Bedfordshire County Council - 12 February 2004 RESOLVED: That the Council, having considered the reports of the Joint Advisory Committee of the 13 January 2004; the recommendations from the Dunstable Liaison Forum of 12 January and Dunstable Town Centre Management Committee of 20 January 2004; the financial report in relation to this project together with a risk analysis; and being aware of the decision of South Bedfordshire District Council of 3 February 2004 to withdraw support for this project, resolves: 1) To withdraw the application under the Transport and Works Act 1992. 2) To carry out, in conjunction with other affected authorities and agencies, a full appraisal of the current and future transport, traffic and highway needs of Southern Bedfordshire to cover, particularly but not exclusively a) The impact of the Growth Areas to the north and west of Dunstable, north of Houghton Regis and north of Luton, and the reserve Growth Area east of Luton; b) The impact of the expansion of Luton Airport to 31 Million passengers per annum, with particular reference to access modes and patterns and passenger vehicle parking. c) The impact of the Luton East Corridor, serving Luton Airport from the M1 Motorway; d) The existing needs of that area not covered by the proposed Dunstable and Luton Northern Bypasses; e) The suitability and effectiveness of the Guided Busway scheme in the light of that appraisal. Note -in the above context the appraisal should cover the needs of the whole of South Bedfordshire District and Luton Borough Council areas and the reserve Growth Area to the East of Luton. Agenda item 10 Page 263) To urge Government to create a Strategic Rail connection between the West Coast Main Line near Leighton Buzzard and the Midland Main Line near Luton, to serve the Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis Growth Areas; Luton Airport and the Eurostar Terminal at St. Pancras Main Line Station URL: centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/modgov/Published/C00000648/M00003100/AI00017622/$LutonDunstableBuswayAppendix1.docA.ps.pdf
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