Agenda and decisions

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Antrobus, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby

(i) accede to the objections in part, (ii) approve the modified prohibitions of waiting; and (iii) authorise the making of the City of Salford (Stablefold and Lower Brook Lane,Worsley)(Prohibition of Waiting) Order 2018 in the modified form – as set out in the Report

The Reasons are:  

A traffic management scheme has been designed to introduce waiting restrictions on Stablefold and Lower Brook Lane area in Worsley.

Assessment of Risk:   

Implementation of the prohibition of waiting would decrease the risk of collisions and improve access and road safety for both pedestrians and vehicles.

The source of funding is:

Block 3 Highways Capital allocation for Worsley & Boothstown, in the 2018/19 financial year.

Legal Advice obtained: 

Contact officer and telephone number: Azra Furheen Tel: 0161 234 4173

Where objections are received by the Council following the advertisement of proposals, the decision regarding the implementation of the proposals is delegated to the relevant Lead Member for determination, following consultation with the Council’s Traffic Advisory Panel.  Adhering to this procedure should not give rise to any legal implications.

Regulation 14 of The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure)(England and Wales) Regulations 1996 provides that an order making authority may modify an order whether in consequence of any objections or otherwise before it is made.  Where the modification is a ‘substantial change’ the authority must inform the persons likely to be affected by the modifications and consider any representations.  The modified proposals are not considered a ‘substantial change’ in the context of the overall scale and purpose of the scheme.

Financial Advice obtained:

Supplied by: Alison Woods, Finance Officer, Tel. 925 1135

Date: 14^th January 2019

It is intended that the cost of the proposed scheme will be funded from the approved Highways Block 3 Devolved Capital allocation for Worsley & Boothstown, in the 2018/19 financial year.

Procurement Advice obtained:

The works and services detailed within this report should be procured directly with Urban Vision Partnership Limited under the councils’ Development Partnering Agreement.  This is in compliance with contractual standing orders

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

Proposal plan, Lead Member report, letters of objection

Contact Officer: Steven Ashton                Tel No 0161 779 4912

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny panel to call-in the decision is the Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny Panel.

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This decision was published on 19^th February 2019.

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 26^th February 2019, unless it is called-in, in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.