Councillors and committees

Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: The Chamber, Surrey Heath Borough Council. Knoll Road, Camberley

Contact: Nikkie Thornton-Bryar  Surrey County Council Surrey Heath Borough Council, Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, GU15 3HD

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1/20

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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    To receive any apologies for absence.

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    Apologies were received from Cllr Helen Whitcroft.

2/20

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING pdf icon PDF 222 KB

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    To agree the Minutes of the last meeting held on 21 Oct 2021.

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    The minutes of the last meeting held on 21 October 2021 were agreed.

3/20

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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    Declarations of Interest

    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter;

    (i)            Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or

    (ii)           Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

    NOTES:

    • Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest
    • As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner)
    • Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

     

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    There were no declarations of interest made.

4/20

PETITIONS pdf icon PDF 371 KB

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    To receive any petitions in accordance with Standing Order 68. Notice should be given in writing or by email to the Community Partnership and Committee Officer at least 14 days before the meeting.

     

    Alternatively, the petition can be submitted on-line through Surrey County Council’s e-petitions website as long as the minimum number of signatures (30) has been reached 14 days before the meeting.

     

    A30 London Road, Bagshot

    At the last meeting a petition response was presented to the Committee regarding a speed limit reduction through the village of Bagshot.  Further speed monitoring was agreed and an update report has now been provided.  The purpose of this update is to present the findings of the surveys, and to provide a more detailed assessment of the measures requested.

     

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    Decision:

    The Local Committee noted that:

     

    (i)            A series of speed surveys have been undertaken along the A30 London Road through Bagshot.

    (ii)          The results of these surveys are shown in Table 1 above and all indicate a good general level of compliance with the existing speed limit. 

    (iii)         The results of the surveys indicate that, in accordance with the county council’s “Setting Local Speed Limits” policy, a 30mph speed limit could be introduced over the length of the A30 London Road highlighted in Annex 3.  A proposal to introduce a 30mph speed limit over this length has therefore been added to programme of road safety schemes to be delivered during the 2022/23 financial year.  The proposal also includes the introduction of vehicle activated signs to help encourage compliance with the lower limit.

    (iv)         Further surveys are to be undertaken to assess the following:

    ·         Over what length the existing 50mph speed limit on the A30 London Road, which starts approximately 250m north east of the junction with Station Road and Bridge Road, could potentially be reduced to 40mph.

    ·         Over what length the existing 50mph speed limit on the A30 London Road, which starts approximately 200m south east of Lupin Close, could potentially be reduced to 40mph.

    ·         Any additional reductions in speed limit determined to be appropriate by the further surveys would be progressed in conjunction with the proposed introduction of the 30mph speed limit.

    Minutes:

    Declarations of Interest: None.

     

    Officer in attendance: Jason Gosden, Highways Officer

     

    Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: One, as detailed

     

    At the last meeting a petition response was presented to the Committee regarding a speed limit reduction through the village of Bagshot. Further speed monitoring was agreed and an update report was presented to the Committee. The update outlined the findings of the surveys.  Members thanked the Highways Officer for listening and taking this forward and welcomed the further surveys proposed.

     

    The Local Committee noted that:

     

    (i)            A series of speed surveys have been undertaken along the A30 London Road through Bagshot.

    (ii)           The results of these surveys are shown in Table 1 above and all indicate a good general level of compliance with the existing speed limit. 

    (iii)          The results of the surveys indicate that, in accordance with the county council’s “Setting Local Speed Limits” policy, a 30mph speed limit could be introduced over the length of the A30 London Road highlighted in Annex 3.  A proposal to introduce a 30mph speed limit over this length has therefore been added to programme of road safety schemes to be delivered during the 2022/23 financial year.  The proposal also includes the introduction of vehicle activated signs to help encourage compliance with the lower limit.

    (iv)          Further surveys are to be undertaken to assess the following:

    ·         Over what length the existing 50mph speed limit on the A30 London Road, which starts approximately 250m north east of the junction with Station Road and Bridge Road, could potentially be reduced to 40mph.

    ·         Over what length the existing 50mph speed limit on the A30 London Road, which starts approximately 200m south east of Lupin Close, could potentially be reduced to 40mph.

    ·         Any additional reductions in speed limit determined to be appropriate by the further surveys would be progressed in conjunction with the proposed introduction of the 30mph speed limit.

5/20

WRITTEN PUBLIC QUESTIONS

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    To answer any written questions from residents or businesses within the area in accordance with Standing Order 69.  Notice should be given in writing or by email to the Community Partnership and Committee Officer by 12 noon on 18 Feb, four working days before the meeting.

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    There were no written public questions received.  There was no public forum, but 8  members of the public attended and 2 people asked questions regarding Bus stops (see Major Projects update) and the A322 (see Highways Budget Report).

6/20

WRITTEN MEMBERS QUESTIONS pdf icon PDF 88 KB

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    To receive any written questions from Members under Standing Order 47.  Notice must be given in writing to the Community Partnership & Committee Officer by 12 noon on 18 Feb, 4 working days before the meeting.

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    One question was received from Cllr Helen Whitcroft, regarding installation of yellow lines agreed in the last parking review.

     

    The question and answer were published in the supplementary agenda.

     

7/20

HIGHWAYS BUDGET 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 239 KB

8/20

SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR ROADS AROUND RAVENSCOTE, TOMLINSCOTE AND ST AUGUSTINE'S SCHOOLS pdf icon PDF 283 KB

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MAJOR PROJECTS UPDATE BRIEFING pdf icon PDF 7 KB

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    To receive an update on Major Projects in Surrey Heath.

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    Declarations of Interest: None.

     

    Officer in attendance: Kevin Ratnasingham, SCC Projects Officer

     

    Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: None

     

    The Projects Officer outlined the major schemes that were being undertaken in Surrey Heath – namely the A30 London Road improvements and the Gold Grid Bus project. 

     

    The A30 improvements project had been delivered on time and to budget and this success might lead to further funding becoming available.  The bus improvement project also involved  the introduction of bus stop clearways which did have some impacts on residents parking.  

     

    Rachel Woodward, Kings Ride resident stated that the bus stop clearway works had been undertaken without any consultation and asked whether they could therefore be reversed.  Cllr Hogg apologised that full consultation had not taken place before the lines were put in place and that this had been raised with Officers and changes made.  Work was ongoing to look at future proposed works and these would be fully consulted upon prior to any installation.

     

    The Project Officer also stated that processes and procedures would be followed in future and that SCC would take onboard the comments and feedback.

10/20

DECISION TRACKER pdf icon PDF 317 KB

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    To update the Committee on decisions and actions that are outstanding.

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    The decision tracker was noted.

11/20

FORWARD PLAN pdf icon PDF 11 KB

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    To review the forward plan of decision items for future meetings.

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    The forward plan was noted.