Decision details
HT-016-12 Intention - Application to Stop Up Highway Highfield, The City, Edington.
PDF 127 KBDecision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To ask the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to consider whether to approve a recommendation by officers and consent to the Council making an application to the Magistrates’ Court under Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980 for an order to stop up an area of highway at the property known as ‘Highfield’, The City, Edington
Decision:
It is proposed that the Cabinet Member adopt the option at 13 (ii) above. If the proposal is accepted, the consent form attached at Appendix 3 should be completed and returned to Legal Services.
Reasons for the decision:
Officers consider that the highway concerned is unnecessary for public use or any other highway reason and the Council should apply to the Magistrates’ Court to stop it up.
Alternative options considered:
The Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport may resolve to:
(i) Give consent to the application.
(ii) Refuse to give consent to the application, in which event reasons should be given for doing so.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
On 6 December 2011, Edington Parish Council consented to the application being made.
The local member, Mrs. Julie Swabey, has been consulted and made no comment.
Contact: Kevin Gale 01225 718023 email: kevin.gale@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Publication date: 02/04/2012
Date of decision: 02/04/2012
Effective from: 13/04/2012
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