The Humble Petition of residents of Isham, Northamptonshire and the surrounding areas,
Sheweth,
That there is an urgent need to construct the A509 Isham by-pass, not only to relieve the current unacceptable number of traffic movements through the village, but also mindful of the extra proposed traffic movements which will occur due to:
The 5,500 houses that are being built at Cranford; the 3,500 houses that are being built at the station in Wellingborough; the proposed 3,000 house development off Niort Way in Wellingborough; the proposed industrial site development at Appleby Farm in Wellingborough with an estimated daily vehicle movement of 2,000, the majority of which will be lorries; the widening of the A14 road at the A509 Junction one mile from Isham.
Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honourable House urges the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Northamptonshire County Council and the Borough Council of Wellingborough work together to ensure that the Isham A509 bypass is constructed imminently.
And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.—[Presented by Mr Peter Bone, Official Report, 16 July 2013; Vol. 566, c. 1060.]
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Observations from the Secretary of State for Transport:
Responsibility for funding and delivering schemes such as this is held locally.
From 2015 Local Transport Bodies will support Local Enterprise Partnerships in deciding priorities for local major transport schemes within the available Government funding. These schemes will need to demonstrate a strong business case and value for money. A local transport body for Northamptonshire has now been set up. Further details, including papers of their meetings which are open to the public, can be found at the following website:
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Transport/TP/Pages/Northamptonshire-Local-Transport-Body.aspx.
All funding for schemes prior to 2015 has already been allocated.
The first step in progressing this scheme would therefore be to discuss this scheme with Northamptonshire local transport body, and with the Northamptonshire County Council, as they will be responsible for securing the necessary funding for local transport schemes from local public and private sources and deciding which schemes will be supported.