Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment concerning the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade.

RESOLVED – That,

a)    the City Corporation’s support in principle for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade scheme be noted;

b)    the Director of the Built Environment and/or the Comptroller and City Solicitor in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee be authorised to respond to the Secretary of State for Transport in support of the scheme in principle but making representations and/or objections in relation to those aspects of the draft TWAO and associated applications which are considered inadequate to protect the public and the City’s interests. (A summary of some of the principal issues is set out in paragraphs 28 to 56 of this report); and

c)    the Director of the Built Environment and/or the Comptroller and City Solicitor continue negotiations with LU and/or take any other necessary steps to secure appropriate safeguards in the TWAO and associated consents and documents to protect the public and the City’s interests including entering into relevant legal agreements, memoranda of understanding and/or securing appropriate legal undertakings.