Local democracy

Decision details

CALLED-IN DECISION - REVIEW OF THE OPERATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 12 MONTH TRIAL BAN OF PAVEMENT OBSTRUCTIONS

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Resolved –

 

In February 2014 the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee requested that the Executive ‘bring about a change in the Authority’s available powers to deal more effectively with obstruction of the highway’.

 

Council notes that:

 

·         Bradford Council takes its responsibilities under the Highways Act seriously and under the existing Code of Practice for Advertising Displays any A-board reasonably deemed to constitute a danger to highway users will be removed

·         The trial ban of A-boards in Saltaire, Ilkley, Leeds Road and Bradford city centre were effective in reducing the number of A-boards on the highways

·         The growing number of Local Authorities introducing bans and other powers to manage the numbers and locations of A-boards on the public highway

Therefore Council proposes:

 

·         To ask the Council’s Executive to implement a full ban on A-boards across the district

·           That a report is sent to the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review the effectiveness of the ban 12 months after implementation.

                                                                                               

ACTION:       Strategic Director Place/City Solicitor (referral to Executive)

Publication date: 18/07/2017

Date of decision: 18/07/2017

Decided at meeting: 18/07/2017 - Council

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