The Parish Council has received the following information from Oxfordshire County Council about a consultation they are conducting.

Oxfordshire County Council wants to make our built environments safer and more attractive places to walk and cycle. To enable this, 20mph speed restrictions are being used to help promote alternative modes of transport for local travel. Further details on how the council is considering making 20mph the new 30mph for Oxfordshire communities can be found here.

We’re therefore asking for your views on the proposal to introduce a 20mph speed within Appleton & Eaton, replacing the majority of the existing 30mph speed limit in the process. Lengths of 30mph speed limit will be retained as a ‘buffer’ limit on Netherton Road & Eaton Road at the northern & southern approaches to the village, with Officers having taken the current road environment & traffic usage into account.

The proposals are being put forward following road safety concerns raised by the parish, and form part of a countywide programme of works that seeks to deliver ‘a safer place with a safer pace’ for the residents of Oxfordshire. In light of this please find the Councils consultation portal at the address below. The following consultation documents can be found there as well.

• Public Notice,
• Statement of Reasons,
• Consultation Plan(s), and
• Draft Traffic Regulation Order(s).

The proposed Traffic Regulation Order is scheduled to be advertised in the Oxford Times newspaper today; Thursday 16th May 2024.

https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/appletoneaton_20mph2024

As stated on the notice, any objections or other representations on the proposal should be submitted by Friday 07th June 2024.