To consider the submitted report setting out the Mayor’s proposal for the Local Transport Plan Implementation Document (Policy Framework).

The Council considered the submitted report on an overarching strategy across Torbay and Devon for investing in the transport network for all modes of transport and set out how transport should be delivered in Torbay.

Councillor King proposed and Councillor Thomas (D) seconded a motion, which was agreed by the Council as follows:

(i)         the Torbay Local Transport Implementation Plan 2016-2021, as set out in the submitted report, is adopted;

(ii)        the Council supports a proportion of capital funding, sourced from the Integrated Transport Block, (£330,000) to develop new capital projects over the next 2-3 years, including the production of evidence and business cases to support those projects, as set out in the submitted report and the appended implementation plan; and

(iii)       the Council supports the use of ‘Integrated Transport Block’ grant funding to become part of the Council’s Capital Plan budget and for the use of the Capital Plan Prioritisation Matrix to be used to assess the development of capital transport projects.