31 Roads Hierarchy - CHI/17/061 PDF 564 KB
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Decision:
(i) to note the outcomes of the stakeholder and public consultation;
(ii) to agree the central Roads Hierarchy Principles noted in 3.5.2, and agree that they are essential for developing the proposed Roads Hierarchy identified in 3.5.4;
(iii) to instruct the Interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development in consultation with the Head of Public Infrastructure and Environment to develop the detailed roads hierarchy based on the above decision (b) and the contents of this report; and
(iv) to instruct the Interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development to report back with the next level of detail as described in 3.6 to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee in the first half of 2018, and considers the responses to the recent Strategic Car Parking Review as well as the objectives of the new Quality Partnership.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which (1) provided an update on progress to date on the development of a new roads hierarchy which will provide a policy context for future transport planning and along with the Regional and Local Transport Strategies and the City Region Deal Transport Appraisal forms the basis of identifying future network changes required after completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route - Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR-B/T); and (2) sought approval to continue development of proposals taking into consideration the findings of the consultation with stakeholders and the public carried out earlier this year.
The report recommended:-
That the Committee -
(a) Note the outcomes of the stakeholder and public consultation;
(b) Agree the central Roads Hierarchy Principles noted in 3.5.2, and agree that they are essential for developing the proposed Roads Hierarchy identified in 3.5.4;
(c) Instruct the interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development in consultation with the Head of Public Infrastructure and Environment to develop the detailed roads hierarchy based on the above decision (b) and the contents of this report; and
(d) Instruct the interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development to report back with the next level of detail as described in 3.6 to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee in the first half of 2018.
Councillor Grant proposed an amendment to accept recommendations (a), (b) and (c) but to revise (d) to read:-
To instruct the Interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development to report back with the next level of detail as described in 3.6 to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee in the first half of 2018, and considers the responses to the recent Strategic Car Parking Review as well as the objectives of the new Quality Partnership.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to agree recommendations (a) – (c); and
(ii) to agree recommendation (d) subject to the above revision.