Mr
Watson conveyed the information that had been provided by Highways
England regarding its proposed solutions to Operation Stack. The
Committee noted the Council’s proposed response and concluded
that there was not enough detail within the public information
exercise for the Council to give a view on any of the solutions
proposed.
Councillor Round spoke as a Visiting Member on this
item.
Under
the specific questions on the consultation, the Committee requested
the following amendment be made to the response to question
9:
We are
unable to answer some of these questions as there isn’t
enough information at this stage. However, we have grave concerns
about an off-road parking solution, especially if it is located in
Kent.
It was
requested that responses for questions 7 and 8 be left blank as
there was not enough information on the proposed solutions for the
Committee to form a judgement.
RESOLVED:
That,
subject to the amendments made by the Committee, the responses set
out in paragraphs 1.8-1.14 of this report be agreed as a basis for the Council’s
response to the Highways England public information exercise
– Solutions to Operation Stack: managing freight traffic in
Kent.
Voting: Unanimous