Additional funding for Rights of Way maintenance

Due to an error by the Department of Communities and Local Government in failing to pay the full amount of the planning delivery grant in 2008/9, £78k will now be paid in 2009/10. This will support the development control function within planning, but it is considered that as a result, up to £30k could be spent on Rights of Way. This is in response to concerns from the Environment and Economy Committee members that the level of funding was inadequate to maintain the network, and also to concerns of Surrey residents. One only wonders what other errors government departments have made with our funding grants. A question that I will be putting to the council.