Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

NB: This report will have been considered by the Planning and Transportation Committee on 10 March 2016 and the outcome will be reported verbally at the meeting.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment concerning the City Corporation’s response to the Mayor of London’s consultation exercise on the north-south cycle superhighway between Stonecutter Street and King’s Cross.

Attention was drawn to the text of the proposed response and, in particular, the reference to Tudor Street. Members were advised that the response had been approved by the Planning and Transportation Committee subject to that reference being enhanced and strengthened. However, since then, Standing Order No 9(4)(a) had been invoked and the traffic orders required to effect the closure of that street would now need to be determined by the Court of Common Council. It was therefore suggested that the response to TfL should exclude any reference to Tudor Street at this stage.

Members felt that it was important to highlight to TfL that comments in relation to the Tudor Street element of the north-south cycle superhighway proposals were still being assessed and would follow. The Chairman added that it was also intended that the letter would be signed by the Chairman of the service committee, rather than the Policy and Resources Committee.

RESOLVED – That the response be approved subject to the inclusion of suitable wording making TfL aware that further comments would follow in relation to Tudor Street and it be noted that the response would come from the Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee.