Date received: 29 March 2023
Signatories received: 100
Name of petitioner: Ann Brooks (on behalf of the residents of Hadley End)
Petition response:
RECEIPT OF PETITION – Speed Limit in Hadley End, Yoxall
I refer to the petition, signed by local residents regarding the request regarding the speed limit extension for Hadley End, Yoxall. I can advise you that receipt of the petition will be reported to County Councillor Julia Jessel.
Staffordshire has one of the safest county council road networks in the country but we welcome and encourage; feedback from communities in relation to matters surrounding road safety.
The vast majority of local issues recorded onto the DHP are regarding road safety and there are a number of measures that can be considered to address these concerns including: Road Safety Education in schools; speed enforcement initiatives and small scale engineering works.
All road safety considerations across the county are supported through the collation of objectively measured data which is used to design appropriate solutions. This data might include traffic speeds, traffic volumes and road traffic collision data involving personal injury - where this has been reported to the police.
The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) was setup in 2001 to make a positive contribution to achieving the Department for Transport's target to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads.
SSRP consists of Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Highways Agency, Her Majesty's Court and Tribunals Service, Staffordshire Ambulance Service and the three Primary Care Trusts within Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
I can confirm that this matter has been recorded on the Divisional Highway Programme (DHP) for the local County Councillor. They may consider funding further investigation into your concerns in the future, if the matter is considered a Local Community Priority over other similarly sincere highway concerns within the division. We are unable to confirm if (and when) an issue will be prioritised nor are we able to inform individuals of the status of their reported issue on an ongoing basis.
Yours sincerely
Richard Rayson
Community Highways Manager