Issue - meetings

(i)             to agree that work to further develop the options outlined in paragraph 3.7 of the report be progressed to a more detailed appraisal and an Outline Business Case;

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to develop the Outline Business Case in accordance with the Transport Scotland governance decisions on the gateways for the Bus Partnership Fund;

(iii)          to note that the Bus Partnership Fund programme has been enabled through Scottish Government funding and that officers will continue to work with partners to deliver the projects in accordance with the grant conditions; and

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to report back to this Committee with the Outline Business Case and next steps by December 2023.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning which advised of the outcome of the A96 Transport Corridor Study (part of the Bus Partnership Fund programme) and sought approval to further progress the project to more detailed appraisal and an Outline Business Case.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)           agree that work to further develop the options outlined in paragraph 3.7 below be progressed to a more detailed appraisal and an Outline Business Case;

(b)           instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to develop the Outline Business Case in accordance with the Transport Scotland governance decisions on the gateways for the Bus Partnership Fund;

(c)           note that the Bus Partnership Fund programme had been enabled through Scottish Government funding and that officers would continue to work with partners to deliver the projects in accordance with the grant conditions; and

(d)           instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to report back to this Committee with the Outline Business Case and next steps by December 2023.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.