Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee received a report of the Director of the Built Environment setting out details of the planned public engagement exercise to aid the development of the Eastern City Cluster Area Enhancement Strategy. The strategy analysed the public realm within the Eastern Cluster, identifying current issues and pressures for change, and set out a framework for addressing these, including a series of enhancement projects and proposals for activating and transforming the area.

Members welcomed the reported and made a number of comments including the need to ensure extra greening didn’t congest the pavements, the possibility of including some ‘short term hits’ should be considered, and the need to take a holistic approach to tackling issues such as consolidation and rough sleepers.

RESOLVED - That

1)            Public consultation on the draft Eastern City Cluster Area Enhancement Strategy be undertaken over June and July 2018, and

2)            Authority be delegated to the Chief Officer to finalise the details of the relevant consultation material.