The Strategic Director Place will submit a report (Document “AK”) which presents the findings of the latest ILR and makes recommendations on whether existing improvement lines should be retained, amended or revoked. The ILR also considered the need for new improvement lines to be declared for new highway improvement schemes within existing capital programmes or emerging strategic plans and details of these are provided in the report appendices.

Recommended –

(1)       That Executive approve:

a)       as per attached Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule A those HILs for which the declared alignment should continue to be protected;

b)       as per attached Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule C those HILs which are no longer required due to their associated schemes being delivered are discharged from the register of improvement lines;

(2)         That Executive approve for initial consultation with affected property owners in accordance with the requirements of section 73 and Schedule 9 of the Highways Act 1980:

a)       those lines as per attached Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule B for which the Highway Improvement Line will be protected subject to the following modifications:

i)           Item B.1 - Green Lane / Otley Road revoke drawing H/22323/5B and replace with drawing HS/N.22323/5C;

ii)          Item B.2 – Sticker Lane South / Dudley Hill revoke drawing N/24311/DL-13A and replace with drawing PTH/HS/104824/GA2-1A;

iii)        Item B.3 – Silsden Eastern bypass revoke drawing N/24328/DL-1A and replace with drawing N/24328/DL-1B;

iv)        Item B.4 – Station Road / Bridge House Lane, Haworth revoke drawing T/47224/TN/17A and replace with drawing T/47224/TN/17B;

v)          Item B.5 – Thornton Road / Cemetery Road revoke drawing 2237 and replace with drawing 60600564-ACM-GEN-THR-DR-CH-001;

vi)        Item B.6 – Great Horton Road / All Saints Road / Horton Park Avenue revoke drawing N/22334/1B and replace with PTH/HS/103886/100/GA-1A;

vii)       Item B.7 – Great Horton Road / Cross Lane revoke drawing N/22333/1B and replace with drawing HS/103814/OPT14/004A; and

viii)     Item B.8 – Carlisle Road / Toller Lane / Whetley Hill revoke drawing H/23339/OPT-3a and replace with drawing PTH/HS/103813/TOL/100/GA-1C.

a.     

b)       As per attached Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule C those schemes for which the Highway Improvement Line should be revoked.

b.     

c)       As per Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule D those new highway improvement lines as follows:

c.     

i)             Item D.1 – West Bradford Cycle Superhighway shown on drawing(s) HS/104973/HIL-1A;

ii)            Item D.2 – Denholme bypass A629 to Keighley Road shown on drawing(s) HS/105197/HIL-1A;

iii)          Item D.3 – Steeton / Silsden A650 / A6034 cycle route shown on drawing(s) STSJ/ARP/00/XX/DR/CX/1003.

(3)         That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to make any necessary amendments to proposed improvement lines to deal with responses from the consultation.

(4)         That following completion of the statutory consultation period a further report be presented to Executive to formally adopt the proposed lines consulted upon and to formally revoke those lines no longer to be prescribed.

(5)         That a further review of Highway Improvement Lines be undertaken following the adoption of the local Plan, or in 5 years’ time (whichever is sooner) with any further modifications to existing lines, or new lines to be declared, being presented to Executive.

Overview & Scrutiny Area:  Regeneration & Environment

(Richard Gelder – 01274 437603)

The Strategic Director Place submitted a report (Document “AK”) which presented the findings of the latest ILR and makes recommendations on whether existing improvement lines should be retained, amended or revoked. The ILR also considered the need for new improvement lines to be declared for new highway improvement schemes within existing capital programmes or emerging strategic plans and details of these were provided in the appendices to the report.  It was stressed that this was very much a technical report; revaluating existing improvement lines as well as declaring new ones, the details of which were set out in Document “AK”.

A Silsden Ward Councillor was present at the meeting and queried the impact of the proposed Silsden bypass and what forward planning had been done in terms of the impact of new housing in the area, in order to facilitate the building of the bypass, she also expressed concerns the impact new houses/bypass would have on the countryside, the infrastructure/facilities in the area and the town centre.

In response it was stated that the focus of this report was purely on ILR’s and Highway schemes and any scheme taken forward would be fully consulted on, however any issues pertaining to proposed new housing sites should be fed through the local plan consultation process.

Resolved –

(1)       That Executive approve:

a)               as per Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule A those Highway Improvement Lines (HILs) for which the declared alignment should continue to be protected;

b)              as per Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule C those HILs which are no longer required due to their associated schemes being delivered are discharged from the register of improvement lines;

(2)             That Executive approve for initial consultation with affected property owners in accordance with the requirements of section 73 and Schedule 9 of the Highways Act 1980:

a)               those lines as per Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule B for which the Highway Improvement Line will be protected subject to the following modifications:

i)              Item B.1 - Green Lane / Otley Road revoke drawing           H/22323/5B and replace with drawing HS/N.22323/5C;

ii)                Item B.2 – Sticker Lane South / Dudley Hill revoke drawing N/24311/DL-13A and replace with drawing       PTH/HS/104824/GA2-1A;

iii)              Item B.3 – Silsden Eastern bypass revoke drawing            N/24328/DL-1A and replace with drawing N/24328/DL-    1B;

iv)              Item B.4 – Station Road / Bridge House Lane,          Haworth revoke drawing T/47224/TN/17A and replace      with drawing T/47224/TN/17B;

v)                Item B.5 – Thornton Road / Cemetery Road revoke            drawing 2237 and replace with drawing 60600564-        ACM-GEN-THR-DR-CH-001;

vi)              Item B.6 – Great Horton Road / All Saints Road /     Horton Park Avenue revoke drawing N/22334/1B and    replace with PTH/HS/103886/100/GA-1A;

vii)             Item B.7 – Great Horton Road / Cross Lane revoke             drawing N/22333/1B and replace with drawing     HS/103814/OPT14/004A; and

viii)           Item B.8 – Carlisle Road / Toller Lane / Whetley Hill           revoke drawing H/23339/OPT-3a and replace with             drawing PTH/HS/103813/TOL/100/GA-1C.

a.     

b)              As per Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule C those schemes for which the Highway Improvement Line should be revoked.

b.     

c)               As per Appendix 1 to Document “AK”, Schedule D those new highway improvement lines as follows:

c.     

i)                 Item D.1 – West Bradford Cycle Superhighway shown      on drawing(s) HS/104973/HIL-1A;

ii)                Item D.2 – Denholme bypass A629 to Keighley Road         shown on drawing(s) HS/105197/HIL-1A;

iii)              Item D.3 – Steeton / Silsden A650 / A6034 cycle route       shown on drawing(s) STSJ/ARP/00/XX/DR/CX/1003.

(3)             That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to make any necessary amendments to proposed improvement lines to deal with responses from the consultation.

(4)             That following completion of the statutory consultation period a further report be presented to Executive to formally adopt the proposed lines consulted upon and to formally revoke those lines no longer to be prescribed.

(5)             That a further review of Highway Improvement Lines be undertaken following the adoption of the local Plan, or in 5 years’ time (whichever is sooner) with any further modifications to existing lines, or new lines to be declared, being presented to Executive.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

Overview & Scrutiny Area:  Regeneration & Environment