Agenda item

York Central Update

The report for this item provides an update on how the Highway Authority propose to undertake the regulatory tasks for the York Central Development.

 

The Committee will also receive a verbal update from the Corporate Director of Place on mitigations to the climate change impacts of York Central.

Minutes:

Members considered a report that provided an update on the Highway Authority Regulatory Role in York Central. The York Central Development was moving into a key highway infrastructure delivery phase with the expectation that key elements of the new highway would be operational by 2024. The main highway infrastructure will be delivered by Homes England/Network Rail acting as the developer.

 

The York Central Highway Authority Lead explained that the York Centrl transport network should be fully complete by 2025, and as a result of a funding change the council would act as the Highways Authority as Homes England and Network Rail had responsibility for the transport infrasyructure. He outlined the role of the council as the Highways Auhtority. He explained that the main transport impacts were covered by the outline planning application and there were changes to the highway network at the site to make sure that the site was as sustainable as it could be. The Executive Member for Transport advised that the infrastructure was being led by Homes England and Network Rail with the council as the Highways Authority. The Director Economy Regeneration and Housing and the York Central Highway Authority Lead noted the additions to the spine roads.

The Director Economy Regeneration and Housing and the York Central Highway Authority Lead and Executive Member were then asked the following questions by Members:

A Member asked where the decision making regarding the spine roads (including use by buses and cycles) lay. It was explained that this was established by the outline planning permission, which the Highways Authority was involved in. As part of this, the Highways Auhtority had the ability to look at the way traffic was operating.

A Member asked about the spine road being a through route and the Executive Member for Transport explained outlined the detail of the spine road inclided in the outline planning permission.

[At this point, Cllr Pearson declared an interest as an employye of the operator of York Station].

A Member asked whether there had been any thinking on the repercussions of the integrated rail plan. The Director Economy Regeneration and Housing explained that the work on the station frontage was in progress and the connectivity with York Central was good. She added that the case for development remained. The Director Transport, Environment and Planning added that the immediate impact of the integrated rail plan was not on the development and he noted the impact of the missing detail about what investment was coming instead of HS2. The Executive Member for Tramsport added that at a meeting of the Tranport for the Noth (TfN) regarding HS2, there was wodespead concern regarding the impact on different sections of the network, and regarding York Central, the new access and station frontage would connect with York Central.

Members then;

 

Resolved: That the update on Highway Authority Regulatory Role in York Central be noted.

 

Reason: In order to be kept up to date on Highway Authority Regulatory Role in York Central.

 

 

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