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Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/195 

Non-Key Decision

Contact: Nick Howdle-Smith, Project Manager (Nick.Howdle-Smith@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM). 

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Endorse the proposed scheme design for Witney High Street & Market Square shown in Annex 1-3;

b)    Delegate to the Director of Environment and Highways, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport Management, any design changes necessary to support management of scheme cost;

c)    Approve the following order and traffic features required to deliver the scheme:

i)      the introduction of new ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double yellow lines) – revoking all existing loading restrictions – on High Street & Market Square, as advertised.

ii)    the removal of the existing 3-hour time limited ‘Disabled Persons Parking Places’ (DPPPs), and the introduction of new unrestricted DPPP bays on High Street & Market Square, as advertised.

iii)  the construction of a new Zebra crossing on Welch Way, as advertised.

iv)  the introduction of new ‘No Stopping Except Buses’ (at all times) bays on High Street & Market Square, as advertised.

v)    the introduction of a new ‘No stopping except local buses 7am–5pm Mon to Fri & 7am-2pm Sat. Taxis 5pm-7am Monday to Friday, 2pm-Midnight Saturday and all-day Sunday’ bay on Market Square, as advertised.

vi)  the introduction of a new ‘No Stopping Except Taxis’ (at all times) bay on Market Square, as advertised.

vii) the construction of a new Traffic calming features (Flat top road humps) on High Street, as advertised.