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Agenda item
Designation of a Cycle Route through Alexandra Park
Decision:
Cabinet reviews the proposal to allow cycling on a designated route in Alexandra Park and recommend the report to Full Council for their consideration with a view to determining whether a shared cycle route should be designated in Alexandra Park.
Minutes:
The Environment and Natural Resources Manager presented a report to Cabinet to update councillors on the proposals to designate a shared cycle route through Alexandra Park.
Councillors unanimously agreed to support a shared cycle route through Alexandra Park at the Cabinet meeting of 4th of January 2016. Delays in implementing the project have meant a significant period has now elapsed since that original decision.
The proposal to designate a shared cycle route through Alexandra Park has been brought back to Cabinet in order to provide current Councillors an opportunity to review the project in full, with a recommendation that the report is taken to Full Council for a final decision.
No new paths will be constructed and the designs for the route are complimentary to the grade II listed status of Alexandra Park. The route does not require planning permission and can proceed under permitted development. Councillors were provided with a map of the proposed path as well as copies of the East Sussex County Council safety audit and equalities impact assessment.
If there are further significant delays the scheme is likely to not go ahead as the funding is time limited.
Councillor Barnett thanked Councillor Roark for her work on the report since taking over the portfolio, and thanked officers for their work on the scheme over the past few years.
Councillor Roark proposed approval of the recommendations, seconded by Councillor Barnett.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
Cabinet reviews the proposal to allow cycling on a designated route in Alexandra Park and recommends the report to Full Council for their consideration with a view to determining whether a shared cycle route should be designated in Alexandra Park.
Reasons:
1. In 2016, Cabinet agreed to support a shared cycle route through Alexandra Park following a detailed design by East Sussex County Council and public consultation in 2015 over the proposed route.
2. There has been a significant delay in implementing the project since the 2016 Cabinet approval.
3. East Sussex County Council are now ready to proceed with the scheme during 2023/24.
4. Following the 2021 public consultation over new park’s bye laws, the council received strong representations from members of the community both in favour of, and against the proposed shared cycle route.
5. Considering the significant delay since the 2016 Cabinet approval and recent representations to the council over the proposals, it is considered appropriate for councillors to review the scheme and recommend the report to Full Council for their consideration with a view to determining whether a cycle route should be designated in Alexandra Park.Supporting documents:
- Cycle Route through Alexandra Park, item 483. PDF 214 KB
- Appendix 1 HBC Cabinet report, 4th January 2016, item 483. PDF 138 KB
- Appendix 2 Proposed cycle route map, item 483. PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 3 ESCC Safety Audit, item 483. PDF 3 MB
- Appendix 4 ESCC Equalities Impact Assessment, item 483. PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 5 Proposed signs, item 483. PDF 3 MB
- Appendix 6 Consideration of alternative routes, item 483. PDF 71 KB
- Appendix 7 Hastings Borough Council Local Plan strategic cycle network, item 483. PDF 3 MB
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