Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/064

Contact: Owen Jenkins, Service Manager for Highways, Transport & Waste Tel: (01865) 323304

Report by Interim Deputy Director for Environment & Economy – Commercial (CMDE4).

The report presents an objection and comments received in the course of a statutory consultation on a proposal to install a toucan crossing on the A423 Southam Road approximately 100 metres north of its junction with Dukes Meadow Drive, Banbury.  The crossing (a signal controlled crossing for use by both pedestrians and pedal cyclists) has been proposed to help improve pedestrian and pedal cyclist safety in light of the development of adjacent land for residential purposes.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approvethe implementation of proposal as advertised and described in the report CMDE4.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE4) a report presenting an objection and comments received in the course of a statutory consultation on a proposal to install a toucan crossing on the A423 Southam Road approximately 100 metres north of its junction with Dukes Meadow Drive, Banbury to help improve pedestrian and pedal cyclist safety in light of a development of adjacent land for residential purposes.

Mr Tole advised that the crossing was required as part of the  permission for the development but that every effort would be made to make the crossing as unobtrusive as possible. He confirmed that it was also intended to provide a footway on the west side.

The Cabinet Member advised that having visited the site he was aware of the geometry of the area and welcomed the confirmation that a footway was to be provided on the west side. Accepting that all alternatives had been looked at and having regard to the arguments and options set out in the report he confirmed his decision as follows:

to approveimplementation of the proposal as advertised and described in the report CMDE4.

Signed……………………………

Cabinet Member for Environment

Dated……………………………..