Agenda and decisions

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All members were present.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 August 2018.

That the minutes of the meeting held on the 2 August be approved as a correct record.

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No interests were declared.

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All items were considered in public session.

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

The Committee received a deputation, from representatives of Armitage Bridge Village Association, which advised of the concerns of residents in relation to road safety issues, traffic congestion and an increasing volume of traffic in Armitage Bridge in respect of Agenda item 8.

The Committee received representation from Cllr Lisa Holmes and local residents objecting to Kirklees (TR) (No 11) Order 2018, proposed ‘no right turn’ from Huddersfield Road, Mirfield into Child Lane and ‘No left turn’ from Child Lane, Roberttown on to Huddersfield Road in respect of Agenda item 10.

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No questions were asked.

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A report to present the findings of an investigation into issues raised following a deputation at Council, from Armitage Bridge Village Association, requesting action to deal with the traffic issues through the village

Contact: Andrew Perry, Senior Engineer Tel: 01484 221000

That Armitage Bridge Village Association are:

a)    Commended for their commitment to their local area and thanked for the work they have undertaken to highlight the issues that occur in the area

b)    Informed that there are already measures is place to control HGV traffic through Armitage Bridge and that any physical restriction would be diluted due to access required for specific types of HGVs. This coupled with the fact that the primary function of traffic calming is to manage driver behaviour that leads to road traffic collisions, not to deter through traffic, it is recommended that the scheme is not to be progressed: as it would not deliver the outcome that the residents desire.

c)    Assured that the safety record through the village is good, and on that basis there is no justification for expenditure, over and above that which is highlighted above (next steps), from mainstream budgets. Officers will continue to monitor the situation and, should it change, the issues will be revisited

A report to present the findings of an investigation into issues raised following a deputation at Council, from Friends of Mill Lane parent’s group, concerning speeding traffic

Contact:  Phillip Waddington, Group Engineer and Karen North, Senior Technical Officer Tel: (01484) 221000

That Cabinet Committee Local Issues considered the contents of this report and in line with officer recommendations approve that petitioners be informed that:

a)    Speed Counts are to be arranged and any traffic patterns of speeding will be passed to the Police to ask if they can undertake targeted enforcement as resources permit

b)    A zebra crossing cannot be provided, that will meet the needs and expectations of parents crossing to the school, as there is no safe location to install a formal pedestrian facility that meets current design guide standards

c)    The feasibility of guardrail is to be assessed and, subject to no impact on the location the School Crossing Patrol site will be provided if found appropriate

d)    The Council will continue to work to recruit a School Crossing Patrol at this location

A report To consider objections to Kirklees (TR) (No 11) Order 2018 received in response to the public advertisement for a proposed ‘No Right Turn’ from the A62 Huddersfield Road, into Child Lane,  Roberttown, and a ‘No Left Turn’ from Child Lane into A62, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield.

Contact: Rashid Mahmood, Group Engineer, Tel: 01484 221000

That in accordance with officer recommendations that the objections be overruled and the TRO proposals are implemented as advertised to allow the approved planning conditions to be discharged as originally designed.