Issue - meetings

That Hertfordshire County Council be informed that, in respect of its Transport Vision 2050 consultation, East Herts Council:

(A)     supports the principle of developing the Vision as a rationale to underpin emerging Local Transport Plan 4; and

(B)     submits comments at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ to the report submitted as its response in respect of the questions within the consultation and other specific matters which it wishes to raise.

The Executive Member for Economic Development submitted a report detailing the public consultation by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) on its draft Transport Vision 2050 and sought approval for the Council’s response to it.  He highlighted the range of issues relevant to East Herts and detailed the proposed response at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted.

In particular, he noted the lack of information on connections beyond the county boundary, for example at Stansted and Luton airports.  As a whole, the Vision seemed focussed on urban areas and did not address rural concerns.  He also referred to the principle of a bypass around Hertford, although there was no information on a route or the impact on air quality issues.

The Executive approved the recommendation now detailed.

RESOLVED - that Hertfordshire County Council be informed that, in respect of its Transport Vision 2050 consultation, East Herts Council:

(A)     supports the principle of developing the Vision as a rationale to underpin emerging Local Transport Plan 4; and

(B)     submits comments at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ to the report submitted as its response in respect of the questions within the consultation and other specific matters which it wishes to raise.