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Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference 1 A40, London Road 40 30 30 Wycombe District Supports proposal because of increased 30 (Gomm Road to West Council number of accesses serving housing and of Knaves Beech industrial developments over the last 10 Roundabout), years or so. Also, since the introduction of Chepping Wycombe. the bus lane in 1997 regular incidents of overtaking have, on occasions, caused minor accidents involving vehicles waiting to turn right into the side roads. 2 A40, London Road 50 40 40 Cllr Dalton (WDC) Supports proposal. 40 (Knaves Beech - including roundabout - and White Hill to east 40 Beaconsfield Supports proposal to enable pedestrians, in of Watery Lane), Parish Council particular children and the elderly, to cross Chepping Wycombe/ the road. Wooburn 40 Right to Ride Welcomes proposal Network (R.M Crombie) 50 Mike Knight Arguably, there is little need to change the (BCC Area speed limit on this length. Manager) Page 1 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference 3 A40 White Hill/ Oxford 50 40 40 Cllr Dalton (WDC) Supports proposal Road/ Wycombe End (east of Watery Lane to west of existing 30mph speed limit 40 Right to Ride Welcomes proposal approaching Network (R.M Beaconsfield), Crombie) Wooburn/ Beaconsfield 40 Cllr Margaret Current 50mph speed limit is too high for See 40 agreed from Holtspur Dewar (BCC) the following reasons: comments mini roundabout to Working Group (a) Several busy junctions, most giving proposed 30 at Member access to large housing estates. Beaconsfield, BUT 40 (b) Significant accident record. thought to be inappropriate (c) Difficult junction with Broad Lane. on White Hill to east of (d) The stretch is on the M40 diversion Watery Lane because of route. carriageway width and lack (e) Above average use by HGV's - many of development/accesses. going to landfill site. 50mph limit recommended (f) Speeding by motorcycles. for this length. (g) A field west of Broad Lane is used for motor cycle events. (h) There is a dangerous dip in the road near the garage and garden centre. Page 2 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference 3 (cont.) 30 Tony Griffiths Comments received by email. This junction (in vicinity of (Holtspur has a limit of 50mph. I think this is too high. Holtspur Resident) Traffic approaches too quickly to be ble to Roundabout) react to events on the roundabouts, especially from the Beaconsfield direction. I would suggest that 30 is appropriate for 200 yards before the junction to include the petrol station. Unspecified John Wood Attention is drawn to the following 3 North Drive conditions prevailing on the A40 between Holtspur, Beaconsfield and Holtspur. Beaconsfield (1) Traffic accidents occur regularly at the HP9 1TZ junctions with Broad Lane and Burkes Road. (2) Access to A40 is already very difficult at busy times from Holtspur Top lane, North Drive, Broad Lane, Burgess Wood Road, Burkes Road, Walkwood Rise and Butlers Court Road. (3) Planning applications currently under consideration will, if granted, cause a significant increase in the population living adjacent to Oxford Road in Holtspur and a corresponding increase in the volume of traffic seeking to access the A40. Page 3 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference 50 Mike Knight Arguably there is little need to change any (BCC Area of the length. Particularly, I believe there is Manager) no justification for making White Hill a 40mph limit. This wide section has no pedestrians, high 85th percentiles and is two lanes uphill. A 40mph speed limit would be ridiculous. 4 A40, Wycombe End 50 30 No comments received. 30 (existing '30' to end length used for parking), Beaconsfield 5 B4440, Wooburn NSL 50 50 Cllr Dawson Supports proposal Green Road /Holtspur (WDC) Lane (A40 to north of Holtspur Avenue) Beaconsfield / 50 Mike Knight Suggests 50 Wooburn (BCC) 40 Wooburn Parish Anomalous for this short stretch to remain See General consensus that 50 NSL between existing 50 and 40mph limits. comments not unreasonable, but 40 may link more readily if 40 at Holtspur (A40) 50 Wycombe District Supports 50 - to be consistent with limit on Council A40. 6 Unclassified/C104 NSL 50 50 Cllr Dawson Supports proposal. 40 Main road between Broad Lane (A40 to (WDC) Beaconsfield and Burnham Wash Hill/Hedsor and getting busier now that Lane) Beaconsfield, Odds Farm attraction is Hedsor and Wooburn open. Existing 85th %ile speeds below 50.Recent improvements to warning signs should help, but concern that some drivers may treat 50 as a Page 4 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference Unspecified Right to Ride I question a 50 on this length. The section Network (R.M between Lillyfee Farm Road and Wooburn Crombie) Common Road has far too many bends to encourage people to exceed 40. At present, drivers know they can go up to the national limit of 60 but they don't. However, put in a 50 limit and they may well try to drive at that speed. 40 Right to Ride Supports colleagues comments (above). Network (Peter The imposition of a 40mph limit would be England) feasible in the light of recorded average and 85th percentile. Although predominantly rural, the road does have a rather bad accident record and forward visibility is poor along some stretches. Unspecified Mike Knight Surely a 50mph limit is superfluous. (BCC Area Average speeds on this very rural winding Manager) road are low. The PIA record is not good,but would hope signing improvements assist with this. 7 Unclassified, Egypt NSL 40 40 Farnham Royal Approves the proposal 40 Lane/Stewarts Drive Parish Council (A355 to south of Dukes Drive), Burnham and 40 Corporation of Supports the proposal Farnham Royal) London (Burnham Beeches) Page 5 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference 8 MC7, Littleworth NSL 30 20 Petition Wish to see reduced speed in the vicinity of Road/ Dropmore (plus traffic containing 250 Dropmore Infant School and Burnham Road (north of Jolly calming) signatures Montessori Schools. Call upon BCC to Woodman PH to implement, with immediate effect, traffic south of Wooburn calming and speed limiting measures to Common Road, enforce a 20mph speed limit outside the Littleworth Common) schools and a 30mph zone on all roads in Burnham the vicinity. 8(cont.) 20 Ian Hill Whilst the proposal for a 30mph limit is (plus traffic Brookend welcomed as a step in the right direction, calming) Cottage, and the geographical extent of the Horseshoe Hill proposed restriction appears to correspond Littleworth to the proposals which 'SPEED' envisages, Common the 250 signature petition submitted to Burnham yourselves demanded a 20mph limit outside SL1 8QE the two schools. Unspecified C.P.S Martin These individual letters all expressed Jasmin Cottage concern about the excessive speed of Littleworth Road traffic past the two schools. The following Littleworth issues were highlighted by one or more of Common these respondees: SL1 8PF (a) A very winding length flanked by two schools. (b) An extremely busy commuter rat-run at peak times. (c) Excessive speed of through traffic. (d) Continuing growth of traffic. (e) Parking for the schools narrows the carriageway to single lane width. (f) Parents and children need to cross the road. Page 6 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No. Extg Prop Rec Limit Comments Preference 20 John Petersen See above Brook End Farmhouse Dropmore Road Burnham SL1 8NF 20 A.M.J Frost See above (plus traffic St Anne's House calming) Littleworth Road Burnham SL1 8PF 8(cont.) Unspecified C Scott-Brown See above Beech Tree House Dorney Wood Road Littleworth Common SL1 8PX Unspecified Stella King See above 9 Horseshoe Hill Littleworth Common SL1 8QE Unspecified R Hosier See above The Thatched Cottage Horseshoe Hill Littleworth Common SL1 8QE Page 7 of 20 Appendix D AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT REVIEW : SPECIFIC COMMENTS UPON INDIVIDUAL AREA 9 SPEED LIMIT PROPOSALS AT INITIAL CONSULTATION Dec 2004/ JAN 2005. Speed Limit Working Group Response Speed Road(s) Number/ Consultee/ Limit Ref Comments received Name/Length Consultee Respondee No.