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Hampshire County Council

 

Executive Member - Recreation, Heritage & Communities Item 2

 

17 July 2008

 

Proposal to apply for a number of Traffic Regulation Orders to restrict

access and use by Motor Vehicles to specified Public rights of Way

Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage

 

Contact: Andrew Jones: Ext 6891 E-mail: [email protected]

 

1. Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

    i) That Hampshire County Council should advertise its intention to make a series of Orders for the introduction of Seasonal or Permanent Traffic Regulation Orders under section 1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the nine sections of byway listed below:

      · Hawkley BOAT Nos. 24 and 26 - Standfast Lane.

      An Order prohibiting all motorised traffic from using this route between 1st November and 30th April each year, under s1(b) and 1(f).

      · Buriton BOAT No.45, under s1(b)

      · Chawton BOAT No.10, under s1(b)

      · East Meon BOAT No.42 - Halnaker Lane. Upgrade the existing TRO (which currently applies only to four-wheeled vehicles) north of HMS Mercury to include all motorised vehicles, under s1(a), s1(b) and s1(e).

      · Farringdon BOAT No.26, under s1(b)

      · Four Marks BOAT No.25, under s1(b)

      · Rockbourne BOAT No.32 - section east of the Rockbourne Road only, under
      s1(b) and s1(c).

      · Whitsbury BOAT No.19a, under s1(b) and s1(c).

    ii) Once comments have been received on these proposals from interested parties, a further report should be prepared for the Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage seeking approval for the making of Seasonal and Permanent Traffic Regulation Orders on the nine sections of byway listed above.

2. Reason

 

2.1 In November 2007, the Member for Recreation & Heritage approved a recommendation by the Assistant Head of Countryside (Access) to make orders for the temporary prohibition of motorised vehicles from a number of Byways Open to All Traffic (BOATs) distributed throughout Hampshire. These restrictions were considered necessary in order to prevent further damage to the surface of these routes from an unsustainable level of use over the wet winter months, or to allow recent repairs to stabilise before these routes were reopened to motorised vehicles.

2.2 Further consideration of these routes and consultation with interested parties has been undertaken. As a result a smaller number of these routes are now proposed for permanent TROs prohibiting access by motor vehicles. This action contributes to the County Council priorities of enhancing our quality of place and making Hampshire safer and more secure for all.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected.

- not closing the routes.

 

3. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted - None

4. Dispensation by the Standards Committee - Not applicable

5. Reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent - Not applicable

   

Approved by: Date:

 

 

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Councillor Mrs. M. Snaith