Chris Budzynski – Environmental Maintenance Manager
Ward Implications:
All of the Borough
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Summary
1.1
Details of schemes/projects to be included in the 5 year programme and submitted to Northumberland County Council following consultation with Members and Parish Councils.
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Recommendation
2.1
To consider the report and agree the schemes included in the 5 Year Programme.
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Report
3.1
The Council have recently been asked by Northumberland County Council to consider its priorities for the inclusion in Minor Improvements Programme of the Local Transport Plan for next financial year and beyond. The LTP is a statutory document that sets out what the Local Transport Authority want to achieve in terms of highways and transport in its area within a particular time frame. NCC is the local transport authority but the LTP has been developed in partnership with the District Councils and other local stakeholders.
3.2
The main features of the LTP’s include the following:
• A set of objectives that represent the authorities vision of Local Transport at the end of the LTP period i.e 2011
• A long term strategy to tackle problems, make the most of the opportunities and deliver the objectives.
• A five year implementation programme of schemes and policy measures.
• A set of targets and performance indicators that can be used to monitor progress in delivering objectives.
• Local authorities must integrate accessibility strategies within the LTP so that links between social inclusion and transport can be recognised.
• Part of the LTP assessment will now be based upon evidence of the quality of asset management and to this effect a summary of Transport Asset Management Plan report must be provided with the document.
• A Rights of Way Improvement Plan must be published by November 2007 and a short report outlining the authorities progress in developing it must be provided in the LTP.
3.3
3.4
Members and Parish Councils have identified schemes they wish to have included in this Programme which meets the following criteria.
The following criteria have been developed to ensure that schemes in the Minor Improvements Programme contribute to the implementation of the shared priorities for transport and the delivery of LTP objectives.
• Improve accessibility
• Improve air quality
• Create safer roads
• Reduce congestion
• Part of a package of measures
• Community priority
• Attracts external funding or provides synergy with other projects
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Implications
4.1
Comments from the Council’s Section 151 Officer
This programme is externally funded by Northumberland County Council and does not impact directly on the finances of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council.
4.2
Comments from the Council’s Monitoring Officer
None
4.3
Comments from the Head of Paid Service
None arising directly from this report.
4.4
Local Agenda 21
None
4.5
Equality
None
4.6
Crime and Disorder
None
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Report Author
5.1
Chris Budzynski, Environmental Maintenance Manager (01289) 301801 email cjb@berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk
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Service Head
6.1
Rob Marriner, Director of Environment
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Background Papers
7.1
Correspondence with Northumberland County Council dated Aug 2007.
