Decision details

A petition has been received in advance of the Local Committee Public Meeting on 2 March 2017 requesting the Committee consider a 20mph speed limit, with relevant features, along Heathpark Drive, Birch Road and Oakwood Road, Windlesham.

The petition was received 15 December 2016 and was passed to Surrey County Council Officers to provide a report on the matter in time for the coming meeting.

After much discussion, it was agreed that this was an exceptional case (with an 80% increase in traffic over the past 3 years) and the Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed that:

(i)    The Area Highways Manager reconsider the recommendations with the local County Councillor with the aim of bringing a designated 20mph scheme back to the next Local Committee.

(ii)  The Chair of the Local Committee write to the relevant Cabinet Member stating Surrey Heath Local Committees’ support for 20mph schemes within the local speed limit policy.  (Step 6 of the policy states that if the Committee disagree with the recommendations presented to them by the Highways Manager and wish to proceed with an alternative option, then the issue must be submitted for decision by the Cabinet Member responsible for road safety).

The amended recommendations were proposed by C.Cllr Mike Goodman and seconded by Cllrs Valerie White and Bill Chapman.