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Report of Head of Economic Development and Estates

Summary

To confirm that the Council can, in collaboration with Oxfordshire County Council, move forward to public consultation on three proposed plans for an environmental Improvement Scheme of Bicester Market Square.

Recommendation

The Executive is recommended to:

(1)       Agree that the three options for the Environmental Improvement Scheme of Bicester Market Square described in the report, go forward for public consultation.

(2)               Request the County Council to make it clear in the consultation that

·        the implementation of any scheme will be timed so that it does not clash with the programme for the Bicester town centre redevelopment.

·        designs that result in the loss of public car parking may have significant financial implications and will require the approval of the District Council as landowner of the Market square car park.

Agreed

The Head of Economic Development and Estates submitted a report to confirm that the Council can, in collaboration with Oxfordshire County Council, move forward to public consultation on three proposed plans for an environmental Improvement Scheme of Bicester Market Square.

Resolved

1)                 That the three options for the Environmental Improvement Scheme of Bicester Market Square described in the report, go forward for public consultation.

2)                 That the County Council be requested to make it clear in the consultation that:

·        the implementation of any scheme will be timed so that it does not clash with the programme for the Bicester town centre redevelopment.

·        designs that result in the loss of public car parking may have significant financial implications and will require the approval of the District Council as landowner of the Market square car park.

Reasons – The environmental improvements of Bicester Market Square has been a project that this Council has been involved with for some time.  The scheme is now a joint financial collaboration of Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District Council. The scheme has progressed to the stage of three proposed options being available for public consultation in November 2009.  This report seeks the approval of the Council to progress with consultation on all three options.

Options