Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/232

Contact: Caroline Coyne, Project Manager (Caroline.Coyne@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTMT5).

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the proposal for 'Automatic Number Plate Recognition' (ANPR) cameras to enforce the current five experimental phase 2 school streets in Oxford and Didcot at the following schools:

i)      St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School, Oxford,

ii)    Sandhills Community Primary School, Oxford,

iii)  Tyndale Community (Primary) School, Oxford,

iv)  New Hinksey Church of England Primary School, Oxford, and

v)    Manor Primary School, Didcot.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to make their addresses and responded to their points in turn.

The Chair noted the involvement in the development of these schemes by local County Councillors in their own local areas.

The Chair asked officers about reasons for not considering ‘volunteer-led trials’ as pointed out by public speakers. Officers stated that they would take that away and look into it.

Officers pointed out that they were in the midst of commissioning a review of all schools in Oxfordshire to assess them for suitability for School Streets or other schemes. The Chair asked if this would include private schools and officers confirmed this point.

The Chair reflected that travel choices were not only about safety, but also about health and educational attainment.

Officers confirmed that additional streets being added to the schemes was under consideration.

The Chair noted that one of the advantages of active travel methods was to more accurately predict travel times.

The Chair thanked speakers for their contributions, praised officers for their work and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Approve the proposal for 'Automatic Number Plate Recognition' (ANPR) cameras to enforce the current five experimental phase 2 school streets in Oxford and Didcot at the following schools:

i)               St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School, Oxford,

ii)             Sandhills Community Primary School, Oxford,

iii)           Tyndale Community (Primary) School, Oxford,

iv)            New Hinksey Church of England Primary School, Oxford, and

v)              Manor Primary School, Didcot.