Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2019/033

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Report by Director for Community Operations (CMDE11).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation on a proposal to introduce a traffic calming build-out incorporating a speed cushion and bus stop clearway on the Steventon Road, East Hanney put forward because of the development of land adjacent to the Steventon Road at East Hanney.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposed introduction of a traffic calming build-out incorporating a speed cushion and bus stop clearway on the Steventon Road, East Hanney as advertised.

Approved noting that the objection from the Parish Council had been fully considered in the report and that the measures proposed reflected current county policy.

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE11) a proposal to introduce a traffic calming build out incorporating a speed cushion and bus stop clearway on the Steventon Road, East Hanney put forward because of the development of land adjacent to the Steventon Road.

She noted an email from the local member Councillor Anda Fitzgerald-O’Connor stating that the East Hanney parish council did not support the type of traffic calming proposed and had submitted comments, which they felt had been totally ignored and not even acknowledged. She requested the proposal be rejected or at the very least a decision be deferred to reconsider the proposal.  Regarding the Bus Stop Clearway she added that there were no buses running along this road and that the bus company at the present time had no intention of introducing any services. These were very valid concerns and she urged that they be taken into account.

Responding to the Cabinet Member Mr Kirkwood confirmed that this type of measure was being proposed here because the type of road involved was better suited to this type of calming measure whereas the A417 east of Wantage was a different type of road more suited for line marking.  Also there had been a desire not to narrow access into Wantage whereas the Steventon Road as a connecting road was better suited to this type of measure allowing sufficient width to be maintained to allow larger vehicles and buses to pass comfortably.  The report had set out the detail of the parish council’s response to the consultation which, while welcoming plans to calm traffic entering the village, had expressed a number of concerns in addition to the type of measures being proposed including increased noise, air and light pollution and future maintenance. The bus route had been funded by S106.

Noting that the parish council had objected to the type of calming measure being proposed rather than the principle of traffic calming and the response from officers as to why these measure had been proposed the Cabinet Member for Environment having regard to the information set out in the report before her and the representations made to her at the meeting confirmed her decision as follows:

to approve the proposed introduction of a traffic calming build-out incorporating a speed cushion and bus stop clearway on the Steventon Road, East Hanney as advertised while noting that the objection from the East Hanney Parish Council had been fully considered in the report and that the measures proposed reflected current county policy.

Signed……………………………………

Cabinet Member for Environment

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