Decision details

This report is to advise Members of the results of the options appraisal carried out to inform the decision of the best location for the bus facility, and to advise Members of the preferred option and to ask Members to authorise the submission of a planning application for the bus facility in that location.

41/2008 The Cabinet agreed the principle of locating the Bus Facility on the site referred to in the options appraisal in the report as number 4 (Globe Lane, Island) subject to:
(i) the Council, as landowner, advertising the appropriation of that part of the site currently forming open space from open space to bus facility uses and, in that regard the Director of Regeneration and Development was delegated authority, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Services, to issue the relevant advertisement and to consider any objections and determine whether or not to appropriate the land.
(ii) the Council being able to obtain vacant possession of those parts of the site currently leased to third parties and, in that regard the Assistant Director (Corporate Services) was delegated authority to take the necessary action to determine such tenancies in so far as is necessary to allow Option 4 to proceed.
42/2008 The Cabinet agreed that a detailed design for option 4 in the report be worked up and a planning application be prepared and submitted for the bus facility in this location.

To enable detailed design work for the bus facility and amendments to the relevant masterplans to be undertaken.