(31 Jul 2019, 6:30 pm)2bagstew wrote Is this replacing a service ?
Sent from my iPhone 8+ using Tapatalk
It will not be replacing a service as it is planned to serve a new development. It is planned as an enhancement to Shotley Bridge bus services and as the proposal is to be priced on a net subsidy basis a possible outcome is an add on to existing commercial services.
Here is some information in relation to the section 106 that will fund the proposal:
The provision of a bus route through the site is an essential factor in any future
development of the site. This is because existing bus routes would be located
an unacceptable distance from much of the new housing area (this is normally
taken to be 400m). Given that the development could take 5 – 6 years to
complete, it is unlikely that the bus operator would run this route on a
commercial basis during the years that the development was under
construction. It would therefore be essential to secure the provision of this
service for at least the first five years of the development through an annual
contribution from the developers towards the running of the service. This
would be the subject of a Section 106 Planning Obligation so that it would be
binding upon future developers that might be selected by English Partnerships
to carry forward the detailed applications for elements of the development.