Decision details

This urgent report is presented at the request of the Leader, Councillor Dr Walsh, so the Cabinet can be updated on the actions taken to respond to the most recent consultation on the A27 Arundel Bypass.

In accordance with Part 3 (Responsibility for Functions) Section 2.0, Paragraph 2.3 of the Council’s Constitution, the Cabinet may consider items of an urgent nature where special circumstances apply.  The circumstances for presenting this report as a matter urgency are to ensure that Members are aware of the response made by the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to the most recent consultation on the A27 Arundel Bypass.  As this is a key decision, the agreement of the Chairman of the Overview Select Committee, Councillor Coster, has been sought and he has agreed to this report and the reason for its urgency.  As this will be dealt with as an urgent matter, under special urgency, the report is being published with less notice than the ‘five clear days’ and will not be subject to the Call-In procedure as set out in the Scrutiny Procedure Rules at Part 6 of the Council’s Constitution.

The report provides the background to the consultation by Highways England on a set of corrections to the revised ‘A27 Bypass – Further Consultation Brochure’, published in September 2019.    It explains the urgency of the decision and the reason for the response given by the Leader of the Council to Highways England.  

The Cabinet

            RESOLVED

            The action taken by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Dr Walsh, on 2 March 2020, as set out in the report, be endorded in reconfirming the Council’s decision on its preferred route for the proposed A27 Arundel by-Pass as agreed at the Special Meeting of the Council held on 10 October 2019.