Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions - Monday, 24 March 2025 12.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place,11 Cockshot Hill,Reigate,Surrey,RH2 8EF. View directions

Contact: Toby Nash Email: toby.nash@surreycc.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest Share this item View the background to item 1. Additional documents: Webcast for 1.
2.	Procedural Matters Share this item View the background to item 2. Additional documents: Webcast for 2.
2a	Members' Questions Share this item View the background to item 2a The deadline for Members’ questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (18 March 2025). Additional documents: Webcast for 2a
2b	Public Questions PDF 100 KB Share this item View the background to item 2b The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (17 March 2025). Additional documents: Webcast for 2b
2c	Petitions Share this item View the background to item 2c The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received. Additional documents: Webcast for 2c
3.	Bus Service Improvement Plan Phase 4 (BSIP Phase 4) Grant Investment Decisions PDF 206 KB Share this item View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. The paper asks the Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth for the formal approval of the initiatives and investment priorities set out in the body of this report. The investment is being made using BSIP Phase 4 funding allocated to the County Council by the Department for Transport (DfT). These are based on the aspirations set out in our June 2024 BSIP and align with the County Council’s priority objectives of growing a sustainable economy and enabling a greener future. Additional documents: Annex 1 DfT 2025-26 BSIP Delivery Plan , item 3. PDF 105 KB Annex 2 BSIP Options Not Prioritised for Phase4 Funding , item 3. PDF 115 KB Annex 3 Feb25_BSIP_Equality-Impact-Assessment_Update , item 3. PDF 247 KB Webcast for 3. Decision: The Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport, and Economic Growth agreed: 1. The prioritised programme for the application of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Phase 4 grant and the allocations of funding to the identified priority areas; and 2. The reporting process to the Department for Transport (DfT) on delivery against our priorities through the application of BSIP Phase 4 grant.
4.	Highways & Transportation Asset Management Strategy Update PDF 151 KB Share this item View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. The Highway & Transport Asset Management Strategy (The Strategy, Annex 1) sets out how Surrey County Council (SCC) manages its highway infrastructure assets with consideration to whole life costs, associated risks and alignment with Surrey’s corporate objective. Best practice guidance suggests that a Local Authority’s Highway Asset Management Strategy should be reviewed, updated and approved every two years. This report outlines updates to the Strategy and recommends approval of updates to the Highways & Transport Asset Management Strategy. Additional documents: Item 5 - Annex 1 The Highways and Transportation Asset Management Strategy 2025 , item 4. PDF 465 KB Item 5 - Annex 2 - EqIA Highway & Transportation Asset Management Strategy , item 4. PDF 131 KB Webcast for 4. Decision: The Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport, and Economic Grwoth: 1. Approved the updated Highways & Transport Asset Management Strategy
5.	Highway Hierarchy Policy Update PDF 312 KB Share this item View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. The report explains improvements to the Footway Hierarchy section of the SCC Highway Hierarchy Definition Policy. The updated policy is attached as Annex 1. The Footway Hierarchy is a data led method of categorising Surrey’s footways based on usage as recommended by Well Managed Highway Infrastructure - a Code of Practice. The hierarchy is an important tool that dictates the following things: ·How frequently a footway is inspected by the Safety Inspection Team (Every 1, 3, 6 or 12 months), ·How frequently footway condition data is collected, and ·Is a key component of the Capital Scheme Prioritisation Policy for prioritising capital footway maintenance works. ·It is also used to inform snow clearance priority, resource allowing, when it snows. This report outlines policy updates that are being recommended following a review prompted by the publication of the 2022 Surrey Transport Plan (STP). Additional documents: Item 6 - Annex 1 The Highway Hierarchy Definition Policy March 2025 , item 5. PDF 194 KB Item 6 - Annex 2 - EqIA Highways Footway Hierarchy Policy , item 5. PDF 130 KB Item 6 - Annex 3 - Full EIA Highway Hierarchy Policy , item 5. PDF 150 KB Webcast for 5. Decision: The Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport, and Economic Growth: 1. Approved the footway changes to the Highway Hierarchy Policy
6.	Exclusion of the Public Share this item View the background to item 6. RECOMMENDED: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act. Additional documents: Webcast for 6.
7.	Bus Service Improvement Plan Phase 4 (BSIP Phase 4) Grant Investment Decisions Share this item View the reasons why item 7. is restricted View the background to item 7. Part 2 appendix for agenda item 3. This Part 2 report contains information which is exempt from Access to Information Requirements by virtue of Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972, paragraph 3, “Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information”).