Issue - meetings
Proposed Traffic Regulation Order at Wetton Hills
Meeting: 04/10/2019 - Programmes and Resources Committee (Item 5)
5 Proposed Traffic Regulation Order at Wetton Hills (A76228/SAS) 
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Additional documents:
- SAS - PAR Oct 2019 - Wetton Hills - App1, item 5
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- SAS - PAR Oct 2019 - Wetton Hills - App2, item 5
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- SAS - PAR Oct 2019 - Wetton Hills - App3, item 5
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- SAS - PAR Oct 2019 - Wetton Hills - App4, item 5
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- SAS - PAR Oct 2019 - Wetton Hills - App5, item 5
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- SAS - PAR Oct 2019 - Wetton Hills - App6, item 5
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Minutes:
It was noted that some Members of the Committee had visited the site on the previous day.
Sue Smith, the Rights of Way Officer informed Members that a Section 56 notice had been served on Staffordshire County Council Highways, to reinstate the route. Works had taken place in September 2019 which were now substantially completed and a temporary TRO had been made by Staffordshire County Council to facilitate the works. Members now needed to consider whether these works had an effect on the decision taken in September 2018 to proceed to make a permanent traffic regulation order.
The Officer then went onto introduce the report and informed Members of 4 representations that had been received by the Authority since the report had been published, from Staffordshire County Council, GLASS, Trail Riders Fellowship and the National Trust, which she then went onto summarise.
The following spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:
Andrew Sebire, Supporter
Andrew Whitehouse, Supporter
Anne Robinson, Friends of the Peak District
Alison Turner, Local Access Forum
Patricia Stubbs, Peak District Green Lanes Alliance
Susan Reiblein, Supporter
Martin Snowdin, Supporter
Phillipa Stupples, Supporter
Members considered that the repairs undertaken by Staffordshire County Council had not changed the character or fabric of the route and that the reason for making a permanent traffic regulation order had not changed. A permanent TRO was needed to preserve the amenity and conserve the natural beauty and character of the route which outweighed the needs of mechanically propelled vehicular users of the route notwithstanding that such a restriction would affect the expeditious and convenient use of the route by mechanically propelled vehicles.
The motion to proceed with the making of a permanent traffic regulation order was moved, seconded, voted on and carried.
RESOLVED:
That Members agreed that the resolution at the ARP Committee meeting on 7th September 2018 is confirmed and the Authority proceeds to make a Permanent Traffic Regulation Order under Section 22 BB(2)(a) Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 that will have the effect of prohibiting use by mechanically propelled vehicles at all time at Wetton Hills (subject to specified exemptions).
Cllr C Farrell and Mrs C Waller left the room at 10.55am and returned at 11.00am