Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/135

Contact: Stephen Axtell, Senior Officer – Traffic and Road Safety (Stephen.Axtell@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM11).

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the formalisation of existing physical vehicle closure points that are already in place throughout Oxford via ‘Prohibition of Motor Vehicles’ restrictions, at the following locations as advertised:

(a)           Eastchurch – at a point 2 metres east of the eastern property boundary of No.89 Nowell Road,

(b)           Ellesmere Road – at its junction with Tree Lane,

(c)           Faulkner Street – from the common property boundary of Nos.3 & 4 Faulkner Street, southwards to its junction with Speedwell Street,

(d)           Meadow Lane – from the southern property boundary of No.379 Meadow Lane, southwards for approx.109 metres,

(e)           Tern Walk – at the southern property boundary of Nos.1-12 Robin Place,

(f)            Tree Lane – at its junctions with Ellesmere Road, & Woodhouse Way,

(g)           Tree Lane – at the western section, where it forms a junction with Woodhouse Way.

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

The Chair noted the difficulty in prohibiting motorbikes and e-bikes as they could still physically bypass restrictions meant for all motor vehicles.

Officers confirmed that this was a formalisation of restrictions already in place, so nothing would change on the ground.

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

RESOLVED to:

Approve the formalisation of existing physical vehicle closure points that are already in place throughout Oxford via ‘Prohibition of Motor Vehicles’ restrictions, at the following locations as advertised:

(a)  Eastchurch – at a point 2 metres east of the eastern property boundary of No.89 Nowell Road,

(b)  Ellesmere Road – at its junction with Tree Lane,

(c)  Faulkner Street – from the common property boundary of Nos.3 & 4 Faulkner Street, southwards to its junction with Speedwell Street,

(d)  Meadow Lane – from the southern property boundary of No.379 Meadow Lane, southwards for approx.109 metres,

(e)  Tern Walk – at the southern property boundary of Nos.1-12 Robin Place,

(f)   Tree Lane – at its junctions with Ellesmere Road, & Woodhouse Way,

(g)  Tree Lane – at the western section, where it forms a junction with Woodhouse Way.