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Decision details

PETITIONS & PETITION RESPONSES

Decision Maker: Waverley Local Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Two petitions were received:

 

(i)  From Mr Tony Sollars which contains 54 signatures and reads:

"We the undersigned petition Surrey County Council to: 'implement a 20mph zone around the Chandler and Barrow Hills schools in Witley'.

 

Witley Parish Council have put forward suggestions for a 20mph zone around the Chandler and Barrow Hills schools in Witley to make it safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers."

 

The Local Committee (Waverley) resolved to AGREE that:

 

(i)                The Safer Travel Team and key stakeholders including the Police will investigate the issues set out in the petition in line with Surrey County Councils (SCC’s) Road Safety Outside Schools Policy.

 

(ii)               The Safer Travel Team will return to the Waverley Local Committee in March 2018 with a report outlining any recommendations associated with the petition.

Reason: The Safer Travel Team will investigate the above issues in accordance to the SCC’s Road Safety Outside Schools Policy, and will return to the next Local with a full report.

 

(ii)  From Mr Luke Freeborough which contains 110 signatures and reads:

“We, the undersigned, petition Surrey County Council via Witley Parish Council to install the following in order to make access to Witley Infant School safer:

• appropriate school signage at strategic points on Church Lane

• to begin the ‘20 is plenty’ process for the part of Church Lane that runs past Witley Infants

• to add coloured road messaging to the surface of Witley Infants

• any other driver behaviour-changing improvements.

 

The road system in and around Witley CE Infant School is dangerous and not fit for purpose.  Crossing the road, accessing the car parking and access to Church Lane, both by car and on foot, is dangerous.  Every school should have safe access for the children who are in attendance, but Witley Infant School does not.  There is not enough signage at two key points on Church Lane to inform drivers that there is a school; there are no road markings to encourage vehicles to drive more slowly and appropriately around young children; pedestrians have no right-of-way here.”

 

The Local Committee (Waverley) resolved to AGREE that:

 

(i)                The Safer Travel Team and key stakeholders including the Police will investigate the issues set out in the petition in line with Surrey County Councils (SCC’s) Road Safety Outside Schools Policy.

 

(ii)               The Safer Travel Team will return to the Waverley Local Committee in March 2018 with a report outlining any recommendations associated with the petition.

Reason: The Safer Travel Team will investigate the above issues in accordance to the SCC’s Road Safety Outside Schools Policy, and will return to the next Local with a full report.

 

Publication date: 08/12/2017

Date of decision: 08/12/2017

Decided at meeting: 08/12/2017 - Waverley Local Committee

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