Decision details

To:

(i)         Consider the comments received following the formal advertisement to upgrade the existing Pelican pedestrian crossing to a new signal-controlled Toucan crossing on The Centre and to introduce a traffic calming feature on the access road to Central Car Park, Amesbury.

(ii)        Recommend the making of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO hereafter) as advertised.

I approve that the proposed Traffic Regulation Orders be implemented as advertised.

This decision was published on 15 February 2022 and will come into force on 23 February 2022.              

(i)             The proposed pedestrian crossing and traffic calming feature are integral to the cycle improvement scheme and form a safety improvement for pedestrians and cyclists.

(ii)            The proposals are in accordance with Priorities 2 and 4 of the Council’s Business Plan.

(iii)          The proposals have the support of Amesbury Town Council.

To:

(i) Implement the proposed TRO as advertised.

(ii) Amend the proposed TRO in consideration of the comments received.

(iii) Abandon the proposals.

Consultation has been undertaken with:

·       The elected Wiltshire Council Members representing the Amesbury West, Avon Valley and Durrington Wards.

·       The elected Amesbury Town Council Members through the statutory consultation process.

·       Emergency services through the statutory consultation process.

·       Members of the public through the statutory consultation process.

The proposed legal orders were subject to formal consultation between 18 November 2021 and 14 January 2022.  During the consultation period a total of two items of correspondence were received in response to the Council’s proposals, both of which were objections.  One objection to the overall cycle scheme proposal and one specifically objecting to the traffic calming feature on the access road to Central Car Park.