Decision details

To consider any recommendations from the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Scrutiny Panels.

(a)  That Recommendation 1 – “That Option 1 – implementation of a one way system – as outlined in the Significant Decision, be trialled as an Experimental Order for a period of 6 months” not be accepted for the following reasons:

·  It makes no reference to how the Council would deliver the wider regeneration scheme.

·  Should this regeneration scheme go ahead then a full closure of the road would have to be trialled in 2/3 years anyway, and it was considered appropriate to trial this option whilst the order was in place.

·  Implementation of a one way scheme would make it impossible to deliver the additional car park required for the regeneration scheme and would see the extra Crossrail parking pushed back onto residential streets.

·  The rigid timeframe of leaving one order in place for a full 6 months would not be feasible and would not provide the freedom to adapt as and when needed, and potentially run multiple experiments.

(b)  That Recommendation 2 – “That monitoring data regarding the effectiveness of the scheme and its impact on the road network, local residents and businesses be reported to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee after a three month period” – be accepted and that it further be agreed that:

·  Two reports be taken to scrutiny, one after 3 months and a further one after 6 months at the end of the scheme.

·  The working group would meet monthly during the trial period to react and review the data.

·  SBC officers would hold a monthly meeting during the course of the experiment with councillors from affected wards (Haymill & Lynch Hill, Britwell & Northborough and Cippenham Green), and one representative from each of ‘Think Burnham’ and Burnham Parish Council.

(c)  That the recommendations of the Overview & Scrutiny Panel along with Cabinet’s response be forwarded to full Council on 22^nd September 2015 to be discussed as part the petition debate.