Decision details

31.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.  It was clarified that the road lay within the Buxted Parish Council area. 

31.2     Mr Graham Midmer, the Lead Petitioner, spoke in support of the petition. 

DECISIONS

31.3     RESOLVED to advise the petitioners that (1) a 40mph speed limit on Coopers Green Road is not a priority for the County Council; and

(2) the C33 at Ringles Cross was approved at the Lead Member meeting on 14 September 2015 as a priority for a Local Safety Scheme in the 2015/16 financial year; the Road Safety Team is presently investigating a set of safety improvements to help make this part of Coopers Green Road safer.

Reasons

31.4     The C41 Coopers Green Road has a relatively good safety record and has not been identified as a priority for a lower speed limit.  There has been a number of injury crashes reported to Sussex Police on the C33 at Ringles Cross, and this has been identified as a priority for a Local Safety Scheme from capital funding.

31.5     The petitioners may wish to approach Buxted Parish Council with the support of the Local Member to establish whether they would support an application through the County Council’s Community Match Initiative.