Issue - meetings

A colour, A3 copy of the Strategy document (Appendix 1) has been circulated to Cabinet Members and Chief Officers under separate cover and can be viewed on the Council’s website at http://moderngov.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=180&MId=6936&Ver=4 .

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration introduced the Growth Strategy for the Borough covering the period 2013 to 2023, which presented the vision, direction and deliverables for regeneration in the Borough over that period of time, as well as specific deliverables for the next three years.

Cabinet resolved to approve the Barking and Dagenham Growth Strategy as appended to the report.

Further to Minute 46 above, the Cabinet Member for Regeneration presented a report on a number of specific transport projects that had been identified as being crucial to the delivery of the Council’s regeneration plans for the London Riverside area which encompassed Barking Town Centre, Barking Riverside and the South Dagenham areas of Beam Park, Chequers Corner and Dagenham Dock.

The Cabinet Member explained that the projects would be embodied in the Council’s emerging Local Plan and the Growth Strategy 2013-2023 and he outlined a number of actions that the Council should take to support the delivery of the projects.

Cabinet resolved:

(i)  To support and lobby for the following key transport projects to assist the regeneration of London Riverside and to improve transport conditions in the Borough:

·  A13 improvements

·  Barking to Stratford direct rail link

·  Gallions Reach road crossing and Silvertown Crossing

·  London Overground extension

·  Barking Station improvements

·  East London Transit

(ii)  To approve the actions to support the delivery of the above transport projects, as detailed in paragraph 2.53 of the report.