Decision details

To ask the Cabinet Member for Highways, Streetscene and Broadband to consider whether the Council should grant a request to apply to the magistrates’ court for an order stopping up public vehicular rights over part of the highway at the above location on the ground that such rights are unnecessary for public use.  The area of land concerned is a 285-metre length section of the unclassified road u/c 1064, shown on the plan at Appendix 1 and an application would be subject to the reservation of a restricted byway.  

Following consultation with officers I confirm that I have resolved that :

(i)            In accordance with paragraph 16(i) of the report, to give consent to the proposed application;

(ii)           In accordance with paragraph 16(ii), to refuse to give consent to the application (please give reasons)

Officers consider that the public vehicuar rights over the part of the highway concerned can be stopped up on the ground that they are unnecessary for public use or any other highway-related reason and the Council should accordingly apply to the court for an Order.

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

(i)         Give consent to the application.

On 15 July 2014, Lea and Cleverton Parish Council consented to the application being made and completed a consent form which is shown at Appendix 3.

The local member, Cllr. Toby Sturgis, has made no comment on the current proposal.