Gurnard Parish Council
39 Victoria Road
Cowes
PO31 7JH
Minutes – Active Travel Routes in Gurnard Sub-Committee (ATRG)
The minutes of the meeting of Gurnard Parish Council (GPC) held on 16th June 2025 at 16:30 at Gurnard Primary School, Baring Road, Cowes, PO31 8DS.
Present: Councillors Acton and Fuller, Mrs Clemma Yardley and Mr David Finch (Gurnard Primary School) and Martin Gibson (LCWIP)
Clerk: Richard Shaul
- Election of Chair
Cllr Acton was elected as Chair of the meeting
- Apologies for absence
Apology received from Cllrs Jacobs and Wood
- Members’ declarations of interest
None receive
- Terms of Reference (ToR)
A draft of the TOR for the Active travel routes in Gurnard sub-committee were circulated with this agenda. Members are asked to agree, or amend and agree the terms of reference.
Agreed: ToR agreed subject to amendments to replace “notes” with “minutes” and to confirm that minutes will be posted on the GPC website.
- School crossing patrol officer for Gurnard Primary School (GPS)
- Recommendation to GPC: that GPC fund the provision of a school crossing patrol officer up to a value of £4,000
- The safety of pedestrians at the junction of Woodvale Road and Baring Road was also discussed. Recommendations regarding this are included in the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) that has been agreed with IoW Council.
Recommendation to GPC: That GPC contact IoW council to support and prioritise work on the safety of pedestrians at the junction of Woodvale Road and Baring Road.
- Meadow View Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG) connections
The LCWIP includes proposals for connections from the Place Road development.
- Recommendation to GPC: that GPC invite the developers to show how the needs set out in the LCWIP are met.
- Recommendation to GPC: That GPC contact IoW to support and prioritise the proposal that has already been made in the LCWIP in respect of connections from the Place Road development.
- Possible access to Gurnard Primary School from Cow Lane
Cllr Fuller has approached Isle of Wight council regarding access from GPS to Cow Lane and will keep GPS informed of any response.
- Investigate the possibility of a path through the land recently sold by SGN.
No further action required.
- “Walking Bus” between Gurnard Primary School and Cowes Community Club.
No further action required but Manager of Cowes Community Club to be invited to a future meeting of ATRG. The possibility of a pedestrian crossing near the recreation ground in Park Road was discussed. This, and the broader proposals from the LCWIP to be an agenda item for a future meeting of Gurnard, Northwood and Cowes councils.
- Venues, timing and future topics for meetings.
Future meeting of ATRG to be arranged for September.
The meeting closed at 18:00
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