Decision details

RESOLVED: Cabinet;

1.     Received the results of the recent consultation on the A422 Farthinghoe Bypass and agreed the timescales for further work

REASONS:

·       To progress the delivery of the A422 Farthinghoe Bypass, which is a priority scheme for the Council.

·       The recommendation reflects the results of the consultation and scheme assessment work and the need to examine the points raised in the detailed consultation comments in more detail.

·       The timescales for further work are based on the processes to be followed to gain statutory and funding approval for a major highway scheme.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:

1.     Following the identification of funding to progress the scheme by the former County Council and South Northamptonshire Council, further work to develop four northern route options was undertaken in 2020.

2.     A plan showing the four northern route options, with the 2016 southern route included for comparison, can be found at Appendix A of the report.

3.     A Scheme Assessment Report provided a technical overview of the routes. The desktop environmental impact assessment showed that the impacts of the four northern routes were very close:

·       Northern Routes V0 and V1 scored best on Landscape impacts

·       Northern Route V1 scored worse than the other routes on Materials Waste impacts

·       Northern Route V3 scored best on Road Drainage – Groundwater Impact

·       Northern Route V0 scored worst on Road Drainage Flood Risk/Surface Water impacts

Overall Northern Routes V0 and V3 scored slightly better than routes V1 and V2.

4.     The Scheme Assessment Report can be found on the website at

https://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire-highways/majorhighway-projects/Pages/a422-farthinghoe-bypass-consultation.aspx

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DECLARED AND DISPENSATIONS GRANTED: None