Decision details

Purpose of this decision is to finalise South Cambridgeshire District Council’s response to the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Draft Local Transport Plan consultation.Public consultation on the draft LTP is taking place from 17 June, running for 15 weeks until September 27.

The draft response was considered by Cabinet to 4 September 2019. Cabinet:

·                     Agreed in principle the draft joint response from South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council to the Local Transport Plan consultation as attached to the report from the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, subject to the addition, either as part of the joint response or of a separate South Cambridgeshire District Council response, of comments relating to

(i)            the A428 between the Interchange at Girton and the Caxton Gibbet roundabout

(ii)           transport links between South Cambridgeshire villages

(iii)          the specific provision of charging points for Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles

·                     Agreed to delegate the wording of the final joint response and any individual response to the consultation to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Deputy Leader (Statutory) of South Cambridgeshire District Council.

The comments have been reflected in the response included in appendix 1.

To submit the response attached in appendix 1 to the Local Transport Plan consultation.

Changes proposed respond to decision of Cabinet.

Options were considered in the Cabinet report:

Members may decide to:

•           Agree the high-level response points without amendment or addition, delegating the wording of the final response to the consultation to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council.

•           Agree the high-level response points with amendments and/or additions, delegating the wording of the final response to the consultation to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council.