Decision details

To:

(i)               Consider objections, comments and suggestions received in response to the Experimental Prohibition of Driving Order implemented in Woods Hill, Limpley Stoke.

(ii)              Recommend that the said Prohibition of Driving Order, be made permanent.

DECISION MADE

            I approve that:

(i)               A permanent Traffic Order be advertised, enabling the Experimental Prohibition of Driving Order to be made permanent.

(ii)             The objectors be informed accordingly.

               This decision was published on 24 February 2022   and will come into force on             4 March 2022            

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After consideration of public representations and officers’ comments, and having assessed the benefits against disadvantages, it is considered appropriate to make a permanent Traffic Order enabling the Experimental Prohibition of Driving Order to be made permanent.

To:

(i)               Make a permanent Traffic Order enabling the Experimental Prohibition of Driving Order to be made permanent.

(ii)              To advertise an amended Experimental Traffic Order.

(iii)            To abandon the Experimental Prohibition of Driving Order.

The Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) for this scheme was brought into operation on 15 March 2021.  A plan of the scheme is included at Appendix 1.

The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 provides that formal consultation is not required prior to the enactment of an ETRO.  However, any person may, within the first six months of operation of the ETRO, object to the making of an Order for the purpose of indefinite continuation of the Traffic Order.

During the six-month period commencing at the introduction of the ETRO, 49 specific comments were made by 71 respondents. Of these respondents, 25 indicated their objection to the scheme, 34 indicated their support and 12 provided general observations or queries with no preference indicated.  A schedule of comments, together with officer responses is included at Appendix 2.  A list of respondents is provided at Appendix 3.