Issue - meetings

This report informs the Executive Member of objections received during the formal legal consultation on the 20mph Traffic Regulation Order for the Westminster Road area.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member agrees to implement the 20mph limit as advertised.

REASON:                  As the number of objections received to this proposal and the wider issues have been subject to reports previously.

The Executive Member considered a report, which brought to his attention the objections received during formal legal consultation on the 20mph Traffic Regulation Order proposal.

Representations were received from a resident of Ousecliffe Gardens. He raised concerns at the unnecessary expense of providing 20mph speed restrictions in the area when the existing speed humps already prevented speeds above this level. He referred to a residents meeting in January 2010 when the majority had supported point closure with no support being received for a speed limit. He reiterated residents concerns at the use of Westminster Road/The Avenue as a rat run and that the money should be used on works at the Water End junction to improve traffic flows.

Officers confirmed that these proposals were connected with the initial investigations on the Water End cycle scheme and that proposed signage would provide a cost saving.

The Executive Member pointed out that he was generally not in favour of incurring additional costs in introducing a speed limit where vehicle speeds were already below that level. However he felt that the location of a school on The Avenue constituted special circumstances in this particular case.

He then gave consideration to the following options:

1. To implement the proposed 20mph speed limit as advertised.
2. To implement a lesser restriction (in this case that would be over a reduced area).
3. Take no further action with regards to implementing the 20mph zone.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member agrees to implement the 20mph limit as advertised. ^1.

REASON:                  As the number of objections received to this proposal and the wider issues have been subject to reports previously.