Issue - meetings
Forest Hill, Shotover, Old Road: 20mph Speed Limit Extension
Meeting: 23/04/2026 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management (Item 169)
169 Forest Hill, Shotover, Old Road: Proposed 20mph Speed Limit Extension 
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Cabinet
Member: Transport Management
Forward Plan Ref: 2024/194
Non-Key Decision
Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Vision Zero Team Leader (Anthony.Kirkwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk)
Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM).
Part of Phase 3 of Countywide 20mph Speed Limit project.
The Cabinet Member is
RECOMMENDED to:
a) Approve the extension of the existing 20mph
speed limit on Old Road in Forest Hill, as advertised.
Minutes:
The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to make their contributions and responded to their points in turn.
Officers explained that the proposal corrected an omission
from earlier implementation phases, resulting in a short section of road
remaining subject to the national speed limit despite its character and use.
The Chair noted that the proposed extension would provide consistency, improve safety for all users and be compliant with the County Council’s 20mph speed limits policy.
The Chair thanked officers for their work, speakers for their contributions and agreed to the recommendations in the report.
RESOLVED to:
a)
Approve the extension of the existing
20mph speed limit on Old Road in Forest Hill, as advertised.