Councillor Coker (Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure) introduced a report on the Forder Valley Link Road.

Following a short debate and having considered the information in the reports, Cabinet agreed to:

·         Delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Place to issue a notice to proceed to Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd. through the SCAPE Framework for the Forder Valley Link Road scheme subject to a target cost not exceeding the figure identified in the Part II report.