Committee Report: Adoption of Streets and Highway Drains

Report to:	Environment Panel
Date:	25 January 2006
Subject:	Adoption of Streets and Highway Drains
Report of:	Director of Engineering Services
Contact officer:	David Scrivens - (01942) 404308
Purpose / summary:	To report the Director's approval to the adoption of streets.
Alternative options considered and reason for selecting the one recommended:	Section 38 Legal Agreement preferred option for Council.
Recommendation / decision:	To note the Director's decision.
Key Decision:	This report does not involve a key decision.
Implications:
Financial:	Within the Highways Maintenance Allocation.
Staffing:	Within existing resources.
Policy:	As existing.
Equal Opportunities - Has a Diversity Impact Assessment been conducted?	N / A.
Wards affected:	Ince.
Special Interest Members – Which have been consulted	None.

Tracking/Process:

Panel	Overview & Scrutiny	Cabinet	Council
	Consultation	Ward Members	Partners
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25 January 2006	-	-	-

List of Background Papers in accordance with Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972:

Document	Date	File Reference	Place of Inspection
Plan A	January 2006		Civic Buildings, New Market Street, Wigan

Proper Officer	Peter Taylor
Date	10 January 2006

1.0 Background

1.1 The Authority to approve the adoption of streets under the Model Agreement has been placed with the Director of Engineering Services. The authority to approve the adoption of streets NOT covered by the Model Agreements to which no objections have been received has also been placed with the Director of Engineering Services.

2.0 Proposals

2.1 Attached to this report is an appendix showing streets, with their details, including lengths, approved for the adoption by the Director under delegated powers.

3.0 Alternative options considered and reason for the recommended option

3.1 Section 38 Legal Agreement preferred option for the Council.

4.0 Conclusions

4.1 Members are asked to note the Director's decision.

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Appendix — Streets For Adoption

(A) Streets Completed Under the Model Agreement

No	Name	Length	Ward	Date of Adoption
1	Redbrook Road (Part)	From Warrington Road for a distance of 213 metres or thereabouts in an easterly direction	Ince	01/12/05
2	Baverstock Close (cul-de-sac)	From Redbrook Road for a distance of 51 metres or thereabouts in a south easterly direction to cul-de-sac end	Ince	01/12/05
3	Kellaton Close (cul-de-sac)	From Redbrook Road for a distance of 39 metres or thereabouts in a southerly direction to cul-de-sac end	Ince	01/12/05