Monday, October 09, 2006
22/06/2006 Councillors vote developers contribution for road calming scheme
22nd June 2006
Councillors vote developers contribution for road calming scheme
District Councillors have voted to ask developers to contribute towards the cost of a 20 mph limit in the St Martins area. At a meeting of Salisbury’s City Area Committee on Thursday night, Councillors approved the development of 11 flats and 13 houses on the old Tintometer site, in Waterloo Road.
The City Area Committee decided that they would approve the plans, but would ask the developers to contribute towards a 20 mph speed limit scheme shelved by the County Council last year because of lack of funds.
Cllr Brian Dalton, who represents St Martins on the County Council, said officers had not been ambitious enough in negotiations over the development. He wanted to see more money for transport and highways schemes in the area.
Cllr Paul Sample spoke against approving the development, but agreed that more money should be requested from the applicants. He said: “Residents in the St Martins and Milford area have requested traffic calming measures for many years. A scheme was drawn up when I was still County Councillor for the area. But it has been shelved in recent months by the ruling administration because of an alleged lack of funds.”
“This development will add to traffic and vehicle movements in the area, it will contribute to parking problems in the vicinity of Waterloo Road. This is a way in which we can begin to bring some benefit to the area. The 20 mph scheme should now be resurrected and a developers contribution from this scheme would put it back on the agenda.”
Two years ago the District Council specified that developers contributions from the new Tesco development should be used towards traffic calming in the Milford area. Cllr Sample now hopes that the money can be used to make the 20 mph scheme a reality.
Councillors vote developers contribution for road calming scheme
District Councillors have voted to ask developers to contribute towards the cost of a 20 mph limit in the St Martins area. At a meeting of Salisbury’s City Area Committee on Thursday night, Councillors approved the development of 11 flats and 13 houses on the old Tintometer site, in Waterloo Road.
The City Area Committee decided that they would approve the plans, but would ask the developers to contribute towards a 20 mph speed limit scheme shelved by the County Council last year because of lack of funds.
Cllr Brian Dalton, who represents St Martins on the County Council, said officers had not been ambitious enough in negotiations over the development. He wanted to see more money for transport and highways schemes in the area.
Cllr Paul Sample spoke against approving the development, but agreed that more money should be requested from the applicants. He said: “Residents in the St Martins and Milford area have requested traffic calming measures for many years. A scheme was drawn up when I was still County Councillor for the area. But it has been shelved in recent months by the ruling administration because of an alleged lack of funds.”
“This development will add to traffic and vehicle movements in the area, it will contribute to parking problems in the vicinity of Waterloo Road. This is a way in which we can begin to bring some benefit to the area. The 20 mph scheme should now be resurrected and a developers contribution from this scheme would put it back on the agenda.”
Two years ago the District Council specified that developers contributions from the new Tesco development should be used towards traffic calming in the Milford area. Cllr Sample now hopes that the money can be used to make the 20 mph scheme a reality.
