Decision details

To consider the petition submitted on 9 July 2019

11.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.  He reported the written comments of the Local Member who was unable to be present.

DECISIONS

11.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to advise the petitioners that (1) a potential traffic calming scheme for Cavendish Avenue 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 £400 per site) would be required prior to a Community Match application. 

Reasons

11.3     The County Council needs to ensure that we target our resources to those schemes which will be of greatest benefit to our local communities. To help prioritise the numerous requests received for improvements, we developed a process to determine which schemes should be funded through our Integrated Transport Programme. The request for traffic calming measures has been assessed to determine if it might be a priority for further consideration. The proposal did not meet the benchmark score to enable it to be taken forward.  However, appropriate improvements could be considered should an alternative source of income become available or if an application through Community Match was successful.

11.4     In order to determine what measures could be suitable in Cavendish Avenue prior to a Community Match application, it is suggested that the residents contact the Borough Council to ascertain whether they would be interesting in supporting a scheme to try and influence traffic conditions in this road. They would then need to commission a Feasibility Study at a cost of £500 and speed data at a cost of £400 per site. This will help to identify possible improvements for further discussions and provide the group of residents and Borough Council with an estimate of what they might cost to assist in their budget considerations.