paving with a new bituminous surfacing.

Decision:

Members considered a report which advised them of the receipt of a petition signed by a number of residents and visitors to St Peter’s Grove, York. The petitioners object to the Council replacing the existing defective York stone as concrete flag paving with a new bituminous surfacing.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to approve option 2, to redesign the scheme in order to comply with the residents wishes in respect of the retention of the existing paving.

Decision of the Executive Leader

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

REASON: To respond to issues raised by the petition.

Minutes:

Members considered a report which advised them of the receipt of a petition signed by a number of residents and visitors to St Peter’s Grove, York. The petitioners objected to the Council replacing the existing defective York stone and concrete flag paving with a new bituminous surfacing.

The report presented three options:

Option 1 - Continue with the scheme as designed in accordance with the current Paving Policy.

Option 2 - Redesign the scheme in order to comply with the residents wishes in respect of the retention of the existing paving.

Option 3 - Refer it to the Ward Committee for the extra over funding to provide and lay new thicker York Stone on an enhanced foundation.

Members discussed the options available in terms of council policy and took due regard of the paving policy but, bearing in mind that St Peter's Grove is in a conservation area, decided on this occasion not to follow the policy and agreed to approve Option 2.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to approve option 2, to redesign the scheme in order to comply with the residents wishes in respect of the retention of the existing paving.

Decision of the Executive Leader

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

REASON: To respond to issues raised by the petition.