The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to make their contributions and responded to their points in turn.
Officers commented that a 50mph speed limit seemed appropriate and that Thames Valley Police didn’t object to that reduction. It was also suggested that further reducing the speed limit from 40mph to 20mph would not be fully compliant with the Council’s 20mph policies.
The Chair noted that this proposal was in response to a retrospective planning application which would regularise parking that already took place at the site. Officers confirmed that the County Council, as highways authority, had no objection in its role as a statutory consultee to the planning application.
Officers noted that lots of people crossed the road, so a lower speed limit was appropriate.
Officers stated that this proposal was separate to the wider Vision Zero review of A & B roads.
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 the following 30mph speed limits, as advertised:
(i) B4047 Burford Road – from its junction with the A40 Asthall roundabout, for 325 metres,
(ii) The unnamed road (running north towards Asthall) – from its junction with the B4047 Burford Road, for 140 metres.
b) Approve the introduction of the 40mph speed limit on the B4047 Burford Road for 300 metres, as advertised.
c) Approve the introduction of the following 50mph speed limits on the B4047 Burford Road, as advertised:
(i) between the proposed 40mph ‘buffer’ limit at Asthall & the existing 30mph speed limit at Minster Lovell,
(ii) between the existing 30mph speed limit at Minster Lovell & the existing 40mph speed limit at Witney.