Issue - meetings
Local Implementation Plan 2011-14
Meeting: 27/07/2011 - Highways Committee (Item 9)
9 Local Implementation Plan (LIP) 2011-14 PDF 490 KB
This report summarises the background and content of the LIP as amended following the consultation on the draft and seeks Committee approval to submit the final LIP to Transport for London (TfL). Once approved by TfL/The Mayor, the LIP will become a statutory document spanning the period 2011-2014 and will provide the framework against which TfL will allocate funding to the Council through the LIP process.
I have produced separately the appendix to the report. Hard copies will be made available at the meeting.
Additional documents:
Decision:
(i) that the work undertaken to communicate the Local (Transport) Implementation Plan process with stakeholders, statutory consultees and the wider community and to engage people in contributing to the final document be noted;
(ii) that the requirement to prepare and consult on a Local (Transport) Implementation Plan and to submit an approved Plan to Transport for London by the end of July 2011 be noted;
(iii) that the submission of the final Local (Transport) Implementation Plan to Transport for London (TfL), as set out in Appendix A to the report, be approved.
Minutes:
Members received a report from the Head of Transportation which summarised the background and content of the LIP as amended following the consultation on the draft and sought Committee approval to submit the final LIP to Transport for London (TfL). In introducing the report, Adrian Pigott (Policy Manager) informed members that the draft LIP adhered to the TfL guidance and was informed by Brent’s Corporate Strategy and local and sub-regional transport needs and priorities. The approved draft LIP and its’ accompanying Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) went out for consultation with the public, partners and TfL in order that a final LIP could subsequently be approved and submitted to TfL in accordance with their requirements.
The Policy Manager referred to the respective sections of the LIP together with comments and resulting amendments made as set out in the report. The LIP thus reflected the outcome of the consultation process and TfL’s comments. He assured members that officers had been in frequent communication with TfL throughout 2011 to ensure that the final LIP was robust and were confident about its approval by the London Mayor’s office, if submitted in its’ current form.
He continued that once approved by TfL/The Mayor, the LIP would become a statutory document spanning the period 2011-2014 and would provide the framework against which TfL would allocate funding to the Council through the LIP process. Members noted that the submission of a LIP that can be approved by TfL would enable the Council to meet its legal obligations at the same time as enabling it to maximise opportunities for inward investment in Brent’s infrastructure from TfL and others.
Mr Robert Dunwell in addressing the Committee enquired as whether the transport impact had been addressed in detail and also whether approval of LIP by the Mayor of London and TfL would guarantee funding for A5 Edgware Road and Kilburn High Road improvements.
In responding to the above, the Policy Manager drew members’ attention to the appendix to the report that set out Brent Council’s in-principle support for the regeneration of the Brent Cross area and highlighted the concerns about the potential transport impact.
(i) that the work undertaken to communicate the Local (Transport) Implementation Plan process with stakeholders, statutory consultees and the wider community and to engage people in contributing to the final document be noted;
(ii) that the requirement to prepare and consult on a Local (Transport) Implementation Plan and to submit an approved Plan to Transport for London by the end of July 2011 be noted;
(iii) that the submission of the final Local (Transport) Implementation Plan to Transport for London (TfL), as set out in Appendix A to the report, be approved.