Decision details

Date of Decision:

5^th August 2024

Title:

Delegated Officer Decision Report:

Consultation Update associated with the proposed 20mph speed limit and road humps at Harley.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss

Assistant Director – Regeneration & Environment

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

The scheme was reported to Cabinet Members on 19^th December 2022, (Item 90) and delegated approval was given to the Strategic Director to enter Local Neighbourhood & Road Safety Schemes into the Capital Programme, Transportation Capital Investment Programme, which was approved on 11^th May 2023.

The sub-scheme of delegation authorises the Assistant Director to promote, consider objections to and implement Traffic Regulation Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1999.

Decision:

Approval of the proposal to introduce a 20mph Speed Limit on various roads and road humps at Harley.

Reasons for the Decision:

To enable the implementation of a 20mph speed limit with some traffic calming measures at Harley. To assist in the reduction of the incidence or likelihood of injury & non injury road traffic collisions taking place. The measures will also reduce traffic speeds to a level commensurate with the proposed lower 20mph speed limit.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

A 20mph speed limit without any additional traffic calming was originally considered but traffic surveys identified that speeds would be too high along sections of Harley Road to accord with the guidance from the Department for Transport regarding setting local speed limits. Other roads proposed to be 20mph already have speeds commensurate with the proposed new speed limit.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Delegated Officer Decision Report – Consultation Update, Proposed Implementation of 20mph Speed Limit on various roads and road humps at Harley.