Transport and parking strategies and bids

We formally made the Rutland Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme on 31 March 2022.

Government launched Bus Back Better - a long term strategy for bus services in England (outside London) in March 2021.

To help deliver Bus Back Better locally, we developed an Enhanced Partnership - the Council and bus companies operating in Rutland working together to identify ways local bus services could be improved. We also took feedback received through public consultation into account.

You can find our ambitions for local bus services in the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

These will be delivered through the Rutland Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme.

Download our Bus Service Improvement Plan Annual Report (2022)

Download a summary of the Enhanced Partnership's obligations 

Download the Rutland Bus Service Improvement Plan and Enhanced Partnership Plan Scheme - six month progress update (autumn 2023) 

View the Rutland County Council EP Forum achievements 2022-2023

Formal notices

1. Notice that an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Enhanced Partnership Scheme have been made (31st March 2022)
2. Notice of intention to 'make' an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Enhanced Partnership Scheme (March 2022)
3. Notice of proposal to ‘make’ an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Enhanced Partnership Scheme (February 2022)
4. Notice of intent to prepare an Enhanced Partnership Plan with local bus operators (June 2021)

Consultation

We received no objections from operators in the 28 day Operator Objection period.

We ran a statutory public consultation between 23 February 2022 to 23 March 2022 - download the consultation report.

Competition test

We applied the competition test on the Rutland Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme - download the Competition Test Declaration.