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Proposed Experimental Order - Nelson Street, Thame - One Way Street
Meeting: 26/02/2026 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management (Item 141)
141 Proposed Experimental Order - Nelson Street, Thame - One Way Street 
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Cabinet Member: Transport Management
Forward Plan Ref: 2025/254
Contact: Lee Turner, Team Leader – Traffic and Road Safety (Lee.Turner@oxfordshire.gov.uk)
Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM).
The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:
(a) Approve the introduction of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) to create a northbound one-way traffic restriction on Nelson Street, Thame,
(b) To continue to allow southbound cycling, following consultation feedback,
(c) To give delegated authority to the Director of Environment and Highways to make changes to the ETRO, if required, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport Management.
Minutes:
The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to make their contributions and responded to their points in turn.
The Chair and officers agreed that contraflow cycle lanes were aligned with LTN 1/20 and supported the Council’s policies.
Officers noted that the signage would also be updated.
The Chair asked if Rooks Lane would see increased traffic levels. Officers noted that surveys should around 300 cars would either use Rooks Lane or the High Street if Nelson Street moved to an one-way system as proposed.
The Chair asked about the short stretch of road at the north end of Nelson Street that remained two-way was due to the fire station. Officers confirmed this and stated that it would help on-call firefighters travelling in to the station.
The Chair thanked officers for their work, speakers for their contributions and agreed to the recommendations in the report.
RESOLVED to:
a) Approve the introduction of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) to create a northbound one-way traffic restriction on Nelson Street, Thame,
b) To continue to allow southbound cycling, following consultation feedback,
c) To give delegated authority to the Director of Environment and Highways to make changes to the ETRO, if required, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport Management.