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Charlbury: proposed extension of 30mph speed limit, traffic calming measures and waiting restrictions

Meeting: 21/07/2022 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 29)

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Report by Corporate Director, Environment and Place

 

This report presents responses received to a statutory consultation on traffic proposals comprising an extension of the 30mph speed limit on the B4022 Spelsbury Road, new and amended waiting restrictions and time limited parking places, and a traffic calming build-out. as shown in Annex 1, which have been put forward as a result of requests put forward by Charlbury Town Council

 

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is RECOMMENDED to approve as advertised:

 

a.     The extension of the current 30mph speed limit on the B4026 Pound Hill / Charlbury Road northwards by 530 metres,

b.    the new/amended ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (Double Yellow Lines) parking restrictions on: Grammar School Hill, B4437 Thames Street, B4437 Nine Acres Lane, Church Street, and Browns Lane,

c.     One new ‘1 hour permitted parking Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm with No return within 1 hour’ parking bay on the western side of Market Street,

d.    removal of ‘no waiting at any time’ outside The Old Post Office (shown on the consultation plan as a ‘one hour permitted parking bay),

e.     the new traffic priority calming build-out feature on the eastern side of the B4022 Banbury Hill.

 

 

Decision:

The Leader of the Council agreed the following delegated decisions, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, to approve the recommendations made to the Cabinet Member for Highways Management:

 

To APPROVE the recommendations as set out in the report.

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council considered a report from the Corporate Director, Environment and Place presenting responses received to a statutory consultation on traffic proposals comprising an extension of the 30mph speed limit on the B4022 Spelsbury Road, new and amended waiting restrictions and time limited parking places, and a traffic calming build-out which have been put forward as a result of requests put forward by Charlbury Town Council.

 

The Leader said that she had received a late representation regarding the positioning of the build-out on the eastern side of the B4022 Banbury Hill but she was satisfied that the plans were correct and would reduce speeds of vehicles using that route

 

 

The Leader of the Council was RECOMMENDED to approve as advertised:

 

a.     The extension of the current 30mph speed limit on the B4026 Pound Hill / Charlbury Road northwards by 530 metres,

b.     the new/amended ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (Double Yellow Lines) parking restrictions on: Grammar School Hill, B4437 Thames Street, B4437 Nine Acres Lane, Church Street, and Browns Lane,

c.     One new ‘1 hour permitted parking Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm with No return within 1 hour’ parking bay on the western side of Market Street,

d.     removal of ‘no waiting at any time’ outside The Old Post Office (shown on the consultation plan as a ‘one hour permitted parking bay),

e.     the new traffic priority calming build-out feature on the eastern side of the B4022 Banbury Hill.

 

 

DECISION:- to approve the report’s recommendations.