Cross Houses, Change to speed limit

Proposal

Title of Scheme

Cross Houses - Changes to the Speed Limit

Description

The changes to the length of the 30mph on the A458 are part of the planning agreement for the housing development by Fletcher Homes. The change of speed limit from 40 to 30 mph along the road to Berrington will reduce sign clutter.

The other changes to the speed limit are to consolidate/tidy up the order for Cross Houses so as to include those lengths not previously covered.

Location

Various roads in Cross Houses.

Consultation Begins

18 May 2017

Consultation Ends

8 June 2017

 

THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL

(BOROUGH OF SHREWSBURY & ATCHAM) (NO. 2)
(SPEED LIMITS) ORDER 2006 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 

Shropshire Council proposes to make the following changes to the speed limit in Cross Houses:

  • The 40mph speed limit on the following length of road shall be reduced to 30mph:
    • Unclassified road to Berrington from its junction with the A458 Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth road for a distance of 57 metres in a generally south-westerly direction.
  • The 30mph speed limit on the A458 on the western side of the village will be extended so that the 40mph limit will be reduced in length to:
    • From a point 127 metres north-west of its junction with the unclassified road to Berrington to a point 9 metres north-west of that junction. 

Full details of these proposals are in the deposited documents which may be examined during usual office opening hours at The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, or at Bayston Hill Library, Lythwood Road, Bayston Hill. Alternatively they may be viewed at:  www.shropshire.gov.uk/traffic.

If you wish to raise an objection, express support or make any other comments about these proposals, please send an e-mail to: traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk by 8 June 2017. You may also ring 0345 678 9006 for more information.

Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by e-mail, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.

18 May 2017

 

(Data Protection:  Please note that representations received may be reproduced, stored, copied and published on-line in connection with the processing of the (proposed) Order and/or any Inquiry. Information will not be used for additional purposes without consent. Representations without a name and address will be treated as anonymous, which may affect their weight in the decision making process. Any details published on-line will exclude individuals email addresses and phone numbers.)

 

 

How to get involved

If you wish to raise an objection, express support or make any other comments about these proposals, please send an e-mail to: traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk  or ring 0345 678 9006 by 8 June 2017.

Outcome

Proposals timed out after passing the two year deadline for implementing proposed traffic orders. There is a possibility that they will be re-advertisement in the future though.

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