OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(LEAFIELD PARISH) (SPEED LIMITS) ORDER 20**
NOTICE is given that Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above order
under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers.
The effect of the order – in support of road safety issues – is to introduce a 20mph
speed limit throughout Leafield replacing the majority of the existing 30mph speed
limit in the process, leading out of the village to the following points:
1. Buttermilk Lane – a point 47 metres south-west of Witney Road,
2. Fairspear Road – a point 278 metres north-west of Chapel Close,
3. Hatching Lane – a point 98 metres north of Lower End,
4. Lower End/Leafield Road – a point 152 metres east of Greenwich Lane,
5. The Ridings – a point 175 metres southwest of The Greens.
A 465 metre section of the existing 30mph speed limit will remain on The Ridings
leading south-westwards out of the village, with Officers having taken the current
road environment & traffic usage into account.
The Oxfordshire County Council (Leafield Parish) (Restricted Roads) Order 2001 will
be revoked/replaced as necessary.
Documents giving more details of the proposals are available for public inspection
online by visiting: https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk Copies may be made available
on request.
Objections to the proposals and other representations specifying the grounds on
which they are made may be sent in writing to the address below by the end of 29
September 2023. The Council will consider objections and representations received
in response to this Notice. They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and
made available to the public.
Traffic Regulation Team (Ref: CM/12.6.273) for the Director for Environment &
Place, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND.
(Email: christian.mauz@oxfordshire.gov.uk, Telephone: 0345 310 1111)
Plan A
Plan B
Plan C
Consultation plan
Draft order
Statement of reasons