Decision details

HT-27-15 - PROPOSED APPLICATION TO STOP UP HIGHWAY ADJACENT TO PORTASH, CHILMARK

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To ask the Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport to consider whether the Council should apply to the magistrates’ court for an order stopping up part of the highway at the above location on the ground that it is unnecessary for public use.  The area of land concerned is shown hatched black on the plan at Appendix 1.  

Decision:

 

DECISION MADE

 

Following consultation with officers I confirm that I have resolved:

 

To give consent to the proposed application.

 

This decision was published on 16 December 2015 and will come into force on 24 December 2015.

 

 

 

 

Reasons for the decision:

Officers are satisfied that the section of highway is unnecessary and in the circumstances it would be appropriate for the Council to apply to stop it up.      

 

Alternative options considered:

The Cabinet Member for Highways, Streetscene and Broadband may resolve to:

 

(i)            Refuse to give consent to the proposed application in which event, reasons should be given for doing so.

 

(ii)           Consent to the application.

 

Contact: Kevin GaleTel. 01225 71(8023), Email: kevin.gale@witlshire.gov.uk.

Publication date: 24/11/2015

Date of decision: 15/12/2015

Effective from: 24/12/2015

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