Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2017/124

Contact: Hugh Potter, Team Leader, Area Stewardship Hub Tel: (01865) 810228

Report by Director for Infrastructure Delivery (CMDE7).

Proposals have been put forward to improve safety of all road users and amenity of pedestrians and cyclists crossing the B4100 Warwick Road in the vicinity of a new access road serving residential development on the west side of the road. The proposals involve extending northwards the 30mph speed limit on the B4100 Warwick Road from its current terminal position just north of its junction with the A422 Stratford Road northwards to just north of its roundabout junction with Dukes Meadow Drive, replacing the current 40mph speed limit and installing a toucan crossing on the B4100 Warwick Road approximately 30 metres north of its junction with Firtree Close.

The report presents responses received in the course of a statutory consultation.

The Cabinet Member for Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve proposals to extend northwards the 30mph speed limit on the B4100 Warwick Road from its current terminal position just north of its junction with the A422 Stratford Road northwards to just north of its roundabout junction with Dukes Meadow Drive, replacing the current 40mph speed limit and to install a toucan crossing on the B4100 Warwick Road approximately 30 metres north of its junction with Firtree Close as advertised.

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Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered responses received to a statutory consultation to extend the 30mph speed limit on the B4100 Warwick Road from its current terminal position just north of its junction with the A422 Stratford Road northwards to just north of its roundabout junction with Dukes Meadow Drive, replace the current 40mph speed limit and install a toucan crossing on the B4100 Warwick Road approximately 30 metres north of its junction with Firtree Close. The proposals had been promoted to improve safety of all road users and amenity of pedestrians and cyclists crossing the B4100 Warwick Road in the vicinity of a new access road serving residential development on the west side of the road. 

Referring to the objections Mr Kirkwood advised that officers were confident that the new development would change conditions on the stretch of road to such an extent that both the revised speed limit and toucan crossing would be necessary.  Furthermore it would not be possible to spend the money elsewhere as had been suggested as funding had been provided from a S106 contribution as a result of the adjacent development.

Having regard to the information contained in the report before her together with advice from officers provided at the meeting the Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed her decision as follows:  

to approve proposals to extend the 30mph speed limit on the B4100 Warwick Road from its current terminal position just north of its junction with the A422 Stratford Road northwards to just north of its roundabout junction with Dukes Meadow Drive, replace the current 40mph speed limit and install a toucan crossing on the B4100 Warwick Road approximately 30 metres north of its junction with Firtree Close as advertised.

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Cabinet member for Environment

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