Issue - meetings
Banbury - Bretch Hill - proposed waiting restrictions and 20mph speed limit
Meeting: 23/02/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 37)
37 Banbury - Bretch Hill - proposed waiting restrictions and 20mph speed limit 
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Contact: Chloe Kirby, Engineer, Road Agreements Team.
Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM 11).
To agree proposed traffic safety measures as part of approved residential development.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management AGREED to approve as advertised the following:
a) A 20mph speed limit on Bailey Road, Bennett Drive, Fivash Close, Davies Road, George Parish Road, Hall Close, Harris Close, Longley Crescent, Tony Humphries Road, Upton Close and Wilson Road; and
b) ‘No waiting at any time’ parking restrictions (double yellow lines) at Wilson Road & Longley Crescent.
Minutes:
In accordance with approved policy that all roads within new residential developments in the county will have a 20mph speed limit order, a consultation was carried out on a proposed 20mph speed limit on the roads within a development to the west of the existing Bretch Hill residential area in Banbury. Additionally, to avoid the potential obstruction and road safety hazards arising from parking, the proposals also included no waiting at any time restrictions on Wilson and Longley Crescent as shown in Annex 2.
The Chair noted that there was more support for the 20mph speed limit scheme than the ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ restrictions (3 objections and 15 objections, respectively). It was accepted that there was risk of some displacement, but the current parking was judged to be obstructive.
It was suggested that, in the longer term, a residents permit parking scheme might be more appropriate to manage parking provision more effectively and equitably in this area. The Chair asked officers to keep this under review.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED as advertised the following:
a) A 20mph speed limit on Bailey Road, Bennett Drive, Fivash Close, Davies Road, George Parish Road, Hall Close, Harris Close, Longley Crescent, Tony Humphries Road, Upton Close and Wilson Road.
b) ‘No waiting at any time’ parking restrictions (double yellow lines) at Wilson Road & Longley Crescent.