Adoption of the Gravesham Transport Strategy (GTS) by Kent County Council (KCC).
How the decision relates to BS4K and Corporate Objectives:
The Gravesham TS will support the BS4K objectives of Helping the Kent Economy to Grow and Tackling Disadvantage by managing congestion in Gravesham Town Centre, improving the reliability of journey times for commuters and freight, and enhancing public transport links to employment, education and healthcare.
Impact/costs and risks of proposed decision:
The Gravesham TS forms a key part of the evidence base for the Gravesham Core Strategy, which will be subject to an Examination in Public by an independent Planning Inspector during 2013. The appropriateness and deliverability of the TS will be an important consideration in the Inspector’s decision on the soundness of the Core Strategy as a whole.
The delivery of the Transport Strategy will be heavily dependent on securing funding contributions from development through the Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) processes, as KCC’s Local Transport Plan funding allocation from Central Government is likely to be under sustained pressure for the foreseeable future. KCC will not be a CIL Charging Authority; therefore it will be reliant on Gravesham Borough Council as the Local Planning Authority to allocate sufficient CIL revenue to the priority transport infrastructure projects identified in the Transport Strategy. The availability of CIL revenue will in turn be dictated by the phasing and extent of new development, which will be influenced by a range of external factors.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: For Determination
Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/01/2013
Decision due: November 2012 by Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste
Department: Growth, Environment & Transport
Contact: Peter Rosevear, Senior Transportation Engineer Email: peter.rosevear@kent.gov.uk Tel: 01622 798471.
Consultation process
N/a
Consultees
N/A
Aims and level(s) of consultation (KCC consultation levels attached)
‘Making Choices’
Key consultee groups
Landowners/developers, businesses, the Highways Agency, Parish Councils, public transport operators.
Start and finish dates of consultation.
Summer/Autumn 2012 (dates to be clarified)
Equalities Impact Assessment included in the consultation documentation. Please state where this can be found.
Not yet available
Date of publication of consultation outcomes and updated Equalities Impact Assessment
November 2012
Informing Only (Who and when)
N/A
Has the matter already been discussed by a Cabinet Committee? If not when will be it discussed by the Cabinet Committee and the date of the meeting
15 November 2012
Is the matter referred to in your Business Plan or Medium Term Capital Programme?
Yes
Which Members and electoral Divisions are affected by this proposed decision? Is it All Members?
All Members in Gravesham Borough
Financial implications: Peter Rosevear, Development Planning, Transportation Service 01233 648315 - peter.rosevear@kent.gov.uk
Legal implications: 12/01925
Equalities implications: N/a