Purpose

The proposals are being pursued as part of a
Section 278 Agreement under the Highways Act 1980 and Section 106
under the Town and Country Planning Act as part of a new
development which will introduce further traffic movements.

The purpose of the junction table at the junction with Midge Hall
Lane and the speed cushions with associated buildouts along
Longmeanygate are to enforce the proposed changes in the speed
limit, in the interest of highway safety for all users.

Consultations
Formal consultation was carried out between 10 November-2023 and 8
December-2023 which included advertising in the local press and
notices being displayed on site. Divisional county councillors were
consulted along with the council's usual consultees and the
consultation documents posted on the council's website.

Following formal consultation ten correspondence of support, three
objections and nine correspondences raising concerns and making
additional comments to the proposals were received.

The main points raised in the responses along with Officer comments
are outlined in Appendix C.

Content

Peter Bell, Regulation and
Enforcement Manager, on behalf of the Matt Townsend,
Director of Highways and Transport
took a decision to approve the order.