Agenda and decisions
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Contact: Andrew Baird
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter (i) Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or (ii) Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting NOTES: · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest · As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner) · Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.
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PROCEDURAL ITEMS
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Members' Questions
The deadline for Members’ questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (03/11/2016). |
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (02/11/2016). |
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Petitions
Petitions
Notice of Petition
Received from Martin Davies, 306 signatures
Please make it illegal for cyclists to use the A24 Dual Carriageway between Givons Grove roundabout, Leatherhead and Ashcombe Road, Dorking. It is very dangerous for all road users, especially the cyclists. There is a very good cycle lane off to both side of this road that many cyclists already use therefore it is clearly fit for purpose. I use this section of road many times each week, including the weekends, and have witnessed many close shaves and dangerous situations and feel it is only a matter of time before there are some serious accidents involving cyclists. One particularly dangerous section is when cyclists don't use the underpass and cross two lanes of 50mph traffic to turn right at the Burford Bridge roundabout to go up Box Hill. It will need 'No Cycling' signposts that will need to be actively enforced and a commitment to ensure the cycle lanes are kept in good repair and fit for purpose.
A response will be tabled at the meeting
Decision: That the response, attached as Appendix 1, be approved.
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PROPOSED STOPPING UP OF LAND AT FLINT HALL COTTAGE, FLOWER LANE, GODSTONE
The owner of Flint Hall Cottage, Flower Lane, Godstone has requested the County Council to apply to the Magistrates Court for an order to be made removing (stopping up) the highway rights over a piece of land. Their reason for wishing this to be done is to regularise the title of their property. The Cabinet Member is asked to decide whether an application for a stopping up order should be made.
Additional documents: Decision: It was agreed that an application be made to the Magistrates’ Court for an order stopping up the land identified on the plan at Annex 1 as highway, in accordance with the provisions of Section 116 and 117 of the Highways Act 1980 and subject to the conditions of the County Council’s approved policy on stopping up applications and the owner of Flint Hall Cottage purchasing the land wihtin the curtilage of their property that is owned by UK Power Networks within one year.
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FLOOD PREVENTION PRODUCTS
In June 2016, Surrey County Council was informed by the Environment Agency that products that restrict airflow beneath a building’s floor, such as self closing airbricks, may not be suitable at properties within 250 metres of a current or historic landfill site.
Prior to this time between, 1 April 2014 and July 2015, Surrey County Council administered the Repair and Renew Grant on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and, as part of this scheme, grant funding was provided to properties in Surrey to install flood protection products including self closing airbricks.
In view of the amended advice, this paper proposes that Surrey County Council consider offering a financial contribution to residents for the cost of replacing the self-closing airbrick.
Decision: the Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Flooding agreed that:
1. Surrey County Council should write to inform affected homeowners who used their Repair and Renew Grant to fit self-closing airbricks to their property, where their property is within 250 metres of a current or historic landfill site them and ask that they consider replacing these products with an alternative flood protection product.
2. Surrey County Council offer a financial contribution to homeowners to assist with replacing the self-closing airbricks fitted with grant funding from the Repair and Renew Grant, where their property is within 250 metres of a current or historic landfill site. It is proposed that £65 per airbrick is provided to enable, at the residents’ discretion, either direct replacement with a standard airbrick or an alternative flood prevention product.
3. Surrey County Council identifies a budget of £30,000 in order to cover the costs of any financial contribution to homeowners and that authority is delegated to the Community Partnerships Team Manager to authorise and manage expenditure against this budget.
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