THE COUNTY COUNCIL (THORPE LANE, , LANE AND DUCK POND LANE, ) (BOROUGH OF ) IMPOSITION OF 40MPH AND 50MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 202

THE LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL hereby gives notice that it proposes to make an Order under Sections 5, 84 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be 1. to impose a 40mph speed limit on parts of Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby, Duck Pond Lane and Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston 2. to impose a 50mph speed limit on parts of Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby and Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston

A copy of the proposed Order together with a plan illustrating the proposals and an explanatory statement giving the Council's reasons for proposing to make the Order may be inspected during normal office hours at my offices, Room 200, County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA, at the offices of Charnwood Borough Council, Council Offices, Southfield Road, , Leicestershire LE11 2TX, at Parish Office, 12 High St. Barrow upon Soar, LE12 8PY, and on the Notice Boards of Thurmaston and Barkby & Barkby Thorpe Parish Councils Documents can also be viewed online at https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/cars-and-parking/traffic- management-consultations

Objections to the proposals, specifying the grounds on which they are made, should be sent in writing to the undersigned by not later than 29th January 2021, quoting reference JM/HTWMT/4796. Alternatively, objections can be emailed to [email protected] or via the online comment form which may be accessed via the link above. If you have any queries in connection with this scheme or require alternative formats of this Notice, including larger print, braille or fax transmission, please contact Leicestershire County Council on (0116) 305 0001.

Dated: 8th January 2021 LAUREN HASLAM, Director of Law and Governance, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA KEY

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ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

ANN CARRUTHERS DIRECTOR

TRAFFIC & SIGNALS

BARKBY THORPE

TITLE: EXISTING 30MPH SPEED LIMIT DISCLAIMER: DRAWING NUMBER SCALE RESTRICTIONS NOT SHOWN ON THIS PLAN WILL NOT CHANGE TM5023/T1/1/B THIS PLAN IS FOR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ONLY AND NTS PREPARED BY: L MEASURES DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE FINAL LEGAL ORDER CHECKED BY: R SHARIF DATE NOV 2020

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MAPINFO (C) Leicestershire County Council COUNTY HALL * GLENFIELD * LEICESTER * LE3 8ST Tel:0116 3050001 * Fax: 0116 3050006

E.Mail address: [email protected] Website: www.leicestershire.gov.uk N KEY

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ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

ANN CARRUTHERS DIRECTOR

TRAFFIC & SIGNALS

BARKBY & THURMASTON

TITLE: PROPOSED 40MPH AND 50MPH SPEED LIMITS

BARKBY DUCK POND LANE AND BARKBY THORPE LANE DISCLAIMER: THORPE DRAWING NUMBER SCALE RESTRICTIONS NOT SHOWN ON THIS PLAN WILL NOT CHANGE TM5023/T1/1/A THIS PLAN IS FOR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ONLY AND NTS PREPARED BY: L MEASURES DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE FINAL LEGAL ORDER CHECKED BY: R SHARIF DATE NOV 2020

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MAPINFO (C) Leicestershire County Council COUNTY HALL * GLENFIELD * LEICESTER * LE3 8ST Tel:0116 3050001 * Fax: 0116 3050006

E.Mail address: [email protected] Website: www.leicestershire.gov.uk THE LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (THORPE LANE, BARKBY, BARKBY THORPE LANE AND DUCK POND LANE, THURMASTON) () IMPOSITION OF 40MPH AND 50MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 202

The Leicestershire County Council (''the Council") in exercise of its powers under

Sections 5, 84 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the

Act") and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Chief Officer of

Police in accordance with Part Ill of Schedule 9 to the Act, hereby makes the following

Order:-

1. This Order may be cited as "The Leicestershire County Council (Thorpe Lane,

Barkby, Barkby Thorpe Lane and Duck Pond Lane, Thurmaston) (Borough of

Charnwood) (Imposition of 40mph and 50 mph Speed Limits) Order 202 "

2. The Order shall come into force on the day of 201

3. The Leicestershire County (Various Roads, Districts of Melton, Charnwood and

Harborough and Various Parishes in Leicestershire) (Revocation of 30 and 40mph

Speed limit and Imposition of 30mph and 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1998 is

hereby revoked in Part as specified in Schedule 1 to this Order

4. No person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 40 MPH on

the lengths of roads as specified in Schedule 2 to this Order 5. No person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50mph on the

lengths of roads as specified in Schedule 3 to the Order

6. No person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 30mph on the

lengths of roads as specified in Schedule 4 to this Order

7. The plans annexed to this Order and marked drawing numbers TM5023/T1/1/A and

TM5023/T1/1/B are for identification purposes only. SCHEDULE 1

Revocation in Part

Barkby Thorpe, Parish of Barkby

King Street – from a point 48 metres south of the southern facing house wall of Hill Top farm, farm house, in a northerly then westerly direction to its centre-line junction with Queen

Street and approximate distance of 253 metres

That Length of road known locally as Hobs Lane – from its centre-line junction with

Thorpe Lane in a westerly direction for an approximate distance of 60 metres

Queen Street/ Thorpe Lane – from a point 159 metres south west of Queen Street’s centre-line junction with King Street in a generally north easterly then westerly then north easterly direction to a point approximately 63 metres north east of the Hobs Lane centre-line junction with Thorpe Lane, Barkby Thorpe, an approximate distance of 387 metres

SCHEDULE 2

Imposition of 40 MPH Speed Limit

Duck Pond Lane, Thurmaston From its junction with Barkby Lane, Barkby to its junction with Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston

Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston From a point 165m east of its junction with Thorpe Field Road, Thurmaston (existing 30mph) to its junction with Duck Pond Lane, Thurmaston

Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby From its junction with Duck Pond Lane, Thurmaston to a point 250m south east of its junction with Duck Pond Lane, Thurmaston SCHEDULE 3

Imposition of 50 MPH Speed limit

Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston & Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby From a point 250m south east of the junction of Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston to a point 53m west of its junction with Thorpe Lane, Barkby Thorpe

SCHEDULE 4

Existing 30mph Speed Limit

Thorpe Lane, Barkby From its junction with Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby to a point 61m north of its junction with Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby

Barkby Thorpe Lane, Barkby From its junction with Queens Street, Barkby Thorpe to a point 53m west of its junction with Thorpe Lane, Barkby Thorpe

Queens Street, Barkby Thorpe For its entire length

Barkby Thorpe Road, Barkby Thorpe From its junction with Queens Street, Barkby Thorpe to a point 170m south of its junction with King Street, Barkby Thorpe

Kings Street, Barkby Thorpe From its junction with Queens Street, Barkby Thorpe to a point 289m east and south of its junction with Queen Street, Barkby Thorpe

THE COMMON SEAL of THE LEICESTERSHIRE ) COUNTY COUNCIL was hereunto affixed ) This day of ) in the presence of :- )

Authorised Signatory LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

BOROUGH OF CHARNWOOD

BARKBY THORPE LANE, THURMASTON AND BARKBY PROPOSED 50MPH SPEED LIMIT

DUCK POND LANE, BARKBY THORPE LANE, THURMASTON PROPOSED 40MPH SPEED LIMIT

VARIOUS ROADS, BARKBY THORPE EXISTING 30MPH SPEED LIMIT

STATEMENT OF REASONS

As part of the Rural Routes Initiative (RRI), all County roads that are assigned the national speed limit have been reviewed to identify those with a personal injury accident rate higher than the national average.

As a result of this review Barkby Thorpe Lane has been identified to have a total number of accidents above the national average. Therefore, in order to increase highway safety and reduce the accident rate, the County Council proposes to reduce the speed limit from 60mph (national speed limit) to 50mph.

It has been brought to our attention that there have been a significant number of accidents that have not been recorded at the Duck Pond Lane and Barkby Thorpe Lane junction. After taking the above into account, the presence of sharp bend and the proximity of the rail bridge to the junction, it has been decided to reduce the speed limit to 40mph for Duck Pond Lane and a section of Barkby Thorpe Lane.

To help emphasise the start of the 40mph speed limit and to encourage drivers to reduce their speed at this point we propose introducing a gate way feature, relocating the village name plate for Thurmaston to the location of the speed limit change and to lay dragons teeth markings on the approach with a carriage way roundel

The proposals are shown in plan TM5023/T1/1A.

Separate to these proposals and as part of an administrative process to update the schedules using our current descriptions we have included the lengths of the 30mph speed limit in the village of Barkby Thorpe in the advert. The 30mph speed limit is where there is no street lighting and is currently signed on the ground. The extents will NOT be changing and are shown in plan TM5023/T1/1B.