Decision details

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

1. Approves the Local Implementation Plan funding submission for 2010-2011 to Transport for London as attached in the Appendix to the report.

2. Authorises the Director of Planning and Community Services in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation to approve the final details of Local Implementation Plan schemes.

Reasons for decision

The Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funding submission is an essential process for procuring external funding for transportation projects and initiatives to benefit the Borough.  Cabinet approval was given to submit the LIP funding bid in compliance with Transport for London’s (TfL) requirements.  This year, TfL required the submission to be made by the 21 September 2009, however it had agreed a discretionary time extension for Hillingdon until the Cabinet had made its decision.

Alternative options considered and rejected

Cabinet could have decided not to submit a funding submission to TfL and areas for improvements to road safety, the highway network, accessibility and public transport would not have been achieved, with a significant impact on the residents and businesses in the Borough. Cabinet could have revised the bids within TfL’s total allocations for the Corridors, Neighbourhood and Smarter Travel allocations respectively.

Officers to Action:

Bob Castelijn / Jales Tippell, Planning & Community Services