Cabinet considered a report setting out proposed actions in response to a motion passed at Council. It was noted that since drafting the report a change had been agreed regarding the responsibility for undertaking demand forecasting; this would now be undertaken by Herefordshire Council and was not expected to cost more than £10k.

RESOLVED:

That    (a)        the development plan outlined at paragraph 8 of this report, and setting out roles and responsibilities of appropriate rail authorities and other interested bodies be approved, noting that establishment of the likely level of demand and service implications will be led and resourced by Herefordshire Council; and

            (b)        the Head of Transportation and Access be instructed to progress the development plan to Initial Feasibility before bringing back a further report to Cabinet.