Decision details

The Senior Community Infrastructure Officer reminded the Committee of the background of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) before outlining the project variation proposal from Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) for the Cam and Dursley Rail Station project.  This asked for £25K of the £75K commitment to be repurposed to provide additional cycling racks, motorcycle parking and a car parking space, as well as other related infrastructure to improve pedestrian and cycle accessibly to the site. The repurposed money was a result of car parking provision not being deliverable under the original anticipated timescales and budget.

The Senior Community Infrastructure Officer and Head of Planning Strategy and Economic Development answered Members questions relating to the report with the following answers:

• GCC would take a more holistic and strategic approach when reviewing the parking and cycling provisions at the station, including roadworks, footways, and public transport.
• There wouldn’t be any impact on future applications for CIL in relation to car parking improvements for the site.
• There was no bid limit for organisations on the maximum they could request, instead the limit was the funds available in the annual CIL budget.
• The Senior Community Infrastructure Officer advised she was unable to comment on questions relating to the engineering side of the bid/proposal, she would report back to Members outside of Committee. 
• GCC would be looking at bus provisions as part of the Service Improvement Plan with the Department for Transport (DFT).
• CIL bid applications would re-open in late spring/early summer and close in September.
• The Senior Community Infrastructure Officer advised she would ask GCC of any additional schemes and report to Members outside of Committee. 
• Since the CIL bid was put in, planning permission on Signal Road had been approved for 41 spaces due to commuters from Stroud and Stonehouse using the Cam/Dursley station. SDC also received money from DFT to explore the introduction of a new station from Bristol Road, Stonehouse to Bristol which would also have its own parking facilities.

Councillor Mossman proposed that an amendment be made to the decision that clarification was sought on the need for a new bus shelter. Councillor Haydn Jones suggested ‘new’ be changed to ‘replacement’.

The Chair asked if Members would be happy for the amended decision to include ‘subject to clarification from the lead officer on the need for a replacement bus shelter’ and would Members accept it as a friendly amendment. Committee agreed to accept as a friendly amendment.

Proposed by Councillor Layfield and seconded by Councillor James.

On being put to the vote, the Motion was carried unanimously.