Contact: Paul Turner, 01962 892875 email: paul.s.turner @hants.gov.uk

1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

(i) That the Project Appraisal to improve access and integration between the Forest Community Centre and the Forest Shopping Centre area, together with a bus-only Traffic Regulation Order in Pinehill Road, at an estimated cost of £564,000, be approved.

(ii) That an order be made under Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to prohibit all vehicles except buses, taxis and non-motorised pedal cycles from proceeding in Pinehill Road, Bordon between a point 166 metres east of its junction with Forest Road and a point 85 metres west of its junction with Apollo Drive/Birch Close, an approximate distance of 65 metres. The entrance to the Forest Park Shopping Centre car park will be relocated east of the above length of road.

2. Reason

2.1 This decision will enable the Forest Centre area to become a safer and more secure environment for pedestrians by reducing vehicle movement through Pinehill Road and improve the urban landscape with a new space for community use. This will assist the economic prosperity of the local shops and enhance the local sense of place.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 To do nothing would be a lost opportunity as the South East England Development Agency funding contribution would no longer be available. The chosen design is the most appropriate and acceptable way to improve the Forest Centre area.

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

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - None.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - None.

Approved by:. Date:

Councillor M J Kendal
Executive Member for Environment

1207Decn/PST