City Development Committee - 18/08/2003

At a MEETING of the PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 18th August 2003.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Fiona GRANT, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 30th June 2003 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I PROVISION FOR CYCLISTS THROUGH THE PORT OF DUNDEE

There was submitted Report No 473-2003 by the Director of Planning and Transportation advising the Committee of the outcome of detailed discussions with Forth Ports regarding the provision of a dedicated cycle route through the operational dock area of Dundee Port and recommending that the Council seek to assert the formal existence of a right of way through the Port of Dundee.

The Committee agreed that:-

(a) the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) be remitted to apply to the relevant Court for the assertion of a public right of way in East Camperdown Street and Stannergate Road and to seek an interim interdict on any action by the Port of Dundee to prevent a public right of way over these roads; and

(b) in the event of Forth Ports being able to design an acceptable route for cyclists at a more realistic cost, that the Chief Executive be authorised to enter into discussions with interested parties to raise the necessary finance and that, in principle, it be accepted that the Council would also contribute towards such a proposal (subject to Committee approval).

FIONA M GRANT, Convener.