Decision details

On 2nd September 2022, Cllr Diane Andrews, the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Regeneration and Infrastructure made the following decision:

That the Council is recommended to:

a) Express support in principle for Waterside Rail re-opening subject to the technical work that will inform the Business Case demonstrating the impact on the environment and communities together with now any negative impact can be mitigated;

b) Encourage Network Rail to explore all reasonable scheme design refinements and mitigation mechanisms to minimise community severance, local traffic congestion, amenity disturbance to residents and businesses and any environmental impacts; and

c) Welcome this opportunity for the wider community to comment on the proposals at a relatively early stage, and to encourage residents and businesses to express their views

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site.

Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Grainne O’Rourke) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 9th September 2022.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below