Decision - 20mph zone Fore Street, Barton, Torquay

20mph zone Fore Street, Barton, Torquay

Decision Maker: Director of Pride in Place

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To implement a 20-mph zone within the Fore Street Barton area, comprising of the following roads:

20-mph Speed Limit

Road name	Length of restriction
Bellrock Close	For its whole length.
Clennon Lane	For its whole length.
East Pafford Avenue	For its whole length.
Edgeley Road	For its whole length.
Fore Street	From a point 42m Eastwards of its junction with Pafford Avenue, northwest for its remaining length.
Halsteads Road	From its junction with Fore Street southwards for 15m.
Isaacs Road	For its whole length.
Mincent Close	For its whole length.
Mincent Hill	For its whole length.
Orange Grove	For its whole length.
Pafford Avenue	For its whole length.
Pafford Close	For its whole length.
Roberts Close	For its whole length.
St Augustines Close	For its whole length.
Starpitten Grove (Northern sections)	For its whole length.
Starpitten Grove (Southern sections)	For its whole length.
Starpitten Lane West	For its whole length.
Sussex Close	For its whole length.
West Pafford Avenue	For its whole length.
Willow Avenue	For its whole length.

Further to the above under a separate order:

Road name	Length of restriction
Church Road	For its whole length.

Reasons for the decision:

The implementation of 20-mph zone in the Fore Street Barton area supports Torbay Council’s ongoing programme of measures to reduce casualties from road traffic collisions with excessive speed being considered as a major contributor to fatalities and serious injuries on the highway network.

Alternative options considered:

An alternative would have been to not implement the 20-mph zone. This would be contrary to the continuation of measures to reduce casualties from road traffic collisions on Torbay’s Highway Network and was therefore not recommended.

Background Papers:

Transport Working Party Report 2018 - 20mph speed limits in Residential areas. Road Safety Initiatives report 2020/21.

Implementation:

Immediately.

Information:

To implement a 20-mph zone within the Fore Street Barton area. The scheme was proposed for implementation following consultation and agreement with Cabinet Member for Environment, Infrastructure and Environment (pre-election), the Head of Highways (SWISCo) and pre-election ward Councillors Steve Darling, Long and Dudley. Following the Local Elections in May 2023 the Cabinet Member for Place Services and Economic Growth was also consulted and supported the proposals. The Transport and Parking Working Party have over a number of years considered various Road Safety Initiatives, as such the Director of Pride in Place has been recommended to implement a 20-mph zone within the Fore Street Barton area.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Publication date: 04/08/2023

Date of decision: 17/07/2023