QRUrl LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAY FORUM FOR N W LEICESTERSHIRE MONDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2015 AT 4.30 PM TO BE HELD AT COUNCIL CHAMBER AT NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES AGENDA Item Pages 1. Chairman's welcome 2. Apologies for absence 3. Any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent elsewhere on the agenda 4. Declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda 5. Minutes of the previous meeting (Pages 3 - 10) 6. Chairman's update 7. Presentation of Petitions under Standing Order 36. A petition with 215 signatures from Cllr Sean Sheahan CC will be presented. The petition demands urgent action in response to a recent road traffic accident on Widgeon Drive, Measham. “We, the undersigned, demand urgent action in response to the recent road traffic accident on Widgeon Drive, Measham, in which a child was seriously injured. Speeding vehicles are a recurring problem on this road and local residents are fearful that unless something is done, it will only be a matter of time before someone is killed. We therefore call upon the County Council to investigate the recent accident and take steps to bring in traffic calming measures, using either it’s own resources or by seeking contributions from other potential funders”. 8. Response to Petition: Request to make the area around (Pages 11 - 16) Warren Hills School entrance, Stamford Drive, Coalville, a safer place for all Officer to Contact: Sue Dann, Democratic Support ◦ Department of Environment and Transport ◦ Leicestershire County Council ◦ County Hall Glenfield ◦ Leicestershire ◦ LE3 8RJ ◦ Tel: 0116 305 7122 ◦ Email: [email protected] www.twitter.com/leicsdemocracy www.facebook.com/leicsdemocracy www.leics.gov.uk/local_democracy 9. Response to Petition: request to introduce traffic calming (Pages 17 - 20) and crossing facility measures on Central Avenue, Ibstock 10. Response to Petition: Request to investigate the (Pages 21 - 24) circumstances of a fatal accident on Measham Road, Oakthorpe 11. 2015/16 maintenance and improvements programmes - (Pages 25 - 42) information item 12. Programme of traffic management work - current position - (Pages 43 - 48) information item 13. On-going action statement - nothing to report 14. Items for consideration for future discussion Will Members please submit these in writing to the officers prior to the meeting 15. Any other items the Chairman has decided is urgent 16. Dates of meetings in 2016: Tuesday 16th February, Thursday 14th July, Tuesday 18th October - Council Chamber, North West Leicestershire District Council 17. Chairman's closing remarks 3 Agenda Item 5 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAYS FORUM FOR NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE HELD AT THE NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES ON MONDAY 20 TH JULY 2015 AT 4.30PM PRESENT County Councillors District Councillors Cllr J G Coxon (Chairman) Cllr J Cotterill Cllr T Pendleton Cllr M Specht Cllr S Sheahan Cllr J Bridges Cllr H Worman Cllr D Harrison Cllr G Hoult Cllr V Richichi The following also attended the meeting: County officers present: P Crossland, B Holt, D Wright, T Kirk, P Bradshaw, S Dann District officers present: Melanie Phillips 120. CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME The Chairman welcomed all the new and old Members and also officers to the meeting. The Chair informed the new Members that if they need any information regarding the Forums etc this can be provided. 121. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors N J Rushton, T Eynon, L Spence and District Councillor R Ashman. 122. URGENT ITEMS There were no urgent items. 123. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Cllr J Bridges DC expressed a non-prejudicial interest in item 9 on the agenda. 124. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday 16 th February 2015 were confirmed and signed as a true record of the meeting. The Chairman wished it to be noted that Cllr D De Lacy DC who attended the last Forum had recently passed away and will be sorely missed by Members as he was always a good contributor to the meetings. 125. CHAIRMAN’S UPDATE The Chairman informed Members that Dave Bradbury, the previous Forum Administrator had retired at the end of May. The Chairman wished to thank Dave Bradbury for all his 1 D:\moderngov\Data\AgendaItemDocs\7\5\6\AI00045657\$cke5yjyt.doc 4 excellent work and support over the years. Mr Crossland agreed to send a letter to Dave on behalf of the North West Leicestershire Highways Forum to express their gratitude. 126. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS UNDER STANDING ORDER 36 (i) A petition with 10 signatures from Mr M Ball, on behalf of the Nottingham Road and Wood Street Action Group, Ashby will be presented. The petition lists five proposals to mitigate the “excessive driver speeds and excessive traffic volume together with putting at risk the safety of the many pedestrians and drivers who use Nottingham Road and Wood Street” The Chairman presented the petition and asked Mr Ball the Lead Petitioner to speak in support of this petition. Mr Ball expressed his deep concerns about the excessive speeds along Nottingham Road which he felt had increased over the 17 years he has lived in the area, along with the increasing volume of traffic. The Chairman thanked Mr Ball for the petition and the supporting information and asked Mr Wright to go through the report in response to this petition, which will be noted in item 127. (ii) A petition with 212 signatures from Mrs Sue McKendrick will be presented. The petition expresses concerns about road safety issues within Blackfordby Village, in particular speeding on Butt Lane; speeding on Main Street; rat running on Heath Lane; crossing concerns on Main Street near to the school; and blind bend and no footway on Strawberry Lane/Well Lane The Chairman presented the petition and asked Mrs McKendrick the Lead Petitioner to speak in support of this petition. Mrs McKendrick stated the information she had gathered, which included information from the Police and also her direct observations. She expressed her concerns following the presentation on the proposed new housing development. Mrs McKendrick asked that speeds be assessed on the Butt Lane area and requests that the speed limit be reduced to 30mph. Mrs McKendrick also raised concern following a recent accident. The Chairman thanked Mrs McKendrick for the petition and the supporting information and asked Mr Wright to go through the report in response to this petition, which will be noted in item 128. (iii) A petition with 55 signatures from Mr and Mrs Redfern, together with a letter received by Mr and Mrs Redfern from Andrew Bridgen MP on this issue will be presented. The petition requests that the length of the double yellow lines be extended to the boundary between 32 and 34 Central Road, Hugglescote to allow safe exit and entrance The Chairman presented the petition and asked Mr and Mrs Redfern, the Lead Petitioners if they would like to speak in support of this petition. Mrs Redfern highlighted the dangerous parking on Central Road. She stated that officers had met with her and Cllr T Eynon CC on site and agreed that visibility exiting Holly Bank is very poor, and the road is very busy. She went on to say that there had been visibility issues and several near miss accidents. The Chairman thanked Mr and Mrs Redfern for the petition and the supporting information and asked Mr Wright to go through the report in response to this petition which will be noted in item 129. (iv) A petition with 1135 signatures from Mr Talbut will be presented. The petition raises concerns about Leicestershire County Council plans regarding Hugglescote Crossroads 2 D:\moderngov\Data\AgendaItemDocs\7\5\6\AI00045657\$cke5yjyt.doc 5 The Chairman presented the petition. He explained that Mr Talbut was unable to attend but had arranged for Mr Abbott to speak in his absence. Mr Abbott introduced himself and explained that he was speaking on behalf of CrossRoads Action Group (CRAG). Mr Abbott distributed a copy of the petition presentation – Hugglescote Crossroads HCR to all Members/officers at the meeting. Mr Abbott informed Members that the Hugglescote Community Centre which could be affected by the proposed scheme was not only historic but it was well loved and well used in the community. He explained that enough money had been raised by supporters to commission an independent traffic survey which showed that no work was necessary on the crossroads. The details of the survey were discussed. This data was made available to officers. Mr Abbott highlighted that the residents of Hugglescote were strongly opposed to the County Council’s proposals. The Chairman thanked Mr Abbott for the supporting information and asked Mr Crossland to go through the report in response to this petition, which will be noted in item 130. (v) A petition with 541 signatures from Cllr S Sheahan will be presented. The petition calls upon LCC to take action regarding bus services for Moira The Chairman presented the petition and asked Mrs Patricia Thomas, the Mayor of Ashby Wolds Town Council to speak in support of this petition. Mrs Thomas introduced herself and gave her presentation in support of this petition. The Chairman thanked Mrs Thomas for the supporting information and asked Mr Kirk to go through the report in response to this petition, which will be noted in item 131. (vi) A petition with 107 signatures, together with a list of comments, from Mrs J. Mead will be presented. The petition requests Leicestershire County Council to make the area around the Warren Hills School entrance a safer place for all The Chairman noted the petition and advised Members that a response will be reported to the next meeting.