TRAFFIC ORDER PROPOSALS – 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT EXTENSION ON B3354 WINCHESTER ROAD AT CROWDHILL, FAIR OAK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hampshire County Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Order, in exercise of its powers and duties under Sections 82, 83, 84 and 122(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”), Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Act, and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act and having discharged its duty under section 122 of the Act.

General nature and effects of the Order: Will be to:

(i)        Extend the 30 miles per hour speed limit on B3354 Winchester Road 146 metres further north of its junction with Hill Close.

(ii)       Reduce the 40 miles per hour speed limit on B3354 Winchester Road by 146 metres between a point 226 metres north of its junction with Nobs Crook and a point 146 metres north of its junction with Hill Close, Crowdhill.

This order will revoke and re-instate ‘The Hampshire (Various Roads, Eastleigh and Winchester) (Restricted Road, 30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order 2018’ and ‘The Hampshire (B2177, Fisher’s Pond to Lower Upham) (40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Order 2013’ with no change of substance save for the extended 30 miles per hour limit, described above, and the revocation of schedule I restricted roads from ‘The Hampshire (Various Roads, Eastleigh and Winchester) (Restricted Road, 30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order 2018’. However, these restricted roads will remain by virtue of section 82(1)(a) of the Act, 30 miles per hour with no requirement for an Order.’

FURTHER DETAILS: A copy of this notice, the proposed order, a map showing the location and effect of the proposal, a statement of reasons and the orders to be revoked may be viewed at  https://www.hants.gov.uk/community/publicnotices/?typeid=5 or inspected during the usual office hours at the following places:

(i)        Eastleigh Library, 1st Floor Swan Centre, Eastleigh, SO50 5SF (Opening hours: Monday: 09.30 – 13.30; Tuesday & Thursday – Saturday: 09.30 – 17.00)

(ii)       Eastleigh Borough Council, Eastleigh House, Upper Market Street, Eastleigh, SO50 9YN (Opening hours: Mondays – Friday: 08.30 – 17.00)

(iii)      Hampshire County Council Headquarters, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ (Opening hours: Mondays to Thursdays 8.30 – 17.15; Fridays 8.30 – 16.45)

(iv)      Copies of the draft order, plan and statement of reasons can also be obtained by e-mailing [email protected] or by writing to Traffic Orders Team, Safer Roads and Parking, Economy, Transport and Environment, 2nd Floor, Elizabeth II Court West, The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UD quoting reference: C868/KK

OBJECTIONS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS: All objections/other representations in respect of this proposal must be made in writing to The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD or email [email protected] quoting reference: - C868/KK, by Friday 3^rd January 2025. All objections must state the grounds on which they are made. Under the requirements of current access to information legislation, any statement you make to the Council in response to this Notice may be made available to the press and to the public, who would be entitled to take copies of it if they so wished.

TITLE: The order, if made, will be known as “The Hampshire (Various Roads, Eastleigh and Winchester) (30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order 2025.”

PATRICK BLOGG, Director of Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD, email:  [email protected]

Contact:

Email: [email protected]