Bus Shelters: 7 Installations at various Island locations

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A decision made 2 November 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2015-0088
Decision Summary Title :	The provision of seven new bus shelters		Date of Decision Summary:	28 October 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Engineer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	The provision of seven new bus shelters		Date of Written Report:	28 October 2015
Written Report Author:	Senior Engineer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To approve the installation of seven new bus shelters in support of the States of Jersey Strategic Plan and the Sustainable Transport Policy.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the installation of seven bus shelters at the following bus stop locations: Red Houses Shops S, Clos Orange N, The Limes, Rose Farm E, La Hougue Avenue S, Hameau de la Mer W and Airport Garages N.
Reason(s) for Decision: To provide bus shelters at suitable locations to improve facilities for bus users, in accordance with the States of Jersey Strategic Plan and the Sustainable Transport Policy.
Resource Implications: The shelters can be funded from the 2015 Sustainable Transport Fund allocated for the purpose of providing bus shelters as well as other Planning related sources.
Action required: Senior Engineer to arrange for the shelters to be procured and erected.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Transport and Technical Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Bus Shelters: 7 Installations at various Island locations

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

THE PROVISION OF NEW BUS SHELTERS

Purpose of the Report

To approve the installation of seven new bus shelters in support of the States of Jersey Strategic Plan and the Sustainable Transport Policy.

Background

The States of Jersey Sustainable Transport Policy sets a goal of improving bus usage by 100% by 2015. In addition to improvements to bus schedules and services, the on street facilities for bus users will need to be improved. Bus shelters can make life considerably better for bus users and the Department has frequent requests for such improvements.

Discussion

The Department has identified seven locations where bus shelters can be installed. Using the bus stop naming convention these sites are:

Red Houses Shops S
Clos Orange N
The Limes
Rose Farm E
La Hougue Avenue S
Hameau de la Mer W
Airport Garages N

The first bus shelter on the list above will be located on land belonging to the Channel Islands Co-Operative Society who will be contributing to the cost of the shelter from their Sustainable Fund. The remainder will be located on land already in Public ownership. Hameau de la Mer W and Airport Garages N have been funded by nearby developments (Hameau de la Mer Housing Development and the Airport Cargo Centre) and are a requirement of the Planning Permits for those developments.

For the remainder, the erection of bus shelters has been deemed to be permitted development by the Planning Department, which means the Minister for Transport and Technical Services can install the shelters in accordance with the Planning and Building (General Development) (Jersey) Order 2011. The Department has therefore not had to make a planning application.

However, to ensure that the public are aware of the proposals, a drawing similar to those which would have been required for a planning application has been prepared and placed on the States of Jersey website consultation pages. Site notices were erected at the sites and the public invited to comment over a three week period. No responses were received objecting to the proposals but ten responses were received, all of which were supportive. It should be noted that the consultation also elicited a number of requests for bus shelters at other locations. These have been noted by the Department for future prioritisation of resources as well as assessment for practicality of installation.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the installation of the seven bus shelters as listed:

1. Red Houses Shops S

2. Clos Orange N

3. The Limes

4. Rose Farm E

5. La Hougue Avenue S

6. Hameau de la Mer W

7. Airport Garages N

Reason(s) for Decision

To provide bus shelters at suitable locations to improve facilities for bus users, in accordance with the States of Jersey Strategic Plan and the Sustainable Transport Policy.

Resource Implications

The shelters can be funded from the 2015 Sustainable Transport Fund allocated for the purpose of providing bus shelters and other Planning related sources.

Action Required

Senior Engineer to arrange for the shelters to be procured and erected.

Written by:	Senior Engineer

Approved by:	Director of Transport

Endorsed by:	Director of Engineering and Infrastructure

Attachments:	Maps