APR public version

Introduction

Each year, we produce an Annual Progress Report (APR) to report on the progress made in delivering the Local Transport Plan (LTP) strategy and meeting the objectives and targets.  As an ‘excellent’ authority, we are not required to produce an APR but consider it is important to continue to report progress to our partners, the wider public and central government.

Progress Towards Objectives and Targets

We have made good progress towards a number of the Government’s core targets and the local targets set out in the LTP.  Like last  year, we have focused on those targets that report on the outcomes of our programmes.

Of the core targets applicable to Cornwall, we are on track to deliver seven (75%) of them by the target date and one (12.5%) is unlikely to be met. One (12.5%) is considered to have 'no clear evidence' this year due to a change in national monitoring requirements and one is not applicable to Cornwall.

Of the local targets, 63% are on track, 33% are not on track and 4% show no clear evidence due to the target being under review.  This is within the context of a number of the local targets being revised in 2004 in order to make them much more demanding in most cases after the original target had been met. Measures are being undertaken to address those targets which are currently not on track.

Delivery on the Ground in 2004/05

Once again in 2004/05, delivery of schemes on the ground was successfully achieved in line with the predictions contained in last year’s APR. We planned to provide a total of 855 schemes, in four specific programme categories.  A total of 872 schemes were delivered during 2004/05, therefore we are pleased to report excellent delivery progress.

A range of schemes have been delivered on the ground that contribute towards the government’s four key ‘shared' priorities and seven national targets. 

The Spending Programme

For 2004/05, capital funding of £21.498m was secured for transport through the LTP settlement.  This was made up of:

• £13.902m for Highway Structural Maintenance;
• £7.073m for Integrated Transport, including an allocation of £1m in respect of Objective 1 related projects and £0.643 performance related funding; and
• £0.523m related to A39 Post Detrunking.

This was supplemented by additional funding of:

• £3.852m from our revenue and capital resources
• £3.308m from other grants and contributions secured.

Hence, the total programme for 2004/05 was £28.658m, adding 33% to the settlement.

The LTP settlement for 2005/06 is £26.848m.  Together with other grants and contributions that we are working to secure, the anticipated total budget for 2005/06 is £34.155 adding a significant further value of around 27% to the LTP settlement.

Progress on Supplementary Funded Projects and Major Schemes

We have provided a concise update of progress on the continuation of accepted supplementary LTP1 funding.  Similarly, we have also reported on progress on the Provisionally Accepted Major schemes and the current Isles of Scilly project.