Decision details

Purpose of Report: The report will consider requests for speed limit changes and offer an officer recommendation for the outcome at each location.

The Executive Member will be asked to review the information provided at each location and a course of action to either take forward to statutory consultation for an amendment of the Traffic Regulation Order or take no further action.

Decision due date for Executive Member for Transport deferred from 17/01/2023 to 21/02/2023.  Reason: To give Officers the time to consider late representations from the Police.

Resolved:

     i.        That the revised speed limit as advertised for the following sites be implemented:

·        The Hollies, Stockton on the Forest              20mph

·        Northfield Lane, Poppleton                           30mph                                                                         

·        North Lane, Huntington                                 30mph

·        Wheldrake Lane, Elvington                           30mph

·        Sim Balk Lane, Bishopthorpe                       40mph

·        Askham Bryan site 1                                      30mph

·        Askham Bryan site 2                                      40mph and 30mph

·        Wheldrake Lane, Elvington                           30mph

·        Naburn                                                            30mph

·        The Revival Estate                                         20mph

Reason: Because the indications are these are appropriate speed limits due to the surrounding environment.

    ii.        That an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order be implemented for 18 months for revised speed limits as advertised for the following sites:

·        A1079, Dunnington                              40mph

·        Towthorpe                                            30mph

·        Shipton Road                                       30mph

Reason: Because this will provide an opportunity to obtain real time speed date to provide confidence that the proposed speed limit will be adhere too.