Decision details

1.     To consider comments received following the formal advertisement of the proposed 40mph speed restriction on Church Street / Manor Hill, Purton and Lydiard Millicent.

I approve that:

(i)       The proposals be implemented as advertised.

(ii)       The objectors be advised accordingly.

This decision was published on 11 December 2024 and will come into effect on 19 December 2024.

4. The proposal is seeking to improve road and pedestrian safety as requested by Purton Parish Council and replace the current length of national speed limit between the villages of Purton and Lydiard Millicent with a 40mph speed limit.

3.       To:

(i)             Implement the proposed 40mph limit as advertised.

(ii)            Abandon the proposal.

2. Consultation has been undertaken with:

- The elected Wiltshire Council member through the statutory TRO process.

- Purton Parish Council through the statutory TRO process.

- Members of the Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Local Highways and footway Improvement Group (LHFIG)

- Emergency Services through the statutory TRO process

- Members of the public through the statutory TRO process.

The proposed traffic regulation order (TRO) was subject to formal consultation between 1st August and the 26th of August 2024. During the consultation period a total of forty-one (41) items of correspondence were received in response to the proposal, of these thirty-eight (38) were objections with three (3) in support. 

The proposal has been developed following representation from Purton Parish Council and prioritisation by the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Local Highways & Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG) and endorsement by Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board.