Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/080

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Report by Interim Deputy Director for Environment & Economy – Commercial (CMDE9).

This report presents objections and comments received in the course of a statutory consultation on the proposal to extend the 30mph limit on the A361 Burford Road, southwards from its current terminal point to replace part of the existing 40mph speed limit.  The amendment to the speed limit here has been proposed for road safety reasons as a result of the residential development of land adjacent to the A361 Burford Road, at the southern end of Chipping Norton which will create a new junction on the A361.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approvethe implementation of the proposal as advertised.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE9) a report presenting objections and comments received in the course of a statutory consultation on a proposal to extend the 30mph limit on the A361 Burford Road, southwards from its current terminal point to replace part of the existing 40mph speed limit.  The amendment to the speed limit here had been proposed for road safety reasons as a result of a new junction on the A361 which would be created by a residential development of land adjacent to the A361 Burford Road, at the southern end of Chipping Norton.

He also noted comments received from the local member Councillor Hilary Hibbert-Biles which had been tabled in the addenda sheet.

Mr Tole explained that the changes which had been introduced by the development would alter the nature of this part of the A361. Explaining the rationale for not extending the 30 restriction down to the sports complex he advised that the length of the restriction as proposed ran alongside the length of the new development which, as a consequence, would become more urbanised while the rest of the road down to the sports complex would remain an undeveloped open area of land.  The situation would however be kept under review in the light of other developments in Chipping Norton.

The Cabinet Member understood the concerns of the local member regarding extension of the speed limit to the sports complex but on the basis of the arguments and options set out in the report and the representations made to him felt that at this time the proposal was appropriate and confirmed his decision as follows:

to approveimplementation of the proposal as advertised.

Signed…………………………….

Cabinet Member for Environment

Dated………………………………