Pedestrian Crossing - Marldon School
In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor Pennington has requested that the Committee consider this matter.
Minutes:
The Committee noted that, in accordance with Standing Order 23, Councillor Pennington had asked that the Committee consider the issue of a Pedestrian Crossing at Marldon School.
The Chairman, having exercised his discretion and in the spirit of the County Council’s Public Participation rules and with the consent of the Committee, invited Mrs D Sutton (representative of Marldon Parish Council) to speak on this issue.
Councillor Pennington highlighted that there were continuing problems at the School, including volume and speed of traffic and that the public, Parish Council, Neighbourhood Plan and local Police were in support of a pedestrian crossing. He further added that there had been such a crossing in the past, but it had been removed, possibly after objections from nearby properties.
Members asked questions in relation to why the original crossing was removed, the potential for the school to use bollards to prevent poor and ill judged parking, the likely timescale for the proposed road markings near to the school, the traffic criteria that would be applied to support such a proposal and also that technology had improved, including improved shading and the use of LED.
It was MOVED by Councillor Vint, SECONDED by Councillor Gilbert, and
RESOLVED
(a) that the Committee wholeheartedly support the principle of a pedestrian crossing outside Marldon School; and
(b) that officers prepare an evidence base, including the required surveys, costings and monitoring, and submit a project proposal to the next meeting of the HATOC, or that the Chair be given delegated authority to approve the project proposal, whichever is the earlier.