To authorise the Strategic Services Director, in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Regeneration:
1. To approve the detailed plans and specification for the refurbished bus interchange.
2. To approve the detailed plans and specification for the proposed pedestrianisation of North Street.
3. To approve temporary North Street Market arrangements to facilitate the implementation of the developer’s planning consent.
5. To seek approval to remove the existing taxi rank in North Street that is located outside the Marks and Spencer store and to make any necessary arrangements and complete any agreements as necessary to proceed with seeking such approval to facilitate the North Street Development and to follow all necessary statutory requirements when seeking such approval.
6. To approve any temporary parking changes that are required to facilitate temporary market and taxi rank arrangements.
Reason(s):
To progress the scheme
Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:
To not approve the request for additional delegated authority which would result in a risk of the Council failing to meet its contractual obligations.
Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:
None.
1. Agreed the working group’s recommendation for the design and high-level specification for the refurbished bus interchange.
2. Agreed the working group’s recommendation for the design and high-level specification for the proposed pedestrianisation of North Street.
3. Greed to move £150,000 from the 2022-23 provisional capital programme to the approved capital programme to fund the ongoing work on the North Street Project.
Reason:
To maintain progress with the North Street development project.
Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:
None.
Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:
None.