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Witney - High Street Extension of Bus Stop and Removal of Parking Places

Meeting: 08/02/2018 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport) (Item 15)

15 Witney: market Square - Proposed Extension of Bus Stop and Relocation of Traffic Calming Build Out and Flat Top Road Hump pdf icon PDF 238 KB

Forward Plan Ref: 2017/168

Contact: Hugh Potter, Team Leader – Area Stewardship Hub Tel: 07766 998704

 

Report by Director for Infrastructure Delivery (CMDE11).

 

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to extend bus stop provision on the west side of Market Square in Witney and, to accommodate this, move the existing traffic calming feature (a flat top road hump with a kerb build out) northwards and also to amend the current parking restrictions on the west side of the road by introducing ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double-yellow lines) in place of the existing time limited restrictions. The above proposals have been put forward as part of a scheme within and are being funded by the National Productivity Investment Fund.

 

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve proposals to extend the bus stop provision on the west side of Market Square in Witney and, to accommodate this, to move the existing traffic calming feature (a flat top road hump with a kerb build out) northwards and also to amend the current parking restrictions on the west side of the road by introducing ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double-yellow lines) in place of the existing time limited restrictions as advertised.

 

 

 

 

 

Decision:

Approved

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered CMDE11 responses received to a statutory consultation to extend bus stop provision on the west side of Market Square in Witney. In order to accommodate that the proposal sought to move the existing traffic calming feature (a flat top road hump with a kerb build out) northwards and also amend the current parking restrictions on the west side of the road by introducing ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double-yellow lines) in place of the existing time limited restrictions. The above proposals had been put forward as part of a scheme within and were being funded by the National Productivity Investment Fund.

 

Councillor Laura Price had been unable to attend but had reiterated her support by email for the measures.

 

Noting the comments from the local member and having regard to the information set out in the report before her the Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed her decision as follows:

 

to approve proposals to extend the bus stop provision on the west side of Market Square in Witney and, to accommodate this, to move the existing traffic calming feature (a flat top road hump with a kerb build out) northwards and also to amend the current parking restrictions on the west side of the road by introducing ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double-yellow lines) in place of the existing time limited restrictions as advertised.

 

 

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Cabinet Member for Environment

 

 

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