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Standlake - Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits and associated speed limit buffers

Meeting: 07/09/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 165)

165 Standlake - Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits and associated speed limit buffers pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/176

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

 

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM24).

 

Consider formal consultation responses.

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Standlake and Brighthampton as advertised.

 

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Standlake and Brighthampton as advertised.

Minutes:

The report presented responses to a statutory consultation on the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits in Standlake and Brighthampton.

 

The Chair invited the speakers, in turn, to address the meeting and responded to points raised.

 

The Chair thanked the speakers for their support for the proposal.

 

The Chair commented that a good relationship with the bus companies was key to what the Council’s objectives and this scheme required a balance to be struck, as reduced speed limits affected the performance of the bus companies. The Chair went on to say that we need to be mindful of making a judgment on future proposals, based on what we believe the bus companies may say.

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Standlake and Brighthampton as advertised.