Issue - meetings

This report presents details of the public consultation for the Sustainable Movement Corridor: West (SMC1) transport project.

This project has been developed by Guildford Borough Council over the last two years and represents the first project from a package of transport measures which Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council will be submitting for funding this financial year. These works will be primarily funded by the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3 LEP) with match funding from Guildford Borough Council, the Environment Agency and other sources.

This paper seeks to explain the process being followed and to make all Members of Local Committee aware of the proposed plans and the consultation; the consultation formally commenced on 18^th September with two public meetings planned in October.

The Local Committee (Guildford) acknowledged that the public consultation on the SMC1 is underway as described in this report.

Reasons for recommendations

To ensure that Members are kept informed of the project and the consultation

process and to enable Members to provide their feedback on the proposals and share the information with constituents during the consultation period.

The report presented details of the public consultation for the Sustainable Movement Corridor: West (SMC1) transport project. This project has been developed by Guildford Borough Council over the last two years and represents the first project from a package of transport measures which Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council will be submitting for funding this financial year. These works will be primarily funded by the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3 LEP) with match funding from Guildford Borough Council, the Environment Agency and other sources.

The paper explained the process being followed and made all Members of Local Committee aware of the proposed plans and the consultation; the consultation formally commenced on 18th September with two public meetings planned in October.

Members endorsed the consultation approach to the Sustainable Movement Corridor West (SMC1) transport project.

The Local Committee (Guildford) acknowledged that the public consultation on the SMC1 is underway as described in the report.

Reasons for recommendations

To ensure that Members are kept informed of the project and the consultation

process and to enable Members to provide their feedback on the proposals and share the information with constituents during the consultation period.