Contact: Iain Reeve, ext 5301 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

That Cabinet recommends the County Council to approve the provisional Local Transport Plan, taking into account the comments received on the strategic environmental assessment.

2. Reason

2.1 This decision supports Aims 1 to 5 of the Corporate Strategy (Maximising Life Opportunities; Stewardship of the Environment: Achieving Economic Prosperity; Building Strong and Safe Communities; and Improving Services) which are all covered by the Provisional Local Transport Plan.

2.2 On 23 June 2005 this report was considered by the Environment Policy Review Committee.

2.3 On 11 March 2005 Cabinet considered and approved the proposed Local Transport Plan policy framework. The response to consultation of the `Strategic Environmental Assessment for Local Transport Plan: Scoping Report' was predominantly favourable.

2.4 The Local Transport Plan is a corporate document and the Department of Transport requires evidence that it is endorsed by the authority as a whole and that it is consistent with and reflects the wider policies of the County Council. It is important that the full County Council considers this provisional Local Transport Plan and the final version following further consultation in the autumn.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 Options were set out in the Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report for varying the proposed investment programme within Department for Transport guidelines but there was general support for the proposed approach.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or Other Executive Member Consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - Not applicable.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - Not applicable.

Approved by: ...................................... Date: .................................

Councillor T K Thornber

355/IR Decn