Issue - meetings
Proposed 30mph and 40pmh Speed Limits and Amended Traffic Calming - Church Road, Hanborough
Meeting: 20/07/2017 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport) (Item 7)
PDF 1 MBForward Plan Ref: 2017/069
Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Assistant Principal Egineer Tel: 07392 318871
Report by Director for Infrastructure Delivery (CMDE9).
The report presents responses received in the course of a statutory consultation on a proposal to extend the 30mph speed limit southwards on Church Road at Long Hanborough and to then introduce a 40mph speed limit (in place of the existing national speed limit) between Long Hanborough and Church Hanborough, tog. The proposal also includes the relocation of the existing traffic calming build out and road hump to the new terminal point of the 30mph speed limit on Church Road.
The proposals have been put forward as a result of the development of land on the east side of Church Road which includes creation of a new junction being created to give access to the development.
The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposals as advertised.
Decision:
Approved
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council considered (CMDE9) responses received to a statutory consultation on a proposal to extend the 30mph speed limit southwards on Church Road at Long Hanborough and introduction of a 40mph speed limit (in place of the existing national speed limit) between Long Hanborough and Church Hanborough.. The proposal also included relocation of the existing traffic calming build out and road hump to the new terminal point of the 30mph speed limit on Church Road.
The proposals had been put forward as a result of the development of land on the east side of Church Road, which included creation of a new junction accessing the development.
Presenting the report Mr Kirkwood pointed out that suggestions for a 20 mph restriction would require additional traffic calming measures.
Having regard to the arguments and options in the report before him and the discussion at the meeting the Leader of the Council confirmed his decision as follows:
to approve as advertised an extension of the 30 mph speed limit southwards on Church Road, Long Hanborough and introduction of a 40 mph limit (in place of the existing national speed limit) between Long Hanborough and Church Hanborough, together with the relocation of the existing traffic calming build out and road hump to the new terminal pint of the 30 mph limit on Church Road.
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Leader of the Council
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