Agenda item

Report of the Interim Executive Director, Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered a Gateway 5 report of the Interim Executive Director, Environment on the Liverpool Street Area Healthy Streets Plan.

A Member stated that Liverpool Street Station was the busiest station in the country and was now directly linked to Heathrow Airport. He stated that in the future, there would be an increasing volume of passengers using the station and carrying luggage and that there was likely to be increased accessibility to the station concourse in the future which would increase the number of disabled people using the station. He raised concern that the plan did not include these increased numbers and raised concern that there would be a future need for vehicular access to the station. He added that there was a need to future-proof for this and make the plan sustainable in the long term. He stated that there should be research into the transport makeup of Liverpool Street changing in the future.

An Officer responded that the Healthy Streets Plans were deliberately high level. Much of the detailed work was still to take place. He added there had also been a planning application submitted for the station. Some changes had been made in response to feedback e.g. the references to potentially reducing the size of the rank on Liverpool Street had been removed so there was no presumption. He added that the type of taxi provision in the area would be looked at when there was more clarity on the potential future redevelopment of the station.

The Chairman stated that the opening of the Elizabeth Line was having a beneficial impact.

RESOLVED - That the Liverpool Street Area Healthy Streets Plan in Appendix 1 of the Officer report be adopted.