Consideration was given to a report on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) - Implementation Report.
Officers were thanked for their work on the Plan alongside those residents who had provided the relevant information which had enabled the Council to apply for further funding. Members welcomed the Plan and the improvements it would lead to in terms of safe cycling and walking within the Borough. Further to this a suggestion was made that the policy should be linked with the Economies and Growth Committee Rural Strategy.
A concern was raised that there needed to stronger liaison between the planning and highways departments in order to ensure developer money was being spent on local infrastructure.
The Chair gave specific thanks to the contributions of the Council’s Cycling and Walking Champion. He emphasised the need for the Council to have a strategic document in place to strengthen the Council’s position when bidding for funding, but also to make sure all depts knew the Council priorities so that when planning applications came forward they could support such schemes.
RESOLVED
1.That the draft LCWIP Implementation Plan attached as Appendix 1 to the report be approved as a basis for future development and delivery of schemes.
2.That it be noted the individual schemes would be embedded within the annual capital programmes and subject to scheme design and development including consultation with stakeholders.