Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Transport, Street Scene and Flooding
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To agree the freight management schemes to be further investigated in 2018 following the prioritisation of freight requests by the Community Area Transport Groups (CATGs) during 2017, and assessment using the Council’s Freight Assessment and Prioritisation Mechanism (FAPM)
I approve that the following two freight management requests (highlighted grey in Appendix 1) be progressed further and investigated to identify the most appropriate forms of freight management at each route:
This decision was published on the 28 February 2018 and will come into force on the 8 march 2018
The Freight Strategy is a key element of Wiltshire’s LTP and identifies a network of advisory HGV routes to manage freight movement effectively in order to protect the environment, improve public safety and support the economy. The FAPM has been developed to evaluate freight requests and prioritise those routes which give rise to the highest impacts on local communities
The FAPM was developed by the Wiltshire and Swindon Freight Quality Partnership and adopted by Wiltshire County Council in April 2008. It is the acknowledged method for assessing and prioritising community requests for freight management including requests for weight limits. As such, no other options have been considered
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Wiltshire’s third Local Transport Plan was developed in consultation with local councils, community groups and other stakeholders. The County’s Freight Strategy was developed with key transport stakeholders including the Police, the Freight Transport Association, the Road Haulage Association, and the Campaign for Better Transport. The FAPM was developed in conjunction with Wiltshire’s Freight Quality Partnership, which includes the above stakeholders, as well as Swindon Borough Council
The freight requests have all originated from the local communities and each one is supported by some or all of the local councils through which the routes run. Each freight request has been considered by the relevant CATG with each one putting forward their top two freight priorities for assessment
Contact: Spencer Drinkwater 01225 713480 email: spencer.drinkwater@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Publication date: 20/02/2018
Date of decision: 28/02/2018
Date comes into force if not called in: 08/03/2018
Call-in deadline date: 07/03/2018
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