Agenda item

Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Streets Plan

To consider the report of the Director of the Built Environment ‘Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Streets Plan’.

 

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of the Built Environment ‘Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Streets Plan’.

 

A Member expressed concern that the project appeared to not yet be fully funded.

 

Members heard that the £250K bid amount had been approved in April 2021 to deliver the plan. A subsequent bid of £2M had been put in to fund those future projects identified through the plan and that there was considerable support for this and subsequent projects. The Sub-Committee noted the financial pressure on projects generally.

 

A Member asked whether Beech Street was a separate project.

 

Members heard that a Beech Street report was expected to be presented to the December 2021 session of the Sub-Committee, and that there are a number of well-coordinated workstreams around the Barbican and Beech Street area.  

 

A Member expressed the hope that the environment of the area in general was being considered, the idea being for it to be an inviting place to go.

 

The Sub Committee noted that due consideration was being given to the Barbican’s listed building status.  

 

Members heard that an extensive engagement period was being planned, and a Member expressed the hope that the very good departmental engagement with stakeholders seen in the Department would continue even with the financial pressures.

 

A Member sought clarification on whether air quality assessments were being benchmarked.

 

The Sub-Committee heard that air quality was being modelled with the Cambridge-based company CERC. NOx measurements were benchmarked against data previously gathered in the wider area prior to the pandemic.  

 

RESOLVED, that the Sub-Committee

 

1.    Approve a budget of £141k to reach the next Gateway

2.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director Environment, in consultation with the Chamberlain, to make any adjustments between elements of the approved budget, provided the total approved budget £141k is not exceeded

3.    Note the total estimated cost of the project at £250k (excluding risk).

 

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