Report
to:
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
Date of
meeting: 16 January
2023
By:
Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Title:
Petition: Traffic calming or speed reduction scheme in the
Northampton Way/Norfolk Drive/Kent Road and Lincoln Close area of
St Leonards on Sea
Purpose:
To consider the need for the provision of a traffic calming or
speed reduction scheme in the Northampton Way/Norfolk Drive/Kent
Road and Lincoln Close area of St Leonards on Sea
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Lead Member is recommended to advise
petitioners that:
(1)
A potential scheme to implement a traffic calming or speed
reduction scheme in and around Kent Road has been assessed through
our approved High Level Sift process and is not a priority for the
County Council at the present time; and
(2)
Petitioners may wish to consider taking a potential scheme
forward through Community Match. A Feasibility Study (at a cost of
£500) and speed data (at a cost of £422 per site) would
be required prior to a Community Match application.
1. Background
Information
1.1.
At the County Council meeting on 11 October 2022, a petition was
presented to the Chairman by Councillor Scott from a group of
residents from the Northampton Way/Norfolk Drive/Kent Road and
Lincoln Close area of St Leonards. The group requests that the
County Council install some form of traffic calming or speed
reduction scheme in the area. A copy of the petition is available
in the Members’ Room.
2. Supporting
Information
2.
2.1.
Kent Road, Northampton Way, Norfolk Drive and Lincoln Close are
covered by a 30mph speed limit, as indicated by the system of
street lighting in the roads. It is a residential area with a
number of different types of housing present throughout. There is a
children’s play area located on Kent Road, opposite
Northampton Way and Norfolk Drive. A location plan can be found at
Appendix 1.
2.2.
The crash data supplied by Sussex Police for the ten-year period up
to 30 September 2022 shows that there have been no crashes
resulting in personal injury within Kent Road, Norfolk Drive,
Northampton Way and Lincoln Close. This is shown at Appendix
2.
2.3.
The County Council has a limited amount of funding to develop local
transport improvements and need to ensure that the Council targets
resources to those schemes which will be of greatest benefit to
local communities. To help prioritise the numerous requests
received for improvements, East Susses County Council (ESCC)
developed a process to determine which schemes should be funded
through the Integrated Transport Programme. The request for a
traffic calming or speed reduction scheme within the Kent Road area
has been assessed through the approved High Level Sift process and
did not meet the benchmark score to be taken forward.
3. Conclusion
and Reasons for Recommendations
3.
3.1.
It is recommended that the Lead Member for Transport and
Environment advise petitioners that a scheme to implement traffic
calming or speed reduction measures in the Kent Road area of St
Leonards is not presently a priority for funding from the County
Council’s budget. However, appropriate improvements could be
considered should an alternative source of funding become
available, or an application through Community Match was
successful.
3.2.
In order to determine what measures could be suitable in this area,
prior to a Community Match application, it is suggested that the
petitioners contact Hastings Borough Council to ascertain whether
they would be interested in supporting a scheme to try and
influence traffic conditions in the area. The support from the
Borough Council does not need to be financial – any group
interested in taking a scheme forward through Community Match can
provide the funding. They would then need to commission a
Feasibility Study at a cost of £500 and speed data at a cost
of £422 per site. This will help to identify possible
improvements for further discussions and provide the group
concerned and the Borough Council with an estimate of what they
might cost to assist in their budget considerations.
Director of Communities, Economy
and Transport
Contact Officer:
Victoria Bartholomew
Tel. No. 01424 724284
Email: Victoria.Bartholomew@eastsussex.gov.uk
LOCAL
MEMBERS
Councillor Phil
Scott
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