To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution. Further information on the requirements for submitting these is available to view at the following link:-
The deadline for the submission of public questions is Wednesday 19 February 2020.
The deadline for the submission of a statement is 12.00 noon, Tuesday 25 February 2020.
The deadline for the submission of a petition is 12.00 noon, Tuesday 25 February 2020.
Minutes:
The Chairman reported that one question had been received and three statements as follows:
Question from Vicky Moss
Is the Canford Cliffs Ward included in the Local Walking and Cycling Improvement Plan that is currently being developed?
Response by Senior Walking and Cycling Officer
Yes. The proposed Strategic Cycling Network (SCN) is the top tier of cycling routes. They were shown on maplets for the Canford Cliffs area in green above and were currently being audited and assessed for potential improvements. Stakeholders will be invited to comment and suggest improvements of their own. All schemes will be costed and prioritised into a long-term investment programme: The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).
Secondary cycling routes and local access routes will be reviewed in the future. These haven’t been developed yet because the process for developing proposals is very resource intensive.
Three Core Walking Zones (CWZs) comprise the top tier of walking routes – one for each of the main town centres. The western edge of the Bournemouth CWZ is shown as a solid black line, with a 2km buffer shown as a dashed line; the 2km buffer for Poole is shown on the left. Key Walking Routes (KWRs) between the buffer and the CWZ are shown in blue and are currently being audited and assessed for potential improvements. As with the SCN, stakeholders will be invited to comment and suggest improvements of their own. All schemes will be costed and prioritised into the LCWIP.
Other, lower tier CWZs will be reviewed in the future, including the local centre on Haven Road. It’s been necessary to break down the CWZs into different tiers because the process for developing proposals is very resource intensive.
Statement from Vicky Moss
The Canford Cliffs Ward within the BCP Area is particularly strategically located and the network of footpaths, bridleways and cycle routes that lead from the more intensively populated areas of Branksome, Parkstone, Penn Hill and Westbourne to the Beaches are currently under-utilised due to inaccessibility caused by:
· Lack of safe pedestrian points across roads with high volume/high speed traffic Lack of signage for footpaths Lack of traffic calming/speed enforcement Flooding on footpaths caused by run off from development.
· Lack of public transport around apartments with high concentrations of over 65yrs + Inaccessible pedestrian routes to/from Branksome Station & Penn Hill due to the above.
This leads to reliance on car usage around this area, is in turn leading to congestion/pollution/unhealthy lifestyles/social isolation.
Statement from Jerry Mogg
My family have lived at 22 James Road for 5 years. This is not a truthful application with any recent use and it is not supported by the majority of James Road residents.
There is a private right of way at the James road section which we wish to remain for access only. I have never seen anyone transit the route of this application.
We already have serious security issues in the area and this would only exacerbate the situation giving an unlit thoroughfare to and from James Rd.
This adds no benefit whatsoever to the residents of James Road
Statement from Margaret Kay
I live at 47 Wroxham Road corner of Sheringham Road directly opposite the proposed footpath. I don’t understand why the council wish to open a footpath that has not been used to my knowledge, for at least twenty years according to local residents.
My reasons for objecting are as follows:
A) It only leads to a road that is a cul-de-sac and therefore is of no benefit to anyone.
B) It invites anti-social behaviour, and as crime in the area is on the rise, it seems a detrimental step in trying to keep the area safe.