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The Council is proposing to introduce a rat running reduction scheme in the Lake House estate area. This will look to reduce rat running from Lake House Road to Blake Hall Road using the Lake House estate.
The proposal is in addition to the measures we are consulting on in regard to the expansion of the 20mph area and also include the installation of traffic calming measures in the form of speed humps or speed cushions on roads where traffic surveys indicate traffic speeds are high.
The following plan show the proposal in more detail:
The main objective of the proposed scheme is to make this area safer for all road users and reduce congestion and rat running on the Lake House Estate. The Council has collated data from traffic counters and the tables show, in a simplified format, the estimated number of rat runs which can be seen on the next page.
The Council is proposing a restricted access scheme whereby the movement of traffic through the Lake House estate will be monitored by number plate recognition cameras to identify vehicles that are deemed to be rat running that do not access properties. The scheme will be enforced using a timing threshold. Residents, visitors, carers, or delivery drivers would likely spend longer time on the estate than those using it for rat runs and should therefore not be subject to enforcement.
Subject to the consultation, the Council is proposing to use an Experimental Traffic Order which will allow further consultation, feedback and data gathering in the first six months of the scheme to assess the impacts of the measures, before making the scheme permanent. In the meantime, the Council will undertake timing runs to identify appropriate timing thresholds.
Data
The times in the table below of AM and PM refer to peak traffic times of 7am-10am, and 4pm-7pm taken during a traffic count in December 2024.
Date & Time
Richmond Way In
Windsor Road In
Belgrave Road Out
Difference between traffic numbers in and out
Fri 13 Dec AM
34
31
110
-45
Fri 13 Dec PM
63
80
255
-112
Sat 14 Dec AM
11
21
83
-51
Sat 14 Dec PM
26
31
108
-51
Sun 15 Dec AM
3
9
59
-47
Sun 15 Dec PM
25
34
60
-1
Mon 16 Dec AM
23
31
110
-56
Mon 16 Dec PM
338
96
382
52
Tue 17 Dec AM
39
36
124
-49
Tue 17 Dec PM
241
104
349
-4
Wed 18 Dec AM
30
33
109
-46
Wed 18 Dec PM
53
44
131
-34
Thur 19 Dec AM
28
31
121
-62
Thur 19 Dec PM
158
70
262
-34
Date & Time
Belgrave Road In
Windsor Road Out
Richmond Way Out
Difference between traffic numbers in and out
Fri 13 Dec AM
66
61
25
-20
Fri 13 Dec PM
99
49
19
31
Sat 14 Dec AM
50
34
16
0
Sat 14 Dec PM
67
42
31
-6
Sun 15 Dec AM
31
14
9
8
Sun 15 Dec PM
50
37
16
-3
Mon 16 Dec AM
71
47
19
5
Mon 16 Dec PM
124
49
20
55
Tue 17 Dec AM
72
46
24
2
Tue 17 Dec PM
124
47
21
56
Wed 18 Dec AM
76
44
25
7
Wed 18 Dec PM
106
39
23
44
Thur 19 Dec AM
66
38
27
1
Thur 19 Dec PM
96
41
26
29
The Council is proposing to introduce a rat running reduction scheme in the Lake House estate area. This will look to reduce rat running from Lake House Road to Blake Hall Road using the Lake House estate.
The proposal is in addition to the measures we are consulting on in regard to the expansion of the 20mph area and also include the installation of traffic calming measures in the form of speed humps or speed cushions on roads where traffic surveys indicate traffic speeds are high.
The following plan show the proposal in more detail:
The main objective of the proposed scheme is to make this area safer for all road users and reduce congestion and rat running on the Lake House Estate. The Council has collated data from traffic counters and the tables show, in a simplified format, the estimated number of rat runs which can be seen on the next page.
The Council is proposing a restricted access scheme whereby the movement of traffic through the Lake House estate will be monitored by number plate recognition cameras to identify vehicles that are deemed to be rat running that do not access properties. The scheme will be enforced using a timing threshold. Residents, visitors, carers, or delivery drivers would likely spend longer time on the estate than those using it for rat runs and should therefore not be subject to enforcement.
Subject to the consultation, the Council is proposing to use an Experimental Traffic Order which will allow further consultation, feedback and data gathering in the first six months of the scheme to assess the impacts of the measures, before making the scheme permanent. In the meantime, the Council will undertake timing runs to identify appropriate timing thresholds.
Data
The times in the table below of AM and PM refer to peak traffic times of 7am-10am, and 4pm-7pm taken during a traffic count in December 2024.
Your feedback is important to us. We want to know your views about the proposed improvements in your area.
Please note, we will only accept one completed questionnaire per household. In the event of multiple submissions from the same postal address, only the most recent will be accepted. We are also not able to respond to all comments made, however, they will be considered when making our recommendations.
The Council will consider the consultation results and decide on how to proceed with the proposals - we will advise you of the outcome.
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