The A28 Sturry/Island Road is a principal road corridor between Canterbury and Thanet that also serves residents and businesses to the north east of Canterbury and Sturry. At Sturry, the A291 Sturry Hill provides a link to Herne Bay. The A28 through Sturry and the issues with the level crossing have long been a concern. The potential of housing development at Broad Oak and Sturry and the confirmed allocation of LGF funding gives the opportunity to deliver a Link Road.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Division affected: Canterbury City North; Canterbury City South; Canterbury North; Canterbury South; Herne Village & Sturry;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/05/2018
Decision due: Not before 13th Jun 2018 by Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste
Reason: In order that the proposed decision can be published for a minimum of 28 days, in accordance with statutory requirements
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste
Lead director: Andrew Loosemore
Department: Growth, Environment & Transport
Contact: Richard Shelton, Project Manager - Major Projects Phone number: 03000 419550 Email: richard.shelton@kent.gov.uk Richard.Shelton@kent.gov.uk Tel: +443000419550, Mary Gillett, Major Projects Manager mary.gillett@kent.gov.uk.
Consultees
A report to this Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee in September 2015 gave an overview and a concept design of the Sturry Link Road that led to a number of approvals to allow the scheme to progress. The Record of Decision is 15/00070.
A further update report was presented to in July 2017 which approved outline designs with a request that a further update be provided after completion of the consultation exercise undertaken between 26 July 2017 and 6 September 2017. The Record of Decision is 17/00061.
The latest public consultation exercise was undertaken for 6 weeks from 26 July 2017 to 6 September 2017. The consultation involved 3 local exhibitions, was available online through the County Councils Consultation website through the online web based virtual exhibition ‘Sticky World’. Presentations were also given in advance of the public consultation to the Canterbury Joint Transport Board on 15 June 2017 and to the Sturry Parish Council on the 27 June 2017.
This proposal was considered and endoresd by the Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on 15 May 2018.
Financial implications: The overall estimated scheme cost is £29.6m. The allocation from the Single Local Growth Fund is £5.9m. The remaining £23.7m is to be provided via developer contributions under S278 agreements.
Legal implications: There are no immediate legal implications.
Equalities implications: An Equalities Impact Assessment has been prepared, updated and approved and this will continue to be reviewed as the scheme development and design is progressed.