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Meeting: 22/09/2017 - Tandridge Local Committee (Item 133)

133 ROAD SAFETY OUTSIDE SCHOOLS - BURSTOW PRIMARY SCHOOL (EXECUTIVE FUNCTION FOR DECISION) pdf icon PDF 386 KB

A petition was submitted to the Tandridge Local Committee on 9 December 2016 requesting an improvement to road safety on Wheelers Lane and Redehall Road, Smallfield following an accident which occurred outside of school hours. Since this petition was submitted there has been a subsequent accident in May 2017 involving a child from Burstow Primary School, this has obviously renewed concerns surrounding road safety of the children attending Burstow Primary School. This report makes recommendations for highway improvements and road safety education and training activities to try to tackle the problems identified. 

 

(Report attached).

Decision:

 

The Local Committee (Tandridge):

 

(i)    NOTED the contents of the report;

(ii)   AGREED that the measures set out in paragraph 3.1 of this report be added to the list of possible future highway improvements in Tandridge for prioritisation and consideration for future Local Committee funding;

(iii)  SUPPORTED the proposal that external funding may be sought for the proposed highway improvements, for example via a bid to Tandridge District Council for  Community Infrastructure Levy funding; as and when CIL is available from local new housing and;

(iv)AGREED that the Safer Travel Team work with Burstow Primary to take up more of the road safety education and training activities offered by the county council. 

 

Minutes:

Declarations of Interest: Mr Chris Botten declared a personal but not prejudicial interest as Chair of Governors of Burstow Primary School.

 

Officer attending: Rebecca Harrison, Safer Travel Team Manager. 

 

Petition, Public Questions, Statements: None

 

The Officer introduced the report and highlighted a number of key points to address local concerns around road safety around Burstow Primary School. 

 

Members Discussion – Key Points

 

·         Mr David Hodge was happy to support the recommendations but proposed to add to an amendment to Recommendation (iii).  This was seconded by Cllr Martin Fisher.

·         There was some discussion as to whether or not funds raised from a development in the district could be put towards this project.

·         As Chair of Governors of the primary school, Mr Chris Botten thanked the team for their support and added that the school feel supported on this matter. 

·         A Member raised his concerns that St Peter and St Pauls School on Rook Lane in Chaldon is equally dangerous but the speed survey was pulled.  The Area Highways Manager advised that she appreciated the Members’ concern and referred the Committee to Annex 1 of the Highways update report (Item 9) which noted the use of Section 106 money from the Oaklands Hospital site development. 

 

The Local Committee (Tandridge):

 

(i)    NOTED the contents of the report;

(ii)   AGREED that the measures set out in paragraph 3.1 of this report be added to the list of possible future highway improvements in Tandridge for prioritisation and consideration for future Local Committee funding;

(iii)  SUPPORTED the proposal that external funding may be sought for the proposed highway improvements, for example via a bid to Tandridge District Council for  Community Infrastructure Levy funding; as and when CIL is available from local new housing and;

(iv)AGREED that the Safer Travel Team work with Burstow Primary to take up more of the road safety education and training activities offered by the county council.