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 part of the highway at the above location on the ground it is unnecessary for public use.  The area of highway concerned is shown shaded blue on the plan at Appendix 1.  

Following consultation with officers I confirm that I have resolved  :

(i)            In accordance with paragraph 14(i) of the report, to give consent to the proposed application.  

Officers consider that highway 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.

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

On 28 August 2014, Seend Parish Council consented to the application being made and completed a consent form which is shown at Appendix 2.

The local member, Cllr. Jonathon Seed, has no objection to the proposal.