Decision details

The Local Committee (Reigate & Banstead) agreed to:

(i) to approve the change from a footway to a shared pedestrian cycle path on those sections of the A217 Brighton Road, Banstead as shown in Annex 2 and detailed below:

·         The footway on the east side of the southbound carriageway of the A217 Brighton Road between the proposed crossing and the existing shared pedestrian cycleway to Dunnymans Road.

·         The footway on the west side of the northbound carriageway of the A217 Brighton Road between the proposed crossing and the junction of Burgh Wood, extending into Burgh Wood as far as the existing informal crossing point.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:

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To enable two sections of the existing A217 Brighton Road footway to be changed to a shared pedestrian cycle path to link to the proposed signalised toucan crossing.