To consider the report of the Cabinet
Member for Environment and Transport in relation to the delivery of
‘Platform for Prosperity’ Platform Road Improvement
Scheme to:
• To approve the Councils intention
to Advertise and Appropriate Public Open Space (subject to no
objections - and to report back any objections.
• To Approve the outline scheme
design.
• To Approve, subject to due diligence, to spend of
£5.595m of Regional Growth Fund capital grant funding from
BIS and £1.255m of capital funding from the Council.
• To Delegate Authority to Senior Manager Property Procurement
& Contract Management in consultation with Executive Director
for Corporate Services and Executive Director for Economic
Development the acquisition of land required to deliver the
scheme.
• To Delegate authority to Senior Manager Property &
Procurement & Contract Management to approve the payment of
compensation to any claimant in respect of the road scheme.
• To authorise the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services
to make a CPO to acquire land required to proceed with the Platform
for Prosperity Road scheme under S226 (1) (a) Town & Country
Planning act 1990 and Land Acquisition Act 1981 (if required).
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Bargate;
Decision due: 17 Jul 2012 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
Lead director: Paul Nichols
Department: Environment and Transport Portfolio
Contact: Email: matthew.cheal@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 2590.
Consultation process
Meetings / Letters and Leaflet drop / Emails /
Web Page / 3 x Public Consultation Events during last week in May
12.
Consultees
• Parks & Public Open Space
Groups
• Local Residents and Businesses
• Statutory Consultees (Natural England / Env. Agency /
English Heritage)
• Bus Operators
• Chamber of Commerce / Future Southampton Group
• Southampton Actions for Access
• Southampton Cycle Campaign
Public Comments may be sent to: Matthew Cheal, Platform Road Client Manager, Floor 4, 1 Guildhall Square, Southampton SO14 7FP Email: platform.road@southampton.gov.uk By 15 June 2012