Decision details

National Productivity Investment Fund - Cattle Market Car Park Improvements

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report to inform the Committee of the intention to invest in Cattle Market car park.  This investment would utilise the National Productivity Investment Fund grant already allocated to the Council by the Department for Transport (DfT) in January 2017.  The investment would provide for a higher quality facility to meet the demand for parking in the town centre and Reading railway station.

The report stated that the grant allocated to the Council by the DfT as a part of the National Productivity Investment Fund was £523,000.  Officers recommended investing the grant into improving the existing car parking facility at the Cattle Market car park due to its close proximity to Reading Station, the future delivery of Crossrail and the potential to attract further business into the Town.  The scheme would involve improved drainage, lighting, security and carriageway surfaces to replace the very low quality facility currently offered at the car park.  Subject to detailed design it was hoped that a new pedestrian crossing across the IDR could also be incorporated within the existing traffic signals at the junction of the IDR and Tudor Road.  This would improve pedestrian access to the railway station area.  Pedestrian facilities already existed at the junction of the IDR and Great Knollys Street for access to the town centre area.

Resolved -

(1)        That the report be noted;

(2)        That scheme and spend approval to improve the Cattle Market car park as detailed in paragraph 4.2, be granted;

(3)        That the grant secured by the Council from the Department for Transport through the National Productivity Investment Fund in January 2017 be utilised for this project.

Publication date: 18/03/2019

Date of decision: 21/11/2018

Decided at meeting: 21/11/2018 - Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport Committee

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