Decision details

PUTNEY ROAD PROJECT

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Decision Maker: City Mayor (Individual Decision)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To give approval to the construction of the Putney Road Project. This includes work at the junction of Aylestone Road/Saffron Lane, and along Putney Road West and Commercial Square.

Decision:

i. approve construction of the Putney Road highway improvements within the city boundary as detailed in the business case submitted to the Department for Transport.

ii. note that the funding for the scheme will come from the Government’s National Productivity Investment Fund together with contributions from the City Council (as included in the capital programme).

Please Note: This decision was Called-In under Rule 12 of Part 4D of the Council’s Constitution. The Call-In was considered by the Economic Development Transport & Tourism Scrutiny Commission at its meeting on 25^th October 2018 where it was withdrawn by resolution of the Commission in accordance with Rule 12 (g) of Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution. The original decision taken on 5^th October 2018 is, therefore, deemed to be revived in its entirety.

Reasons for the decision:

To progress the implementation of a scheme to improve the junction of Aylestone Road/Saffron Lane to allow traffic to enter and exit the junction from Putney Road, providing a new link connecting the A426 and A5199.

Alternative options:

The project has been subject to public consultation and design review with stakeholders.

Publication date: 27/09/2018

Date of decision: 05/10/2018

Effective from: 16/10/2018

This decision has been called in by:

Councillor Patrick Kitterick who writes "In light of accusations that material changes have been made to consultation documents relating to the executive decision on Putney Road, we ask that the proposal is called in to the 25 Oct 2018 Economic Development Transport & Tourism scrutiny meeting so these matters can be examined and a recommendation be made. This is of course with the permission of the Chair of the Economic Development, Transport and Tourism Scrutiny commission and if the 25th October 2018 it is not possible that another way of dealing with this call in is found.""
Councillor Lucy Chaplin who writes "In light of accusations that material changes have been made to consultation documents relating to the executive decision on Putney Road, we ask that the proposal is called in to the 25 Oct 2018 Economic Development Transport & Tourism scrutiny meeting so these matters can be examined and a recommendation be made. This is of course with the permission of the Chair of the Economic Development, Transport and Tourism Scrutiny commission and if the 25th October 2018 it is not possible that another way of dealing with this call in is found.""
Councillor Bill Shelton who writes "In light of accusations that material changes have been made to consultation documents relating to the executive decision on Putney Road, we ask that the proposal is called in to the 25 Oct 2018 Economic Development Transport & Tourism scrutiny meeting so these matters can be examined and a recommendation be made. This is of course with the permission of the Chair of the Economic Development, Transport and Tourism Scrutiny commission and if the 25th October 2018 it is not possible that another way of dealing with this call in is found.""
Councillor Ross Willmott who writes "In light of accusations that material changes have been made to consultation documents relating to the executive decision on Putney Road, we ask that the proposal is called in to the 25 Oct 2018 Economic Development Transport & Tourism scrutiny meeting so these matters can be examined and a recommendation be made. This is of course with the permission of the Chair of the Economic Development, Transport and Tourism Scrutiny commission and if the 25th October 2018 it is not possible that another way of dealing with this call in is found.""
Councillor Dr Deborah Sangster who writes "In light of accusations that material changes have been made to consultation documents relating to the executive decision on Putney Road, we ask that the proposal is called in to the 25 Oct 2018 Economic Development Transport & Tourism scrutiny meeting so these matters can be examined and a recommendation be made. This is of course with the permission of the Chair of the Economic Development, Transport and Tourism Scrutiny commission and if the 25th October 2018 it is not possible that another way of dealing with this call in is found.""

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