Purpose

To consider the comments
received following the formal advertisement of a proposed 20-mph
speed limit in Chippenham, to include the following roads and to
recommend an appropriate way forward.
 

Ashe Close

Ashe Crescent

Ashfield Road

Barrow Green

Birch Grove

Broomfield

Cedar Grove

Deansway

Elmwood

Greenway Avenue

Greenway Court

Greenway Gardens

Greenway Lane

Greenway Park

Hamlet Court

Heathfield

Hill Rise

Lansdown Grove

Maple Way

Moorlands

Murrayfields

Northwood

Oaklands

Pew Hill (northern
spur)

Pew Hill (southern
spur)

The Hamlet

The Oaks

Twickenham Way

Willow Grove

 

 

Content

I approve that:
 

(i)            
The proposals be implemented as
advertised.
 

(ii)           
The objectors be advised accordingly.
 
 
This decision was published on
Friday 24 November 2023 and will come into force on Monday 4
December 2023.           
 

Reasons for the decision

The proposal is intended to
improve road conditions by reducing the speed limit to 20-mph on
these residential roads and is in line with national
guidance.  Collectively, these changes
should provide a positive impact on road safety.
 
The proposals will also be in
accordance with the following commitments set out by Wiltshire
Council’s Business Plan 2022-2032:
 

Empowered People – ‘We
are safe’, ‘We Stay Active’
Resilient Society – ‘We ensure decisions are
evidence based’
Thriving Communities – ‘We have vibrant, well
connected communities’
Sustainable Environment – ‘We are on the path to
carbon neutral’

 

Alternative options considered

To:
 

(i)            
Implement the proposals as advertised.
 

(ii)           
Implement the proposals as advertised with
amendments.
 

(iii)          
Abandon the proposals.