Decision details

To:

(i)             Consider the comments received following the formal advertisement of proposed waiting restrictions at Oldfield Park and Queens Road area, Westbury.

(ii)            Recommend the making of the Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs hereafter) as advertised.

I approve that:

(i)             The proposed TROs be implemented as advertised.

(ii)            The correspondents who commented on the Council’s proposals be informed accordingly.

This decision was published on Wednesday 1 November 2023 and will come into force on Thursday 9 November 2023.     

The proposed waiting restrictions will help the Council to meet its statutory duty of ensuing that the right of passage along the public highway is not impeded.

The proposals are in accordance with outcomes 2 and 3 of the Council’s Business Plan.

The proposals have been prioritised by the Westbury LHFIG as a project for 2023-24 and supported by the Area Board.

To:

(i)       Implement the proposed TROs as advertised.

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

(iii)      Abandon the proposals.

Consultation has been undertaken with:

• The elected Wiltshire Council Members representing Westbury Wards

• The elected Westbury Town Council through the statutory TRO consultation process

• Members of the Westbury Local Highways & Footways Improvement Group (LHFIG)

• Emergency services through the statutory TRO consultation process

• Members of the public through the statutory TRO consultation process

The proposed TROs were subject to formal consultation between 10 February 2023 and 13 March 2023. During the consultation period a total of two items of correspondence were received in response to the Council’s proposals. Of those two items, one expressed support for the Council’s proposals, and one objected to the Council’s proposals.