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Regeneration Proposals for South Street (MC)

Meeting: 09/10/2018 - Executive (Item 97)

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To consider the report of the City Surveyor.

 

Place Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 13 September 2018 and its comments will be reported.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Agreed

That:-

 

(1)        the Urban Design Proposals be noted and implementation on an incremental basis subject to appropriate consultation and budget availability be supported;

 

(2)        the proposals be incorporated into the developing City Centre Strategy; and

 

(3)       Officers with the help of Devon County Council and others explore the implementation of the Early Interventions set out on Page 50 of the Urban Design Proposals report.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

As set out in the report.

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

The City Surveyor presented the report following the resolution of Executive in October 2017 that an Urban Design Consultancy be appointed to give the context for current and future development opportunities in South Street and consider the Street’s role in the link between the City and the Quay. Lacey Hickie Caley, Exeter based Consultants had been appointed following a procurement exercise. They had prepared a set of Urban Design Proposals for the South Street area which were attached to the report and presented to the meeting.

 

During discussion, the following points were raised:-

 

·         That the Proposals offered an incremental delivery of intervention proposals which would improve the area and links between it and the Quay;

·         That the report brought forward a number of proposals which could now be more formally explored;

·         That no budgetary provision was being requested at this stage.

 

Place Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 13 September 2018 and its comments were reported.

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

(1)        the Urban Design Proposals be noted and implementation on an incremental basis subject to appropriate consultation and budget availability be supported;

 

(2)        the proposals be incorporated into the developing City Centre Strategy; and

 

(3)          Officers, with the help of Devon County Council and others, explore the implementation of the Early Interventions set out on Page 50 of the Urban Design Proposals report.

 


Meeting: 13/09/2018 - Place Scrutiny Committee (Item 40)

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To consider the report of the City Surveyor.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The City Surveyor provided an update on the current and future development opportunities in South Street, which would also strengthen the important link between the city centre and the Quayside.  A practical approach was being taken to progress a number of priority improvements for South Street and included an incremental approach with “Early Interventions” to produce immediate impact as well as generate momentum for longer term projects, including improved links to the Quay. The report did not seek specific scheme approval, but many of the interventions would require cooperation and support from Devon County Council as the Highway Authority.A set of Urban Design Proposals for the South Street area, prepared by the Exeter based consultants, Lacey Hickie Caley, was included as an appendix to the report.

 

The Chair referred to the initial design discussions and welcomed the early interventions or quick wins but he enquired about the time frame for delivery. The City Surveyor confirmed that consultation with a range of partners including Devon County Council would need to take place, but officers were keen to move on with some of those quick wins as soon as possible.  He also responded to a Member’s question about a pedestrian scheme in Chester included in the report, which was for illustrative purposes and emphasised that the future possibilities of South Street depended very much on the reality and constraints of the existing layout. 

 

Place Scrutiny Committee noted the report and requested Executive support for the following:-

 

(1)        Urban Design Proposals by consultants Lacey, Hickie and Caley and implementation on an incremental basis subject to appropriate consultation and budget availability;

 

(2)        proposals to be incorporated into the developing City Centre Strategy; and

 

(3)        officers with the help of Devon County Council and others to explore the implementation of the Early Interventions set out on Page 50 of the Urban Design Proposals report.