Local Transport Board Meeting Note

10.30-12.30 Tuesday 6^th June 2017

Players Suite, Portman Road football ground, Ipswich

Board Attendance:

Cllr Martin Wilby

Norfolk County Council

Hannah Grimes

Norfolk County Council

David Cumming

Norfolk County Council

Emily Manser

New Anglia LEP

Chris Starkie

New Anglia LEP

Mark Pendlington

New Anglia LEP

Jamie Burles

Greater Anglia

Richard Pace

Norwich International Airport

Giles Perkins

Mouchel Ltd

Tom Stead

Network Rail

Simon Amor

Highways England

Andrew Cook

Ipswich Buses

Paul Davey

Hutchinson Ports

Karl Murphy

DfT

Belinda Godbold

Suffolk County Council

Richard Perkins

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Cllr Guy McGregor

Suffolk County Council

Cllr James Finch

Suffolk County Council

Graeme Mateer

Suffolk County Council

Paul Horne

Suffolk County Council

Tracy Jessop

Norfolk County Council

Vince Muspratt

Norfolk County Council

Philip Broadbent- Yale

Sustrans

Nick Burfield

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Jon Barnard

Suffolk County Council

Suzanne Buck

Suffolk County Council

Laurie Egan

Norfolk County Council

Steve Wickers

First Buses

Public attendance:

Carolyn Barnes

Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District

Councils

Apologies:

Andrew Bell

Norwich International Airport

Charles Horton

GT Railway

Chris Soule

Country Land Owners and Business

Associations

Larry Heyman

GT Railway

Martin Fellows

Highways England

Ollie Starbuck

East Midlands trains

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Richard Schofield

Network Rail

Richard Tunnicliffe

Confederation of British industry

Sue Roper

Suffolk County Council

Dave Watson

Suffolk County Council

Cllr Stuart Clancy

Norfolk County Council

Jonathan Cage

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

Nova Fairbank

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

William Hall

Stansted Airport

Chris Wiggan

Stansted Airport

Welcome and Introductions

Mark Pendlington welcomed the Board.

Minutes and Matters Arising

The minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 1^st March were agreed.

Buses deep dive

Laurie Egan and Steve Wickers presented to the Board. The presentation is

attached.

Belinda Godbold also presented to the Board about Total Transport. The

presentation is attached

Integrated Transport Strategy (during the meeting this item followed item 5)

Chris Starkie provided some background to the Board. The Integrated

Transport Strategy and review of the Economic strategy have been aligned

with each other. The evidence has now been collected ready for the

Economic Strategy and over the next few weeks there will be a range of

workshops. The Transport Strategy will be going to the July LEP Board ready

for sign off with the intention of launching the Strategy at Westminster in

September.

Giles Perkins updated the Board on progress with the Transport Strategy. The

Strategy is striking a balance between the problems of today and challenges

in the future by looking at the economy of the East and changes in transport.

We need to find ways of keeping people economically active in an aging

population. The Transport Strategy is being written from the view of the East

and is considering changes at a spatial level. The text circulated for the

meeting will form the glossy document which will be around 28 pages. Giles

also mentioned the need for an Action Plan which will look at who, why and

what needs to be undertaken.

Mark Pendlington asked the Board if they feel their area of expertise was fairly

represented.

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The Board felt the Strategy underplays:

 Stansted: its importance to the area and its economy, and the

importance of links to it as there is a huge capacity that needs to be

realised.

 Haverhill: A large, growing town of increasing importance and the

importance of its connections to Cambridge.

 Cycling and walking: their importance

 Importance of the East’s ‘Golden Triangle’ (Cambridge, Ipswich, and

Norwich) and the lack of reference to the Platinum triangle.

 Importance of Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft economy which appear to

be dismissed as coastal

 Liftshare as it is not just located in Norwich.

Giles informed the Board that he expects to have the draft glossy document

next week. It will include the above comments from the Board.

Upper Orwell Crossings and Lowestoft Lake Lothing Crossing

Suzanne Buck presented to the Board about the Upper Orwell Crossings. The

presentation is attached.

Jon Barnard presented to the Board about the Lowestoft Lake Lothing

Crossing. The presentation is attached.

Updates

LEP Board

Chris Starkie informed the Board of a review being undertaken looking at the

governance and operation of the LEP. He explained that DCLG have also

reviewed the LEP’s processes throughout the country. He explained that there

are currently 25 capital projects underway across Growth Deal 1, 2 and 3.

Chris informed the Board that funding has been provided for the wine rack in

Ipswich and that Proserv is relocating to Beacon Park on a 20 year lease with

construction starting on a new building yesterday. £10m has also been put

toward the East Coast College. Business support has also now been provided

to over 6,000 businesses.

Sub National Transport Bodies

Further discussions are needed with neighbouring counties.

Road

Simon Amor updated the Board explaining that in the current road programme

there are six schemes on the A47 and some on the A12. Highways England

have carried out public consultation and expect to announce the outcomes

later this year.

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Air

Richard Pace updated the Board explaining that Norwich International Airport

have had a good year to the end of March with more leisure flights. There are

now around 520,000 passengers a year. The Airport Masterplan consultation

has also now finished and the airport have spent over £1m on taxi ranks.

Rail

Jamie Burles updated the Board and stated that the 1,000 new carriages are

broadly on track. There is also enabling works being undertaken such as

power upgrades, platform extensions, level crossings and work on a new

depo which are also broadly on track.

The East Midlands Trains update is attached.

Tom Stead from Network Rail explained that in Felixstowe there is a public

enquiry following the Transport and Works Act Order.

Ports

Felixstowe is on the main alliance for controlling shipping capacity for two out

of three areas. Brexit may have an impact on shipping. The largest container

ship in the world will be arriving at Felixstowe on 21^st June.

Buses

Following the earlier presentation there was no further buses update.

Liftshare

There was no update.

Sustrans

Philip Broadbent- Yale informed the Board that sustrans are undertaking an

audit of the national cycle network.

ACTION: HG to add sustrans to the agenda.

Date of next meeting

10.30-12.30 Tuesday 5^th September in Norwich.

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