Issue - meetings

To consider a report on the development of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan (2011-2026) within the Local Transport Plan 3.

The Committee received a report which gave an update on the development of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) (2011-2026) within the context of the Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP3).

An initial meeting of Elected Members and officers from across the Council had taken place on 30 October 2009 to launch the process of developing the ROWIP. Representatives had attended from sections of the Council including strategic highways, highways operations, climate change, school travel team, development control, visitor economy and adult services.  A member of the Cheshire Local Access Forum was also in attendance.  The meeting was used to establish the linkages with other strategies and plans and to raise the profile and potential of the ROWIP across the organisation.

The project management framework for the ROWIP project was being developed presently and would include a steering group of elected members who sat on the Committee. 

The Public Rights of Way Committee would sign off the draft ROWIP strategy document for the period 2011-2026.  It was anticipated that this document would be presented to the Committee in autumn 2010.  The Committee would also be asked to sign off the draft ROWIP implementation plan for the delivery of projects for the period 2011-2014, which was anticipated would be presented to the Committee in early 2011.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.