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Meeting: 07/10/2021 - Council (Item 46)

Limits to Vehicle Speed and Size on Minor Rural Roads (Minute 30 - 22 July 2021)

To receive and consider the recommendations of the Cabinet (Minute 41a) as an amendment to the following Notice of Motion submitted previously to the Council by Councillor Hodgson and referred thereto in accordance with Standing Order 8(2), namely 

 

This Council will investigate and seek policy based solutions that can be implemented, to address and mitigate the growing problem of large agricultural vehicles and HGVs that frequent minor rural roads that are unsuitable for their use, that will:

 

Limit the size of vehicles to improve safety for other road users and reduce damage to Devon Banks, old walls, hedges, wildlife habitats and roadside drains

 

Limit the speed of all motorised vehicles to be consistent with safe levels regarding visibility (i.e. blind bends and turns in the road) and the associated risk of collision with other road users.

 

Recognise of the rights of other rural road users, including residents, pedestrians, cyclists, persons with disabilities and wildlife; all of whom need safe access and use of rural roads with safety and tranquillity.

 

Exercise DCC’s legal duty to protect formally protected wildlife species and habitats and designated built heritage. Seek to implement the ‘Quiet Lanes scheme in and around rural settlements by inviting parish council’s to propose roads that might be eligible for this designation (under the Quiet Lanes and Homes Zones (England) Regulations 2006.

 

Having had regard to the aforementioned, any factual briefing/position statement on the matter set out in Report (CSO/21/13) and other suggestions or alternatives considered at that meeting the Cabinet subsequently resolved:

 

That Council:

 

(a)  continue to make site specific assessments on the need for any restriction based on size or class of vehicle;

 

(b)  that the setting of speed limits continues to be aligned with existing County Policy; and

 

(c)   agree Quiet Lanes schemes be considered on a case by case basis, but only where there is whole community support for a scheme.

 

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Councillor Hart MOVED and Councillor McInnes SECONDED that the Cabinet’s advice be accepted and that Council;

 

(a) continue to make site specific assessments on the need for any restriction based on size or class of vehicle;

 

(b) that the setting of speed limits continues to be aligned with existing County Policy; and

 

(c) agree Quiet Lanes schemes be considered on a case by case basis, but only where there is community support for a scheme.

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Hart was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED and subsequently thereafter also CARRIED as the substantive motion.

Minutes:

Pursuant to County Council Minute 30 of 22 July 2021 relating to the Notice of Motion set out below as previously submitted and formally moved and seconded by Councillor Hodgson that: 

                       

This Council will investigate and seek policy based solutions that can be implemented, to address and mitigate the growing problem of large agricultural vehicles and HGVs that frequent minor rural roads that are unsuitable for their use, that will:

 

Limit the size of vehicles to improve safety for other road users and reduce damage to Devon Banks, old walls, hedges, wildlife habitats and roadside drains

 

Limit the speed of all motorised vehicles to be consistent with safe levels regarding visibility (i.e. blind bends and turns in the road) and the associated risk of collision with other road users.

 

Recognise of the rights of other rural road users, including residents, pedestrians, cyclists, persons with disabilities and wildlife; all of whom need safe access and use of rural roads with safety and tranquillity.

 

Exercise DCC’s legal duty to protect formally protected wildlife species and habitats and designated built heritage.

 

Seek to implement the ‘Quiet Lanes scheme in and around rural settlements by inviting parish council’s to propose roads that might be eligible for this designation (under the Quiet Lanes and Homes Zones (England) Regulations 2006.

 

and having had regard to the advice of the Cabinet set out in Minute 41(a) of 8th September 2021:

 

Councillor Hart MOVED and Councillor McInnes SECONDED that the Cabinet’s advice be accepted and that Council;

 

(a) continue to make site specific assessments on the need for any restriction based on size or class of vehicle;

 

(b) that the setting of speed limits continues to be aligned with existing County Policy; and

 

(c) agree Quiet Lanes schemes be considered on a case by case basis, but only where there is community support for a scheme.

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Hart was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED and subsequently thereafter also CARRIED as the substantive motion.



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