Decision details

It was agreed that a bid should be submitted to the Mayoral Combined Authority for the development of Seamer Station, Scarborough.

Without urgent investment existing disparities will worsen, existing deprivation inequalities may deepen, further reductions in GVA per head could be anticipated where other areas in the UK are already benefitting from an injection of government funding. The lack of accessible sustainable transport alternatives will continue to further supress prospects available to our most vulnerable communities likely to suffer from the impacts of the climate emergency and will not support wider housing and employment growth ambitions.

Other schemes have been considered for development. The Major Schemes Pipeline was used to identify which strategically important schemes need to be progressed at the earliest opportunity and consideration was given to which of these priority schemes has more prospects for alternative funding opportunities. Seamer Station has no identified alternative funding sources, unlike the other schemes within this package.

Though the Major Schemes Pipeline is a draft document an initial sift has been undertaken by Officers with experience and understanding of transport policy and the Council and MCA priorities and ambitions. It is necessary to develop this strategically important scheme as a priority.