Issue - items at meetings - Traffic Regulation Orders for Highcliffe School Area

The proposals aim is to improve safety for pupils, parents/carers, staff and residents by introducing various parking changes at key points in the Highcliffe School area. It is hoped that this will in turn encourage walking and cycling to the school meeting corporate and Local Transport Plan objectives to encourage sustainable travel choices and improve safety.

RESOLVED that: -

Cabinet approved the Traffic Regulation Orders as advertised to enable the order to be made, sealed and to implement the restrictions which are outlined in this report and appendices.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holders: Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Dynamic Places

Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Connected Communities

Reasons

To approve the making and sealing of the Orders. This will enable the implementation of new and amended traffic restrictions on the following roads in Highcliffe:

· Field Way

· Forest Way

· Parkside

· Smugglers Lane North

· Smugglers Lane South

· Woodfield Gardens

The above are required to facilitate the delivery of safer routes to school access improvements and reduce conflict in the area around the school and improve walking and cycling for pupils at key locations and the wider community. In taking this decision regard has been had to the council’s duty under section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

Support and Objections have been received, which are outlined in

Appendix 2.

The Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'H' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the recommendations sought to improve safety for pupils, parents/carers, staff and residents by introducing various parking changes at key points in the Highcliffe School area.

In relation to this Cabinet was informed that it was hoped that this will in turn encourage walking and cycling to the school meeting corporate and Local Transport Plan objectives to encourage sustainable travel choices and improve safety.

Cabinet members spoke in support of the recommendations and urged Teachers to use the parking provided by the school to reduce the amount of road parking.