Decisions made

Two appeals against the refusal of home to school transport, as an exception to policy.

1. That a traffic order be implemented under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to impose 30mph speed limit on the following lengths of road at Ringwood.
(a) Crow Lane from a point 291 metres north of the junction with Moortown Lane to the eastern junction with Hightown Road, an approximate distance of 746 metres.
(b) Crow Arch Lane from a point 20 metres south of its junction with Coniston Road and its junction with Crow Lane, an approximate distance of 799 metres.
(c) Hightown Road between a point 18 metres north-east of the eastern spur of Crow Lane and its junction with Hightown Gardens, an approximate distance of 113 metres north west thereof.
The order will also revoke/part-revoke and re-enact with no change of substance the provisions contained in a number of existing orders save for minor amendments to descriptions for clarity and the addition of the above two limits.

That authority is given to the Chief Executive's Department in accordance with Paragraph 1.23 of the Economy, Transport and Environment Department's Scheme of Delegation to enter into an agreement under Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 with Hampshire County Council and Winchester Student No.2 LLP relating to Land at Lindsay Works, Moorside Road, Winnall, Hampshire, SO23 7RX.

1.1 A recent investigation into the alignment of Steep Footpath 1 has revealed that the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way is in error, and requires modification. A full report into the history of the path is appended to this decision record.

1.2 Officers have established that the alignment of the path currently recorded does not reflect that which was claimed by Steep Parish Council when the first Definitive Map was compiled in the 1950s.

1.3 In light of this information, and the fact that none of those consulted have objected to the proposal, the decision has therefore been made to make a Definitive Map Modification Order to correct the alignment of the path.

1. That the Director approves the details contained within the report to enable the delivery of a shared 2.5 metre wide surfaced footway/cycleway running alongside Canal Walk, Romsey between Old Road to its junction with Fishlake Meadows.
2. That the Director gives approval to procure, spend and enter into necessary contractual arrangements to implement this scheme, at a total estimated cost of £110.9k funded from developer contributions secured from the Abbotswood development to the northeast of Romsey.
3. That authority to make the arrangements to implement the proposed new shared footway alongside the canal, between the points indicated on the attached plan including minor variations to the design or contract, be delegated to the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment.

That the proposed transactions between £100,000 per annum and £250,000 for capital values as shown in the schedule, be approved.

That the proposed transactions between £25,000 per annum and £100,000 for capital values be approved.

In 2016, Hampshire County Council entered into an agreement with Ms Victoria May for the dedication of public bridleway rights on land running between Kingsclere Bridleway 745 and Hannington Bridleway 7132 (shown between A-B on the attached plan). The newly dedicated route (recorded as Kingsclere BW 505) resolved a long-standing anomaly, which had arisen through another, earlier dedication of a bridleway (Hannington BW 501) which had created public rights on a straighter alignment, thus creating a disconnect between Kingsclere 745 and Hannington 501 (see plan).

1.2 The consultation on the proposed dedication made reference to the fact that, upon completion of the agreement, an extinguishment order would be made to remove the ‘dead-end’ section of BW 745, on the grounds that it was not needed for public use. To date this order has not been made.

1.3 It is now therefore proposed that the originally intended order is made, to fully resolve the original anomaly. No further consultation has been carried out, as this was done at the time of the dedication, and no objection was raised to the proposal to extinguish at that time.

1.1. That a letter of intent be issued to Morgan Sindall to proceed with works to reinstate the internal fire damaged areas of Three Ministers House following the fire on 18th September 2017. The works to be limited under the letter of intent to a maximum value of £100,000. The proposed contract will be based on a JCT Prime Cost Contract 2011 and is subject to a separate approval.

1.1. That the budget allocated from the Landlords Repair and Maintenance budget 2017/18 to the reroofing works at Three Minsters House Winchester is increased from the contract sum of £1,408,225 to £1,600,000 (an addition of £191,775).

That the proposed transactions under £25,000 per annum for rental values and £25,000 for capital values be approved.

That the Director approves the recommended delegated decisions set out in Appendix 1.

1. That the Director approves the details of the A30 Nately Scures/The Baredown junction improvement scheme as set out in this paper.
2. That the Director gives approval to procure, spend and enter into necessary contractual arrangements to implement this scheme, at a total estimated cost of £48,000, to be funded from the Local Highways and Transport Fund.
3. The scheme has already been included in the Local Highways and Transport Fund programme and due to its low total value (<£50k), a Project Appraisal would not normally be required. However, due to the political sensitivity of the proposal, approval is sought to proceed with the implementation of the scheme.

1.1 That an amendment to the extension of the Service agreement for the Solent Recreation Mitigation Partnership (Bird Aware) revising the income figures from £116,054 to £325,040 is agreed.
1.1. That in providing the revision the agreement supports additional seasonal rangers and further two full time year round rangers hosted by Hampshire County Council Countryside Service (HCCCS) to carry out Bird aware engagement work along the Solent SPA.

To consider a report of the Director of Transformation and Governance - Corporate Services seeking appointments to two outside bodies.