Agenda

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or affected interests and the nature of that interest, including the existence and nature of the party whip, in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Disclosable Pecuniary Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

Any Member with an Affected Interest in a matter must disclose the interest to the meeting.  There is no requirement to withdraw from the meeting when the interest is only an affected interest, but the Monitoring Officer should be notified of the interest, if not previously notified of it, within 28 days of the meeting.

The Panel are meeting to better understand the Highway’s Capital Programme processes with a focus on how schemes are prioritised.  

In addition to the supporting evidence pack the Panel has invited the following guests to address the meeting:

· Andrew Hunter, Executive Director: Place Planning & Regeneration

· Neil Matthews, Assistant Director: Highways and Transport

Members of the Panel are asked to submit technical or detailed questions in advance of the meeting.

The Panel will then prepare a report capturing their learning points and any concerns raised to inform the Commission’s scrutiny of the 2022/23 budget proposals.

The following items form the evidence pack for this meeting discussion.

Report on the Highways and Transport Capital Programme for the 2021/22.

See pages 19-39 for context on transport infrastructure in Bracknell Forest

The Local Transport Plan 3 2011 to 2026 (LTP3) sets out the borough’s transport strategy. Transport policy | Bracknell Forest Council (bracknell-forest.gov.uk)

Data on Funding Streams and Budget Allocation for 2020-21.

Data on Funding Streams and Budget Allocation for 2019-20.