Appendix 1 PROGRESS REPORT No 1 :- REVIEW OF LOCAL SPEED LIMITS IN RURAL EAST SUSSEX BACKGROUND The revised policy summary for setting local speed limits was approved by the Lead Member for T & E on 25 June 2007. The principal changes relate to the new definition for a village and a Speed Assessment Framework for setting speed limits on rural A and B class roads. The government has set a target that all A and B roads be reviewed by 2011 and any changes implemented by that date. PROGRESS TO DATE 1. REVIEW OF SETTLEMENTS (EXCLUDING VILLAGES WITH A 30MPH SPEED LIMIT OR LOWER) 266 settlements were identified for review and placed in priority order for assessment, based on their latest 3 year casualty record. The casualty record (2004 to 2006 inclusive) showed that 149 settlements had recorded at least one crash in the 3 year period whilst the remainder (117 settlements) had recorded none. ( See Appendix A to this note) All the settlements with a crash record have been assessed against the new definition for a village and those meeting it have had speed measurements taken in order to determine what action is required to support a speed limit of 30mph. { To take the programme forward it was agreed with the Lead Member for T & E that it made good sense to combine the village review with the A and B road review and carry out all the work in one area at the same time. To facilitate this proposed method of working it was agreed to base the work on electoral divisions and those with the highest number of KSIs be treated first. East Sussex has 18 rural electoral divisions and these are shown in Appendix 2, ranked by KSIs but excluding those on trunk roads. The only slight issue with this method of working is that settlements with no crashes but meeting the new definition for a village would also have to be included. To date only those settlements within the top 5 electoral divisions have been assessed against the new guidance, but in fact very view met the new definition for a village so the programme of work remained virtually unchanged. ) 2. REVIEW OF ‘A’ AND ‘B’ ROADS . As the review of rural A and B Roads required some consistency with West Sussex County Council, a number of meetings have been held at officer level in order to agree a common approach. To facilitate this work, data for the A272 ( common to both counties ) plus the A26 were analysed in detail and ultimately broad agreement reached on a method for assessment based on accident (crash) rate and severity rate (percentage of killed and seriously injured compared with the total number of casualties). The end result from the process is that high risk lengths of highway are identified and noted for future discussion with Sussex Police. As the A26 and A272 have now been studied, it makes sense to implement the work identified ASAP, therefore all the agreed changes to these routes will be carried out in the current financial year ( 07/08) (See Appendix 5). It will be seen that the programme also includes some villages which were either on the routes or being dealt with from previous work on speed limits. In order to facilitate the proposed method of working described earlier, all the A and B Roads within the top 5 electoral divisions have been identified and casualty data analysed for each route. THE WAY FORWARD As the work on A and B roads must be completed by 201l, it is proposed that the work be evenly spread over the next four years with five areas being dealt with in 08/09 and 09/10 and then followed by four areas in 10/11 and 11/12. (See Appendix 3). A further progress report will be issued in 12 months time. C J Clarke 23/11/07 Village Speed Limit Assessment Accident Range: 01/01/2004 to 31/12/2006 Appendix A SpeedCrashes Crash Vilsibility Assessment ID Electoral Division Parish Settlement Limit Fatal Serious Slight Total SCORE Outcome 1 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Hellingly Lower Dicker 50 121215 19 Not appropriate 2 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Hailsham Magham Down (A271 section) Nat 12912 16 Not appropriate 3 Battle and Crowhurst Battle Starrs Green & Telham 40 13610 15 Meets 4 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Ninfield Hazards Green Nat 12811 15 Does not meet 5 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Chiddingly Golden Cross 50 1258 12 Not appropriate 6 Chailey Chailey North Chailey 40 02810 12 Meets 7 Brede Valley and Marsham Brede Broadland Row 50 1247 11 Not appropriate 8 Buxted Maresfield Fletching Piltdown 50 0358 11 Does not meet 9 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Wartling Boreham Street 40 0358 11 Meets 10 Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean East Dean and Friston East Dean 40 0358 11 Does not meet 11 Buxted Maresfield Little Horsted Little Horsted Nat 1067 9 Does not meet 12 Heathfield Heathfield and Waldron Broad Oak, Heathfield 40 0099 9 Meets 13 Ringmer and Lewes Bridge Hamsey Offham 40 0336 9 Meets 14 Buxted Maresfield Buxted Herons Ghyll Nat 1135 8 Does not meet 15 Forest Row Hartfield Holtye Nat 0167 8 Does not meet 16 Forest Row Hartfield Upper Hartfield 40 0325 8 Meets 17 Framfield and Horam Heathfield and Waldron Little London Nat 0246 8 Does not meet 18 Rother North West Burwash Burwash Common 50 0246 8 Does not meet 19 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly East Hoathly Halland 40 0077 7 Meets 20 Brede Valley and Marsham Brede Broad Oak, Brede 40 0077 7 Meets 21 Buxted Maresfield Isfield Rose Hill Nat 1045 7 Does not meet 22 Buxted Maresfield Danehill Wych Cross 40 0156 7 Does not meet 23 Framfield and Horam Framfield Easons Green Nat 0235 7 Does not meet 24 Wadhurst Frant Eridge Green 40 0235 7 Does not meet 25 Wadhurst Mayfield Wellbrook Nat 0156 7 Does not meet 26 Buxted Maresfield Hadlow Down Hadlow Down 40 1034 6 Meets 27 Buxted Maresfield Fletching Sheffield Green Nat 0145 6 Does not meet 28 Chailey Chailey North Common Nat 0145 6 Does not meet 29 Chailey Chailey South Street Nat 0066 6 Does not meet 30 Forest Row Rotherfield Mark Cross 40 0066 6 Not appropriate 31 Framfield and Horam Framfield Blackboys (50) 50 0145 6 Does not meet 32 Wadhurst Wadhurst Rockrobin 40 0145 6 Does not meet 33 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Laughton Park Corner Nat 0134 5 Does not meet 34 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Laughton Whitesmith Nat 0134 5 Does not meet 35 Battle and Crowhurst Battle Canadia Nat 0055 5 Does not meet 36 Chailey Westmeston Westmeston Nat 0055 5 Does not meet 37 Forest Row Forest Row Priory Road 40 0134 5 Meets 38 Framfield and Horam Horam Burlow Nat 0134 5 Does not meet 39 Framfield and Horam Mayfield Butchers Cross Nat 1023 5 Does not meet 40 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Herstmonceux Windmill Hill 40 0055 5 Not appropriate 41 Heathfield Heathfield and Waldron Punnetts Town 40 0134 5 Meets 42 Northern Rother Ewhurst Swailes Green Nat 1102 5 Does not meet 43 Pevensey and Westham Westham Dittons 40 0213 5 Does not meet 44 Ringmer and Lewes Bridge Hamsey Cooksbridge 40 0134 5 Meets 45 Wadhurst Mayfield Argos Hill 50 0134 5 Not appropriate 46 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Chiddingly Holmess Hill 50 0123 4 Does not meet 47 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Laughton Laughton (40) 40 0123 4 Does not meet 48 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Laughton Terrible Down Nat 1012 4 Does not meet 49 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Arlington Upper Dicker 40 0123 4 Meets 50 Buxted Maresfield Buxted Budletts Common Nat 0044 4 Does not meet 51 Forest Row Rotherfield Boarshead 50 0123 4 Does not meet 52 Forest Row Maresfield Duddleswell 40 0123 4 Does not meet 53 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Bexhill Lunsfords Cross 40 0044 4 Meets 54 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Hailsham Magham Down (C15 section) Nat 1012 4 Meets 55 Newhaven and Ouse Valley West Southease Southease Nat 0044 4 Does not meet 56 Northern Rother Northiam Horns Cross Nat 0123 4 Does not meet 57 Northern Rother Rye Foreign Playden 40 0044 4 Not appropriate 58 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Laughton Shortgate Nat 0112 3 Does not meet 59 Battle and Crowhurst Catsfield Stevens Crouch Nat 0112 3 Does not meet 60 Brede Valley and Marsham Brede Brede 40 0112 3 Does not meet 61 Buxted Maresfield Buxted Poundgate Nat 0033 3 Does not meet 62 Buxted Maresfield Fletching Shortbridge Nat 1001 3 Does not meet 63 Chailey Chailey Chailey 40 0112 3 Does not meet 64 Chailey Wivelsfield Wivelsfield 40 0112 3 Meets 65 Crowborough Crowborough London Rd/ Pleasant View, Crowborough 400033 3 Not appropriate Village Speed Limit Assessment Accident Range: 01/01/2004 to 31/12/2006 Appendix A SpeedCrashes Crash Vilsibility Assessment ID Electoral Division Parish Settlement Limit Fatal Serious Slight Total SCORE Outcome 66 Forest Row Hartfield Quabrook 50 0112 3 Does not meet 67 Forest Row Withyham Withyham Nat 0112 3 Does not meet 68 Framfield and Horam Framfield Mount Ephraim Nat 0033 3 Does not meet 69 Hailsham and Herstmonceux Ninfield Russells Green Nat 0033 3 Does not meet 70 Heathfield Heathfield and Waldron Chapel Cross 40 0033 3 Does not meet 71 Northern Rother Rye Foreign Rye Foreign 50 0112 3 Not appropriate 72 Ouse Valley East Tarring Neville Tarring Neville Nat 0033 3 Does not meet 73 Pevensey and Westham Westham Blackness, Stone Cross (Pevensey) 40 0033 3 Not appropriate 74 Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean Cuckmere Valley Exceat Nat 0112 3 Does not meet 75 Rother North West Ticehurst Bardown Nat 0033 3 Does not meet 76 Rother North West Burwash Burwash Weald 50 0033 3 Does not meet 77 Rother North West Dallington Woods Corner 40 0112 3 Not appropriate 78 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly Chalvington with Ripe Broomham Nat 0101 2 Does not meet 79 Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly