Issue - items at meetings - North Street Mixed Priority Route (MPR) Road Safety Scheme - Stage 2 Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and Notice for Road Hump Entry Treatments

Report of the Director of Environment (copy attached).

1.     That the Cabinet Member approves the Brighton & Hove City Council South Central Brighton Controlled Parking Zone (Area Z) Traffic Regulation Order 2007 Amendment Order No * 2008, Ship Street/North Street & King Place/North Street Road Hump Entry treatment.

2.     That the Cabinet Member for Environment defers consideration of the Brighton & Hove (Ship Street) (One Way Traffic) Order 2008 pending the outcome of a related review by the Environment and Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

54.1       The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Environment concerning a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) in relation to the North Street Mixed Priority Route (MPR) Road Safety Scheme and deferral of consideration of the Brighton & Hove (Ship Street) (one Way Traffic) Order 2008 (for copy see minute book).

54.2       Councillor Mitchell had to leave the meeting during the adjournment and had instead submitted a written statement which the lawyer to the meeting read out:

“I would request that Councillor Young does not agree recommendation 2.1 on this report and that both recommendation 2.1 and 2.2 are deferred pending the outcome of the Environment and Community Safety Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting on 15 September.

The reason for this request is to take into consideration the strong statement from the Brighton & Hove Bus Company as detailed in Appendix C of the report, that states that to implement the southbound proposals

“in conjunction with the raised table for pedestrians at the junction with North Street will give rise to vehicle/pedestrian conflict”.

The money has been given to the Council to ensure maximum pedestrian casualty reduction so I would urge that both recommendations are deferred pending further discussion.”

54.3       The Assistant Director for Sustainable Transport stated that recommendation 2.1 would allow the scheme to proceed, which is necessary in order to deliver the safety benefits and to spend the allocated funding, and that 2.2 allowed officers more time to consider the findings of the scrutiny committee. He added that the scrutiny committee were considering the option approved in relation to Ship Street.

54.4       The Project Manager commented that they were in close consultation with Brighton & Hove Bus Company and assured the Cabinet Member that the junction could be designed to meet their concerns if the recommendations in the report were agreed.

54.5       RESOLVED - That having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendations:

(1)       That the Brighton & Hove City Council South Central Brighton Controlled Parking Zone (Area Z) Traffic Regulation Order 2007 Amendment Order No * 2008, Ship Street/North Street & King Place/North Street Road Hump Entry treatment be approved.

(2)       That consideration of the Brighton & Hove (Ship Street) (One Way Traffic) Order 2008 be deferred pending the outcome of a related review by the Environment and Community Safety Overview & Scrutiny Committee.