Issue - meetings

South Stoke - Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits and associated speed limit buffers

Meeting: 25/05/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 102)

102 South Stoke - Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits pdf icon PDF 952 KB

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/067

Contact: Geoff Barrell, Principal Engineer, 20mph speed limit project, geoff.barrell@oxfordshire.gov.uk

 

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM    ).

 

To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.

 

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of a 20mph speed limit in South Stoke.

Minutes:

The report presented responses to a statutory consultation on the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits in South Stoke.

 

The Chair considered the comments and the officers’ responses.  He noted the comments from the Local Member, Councillor Kevin Bulmer, suggesting that the proposal would provide problems for buses and the fire service.  However, the bus company responded and raised no objection.  Officers confirmed that they work closely with the emergency services to ensure that proposals will not adversely affect their operations.

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of a 20mph speed limit in South Stoke.