Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management, Councillor Gant, considered a report by the Corporate Director, Environment and Place, which recommended approval, as advertised, of the proposed extension of the 30mph speed limit and bus stop clearways on Reading Road as advertised.

Councillor Gant noted that, similar to the previous report, this report made proposals to reduce the speed limit as a result of an adjacent development. He stated that there had been a lot of support for the proposal from the residents of village of Woodcote. He also noted that the proposals tidied up the speed limits in relation to Tidmore Lane.

By way of general comment, Councillor Gant asked that officers factor in the reduced speed limit with speed limits in the village, noting that the Reading Road went through a residential area, past a primary school and a secondary school, public library, and a convenience store with parking on one side of the road which was also a bus route, giving rise to traffic problems, notably at the beginning and at the end of the school day. In addition, Woodcote was registered for the Council’s 20 mph scheme.

Accordingly, the proposals were a welcome first step to possible wider traffic proposals for the village.

DECISION: To approve the report’s recommendations.

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