Posted on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council
CONSULTATION – Highworth Place (Witney) – Proposed Parking Restrictions
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(VARIOUS ROADS – WEST OXFORDSHIRE)
(PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND PERMITTED PARKING) (VARIATION NO. xx) ORDER 20**
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The Order will further amend the Oxfordshire County Council (Various Roads – West Oxfordshire) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Permitted Parking) Order 2012.
The effect of the order, for road safety and traffic management reasons is to extend the No Waiting at Any Time (double yellow lines) to cover the whole length of Highworth Place off The Crofts, Witney.
Documents giving more details of the proposals are available for public inspection online by visiting:
https://consultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk
or in person at County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND between 9am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday; and at Witney Library, Welch Way, OX28 6JH, from 9am to 7pm on Monday, Wednesday to Friday, 9am to 1pm on Tuesday and 9am to 4.30 on Saturdays.
Objections to the proposals specifying the grounds on which they are made and any other representations, should be sent in writing quoting ref. JaC/12.6.410 to the address below no later than 5 July 2019. The County Council will consider any objections and representations received in response to this notice. They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and made available to the public.
Traffic Regulation Team for the Director for Infrastructure Operations, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, Oxford, OX1 1ND.
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(VARIOUS ROADS – WEST OXFORDSHIRE)
(PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND PERMITTED PARKING) (VARIATION NO. xx) ORDER 20**
STATEMENT OF REASONS
As a result of road safety concerns raised by Witney Town Council, it is proposed to extend the ‘No waiting at any time’ restrictions (double yellow lines) along both sides of Highworth Place for the full length. This will prevent pavement parking and parked vehicles limiting access and movement.
The County Council continues its responsibility to consider the provision of convenient and safe movement of motor vehicles and the provisions for waiting, and the proposed measures are aimed at ensuring that 1 danger is minimised whilst 2 facilitating the effective and safe passage of traffic.
Detailed documents accompany this document.
Date: 30 May 2019
Traffic and Road Safety Team,
for the Director for Infrastructure Delivery
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall,
New Road
Oxford,
OX1 1ND
1 Section 1 (1) (a) Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
2Section 1 (1) (c) Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
