In April the Parish Council submitted a Traffic Regulation Order proposal to WSCC Highways to reduce the speed limit entering the main settlement area of Shillinglee to 30mph

WSCC have responded as set out below. The process is expected to take 12 months.

Our ref: Traffic Regulation Order application – Shillinglee Road – Northchapel - 622445

Thank you for your Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) application for Shillinglee Road, Northchapel. Please quote ref number 622445 in any future correspondence.

I can now confirm that your TRO application has found its way to myself as the Area Traffic Engineer for the Chichester District.

Please note that the TRO process is a democratic process. This means that any proposal may be implemented in full, in part or declined by the Assistant Director due to objections or representations at the formal consultation stage. Please be aware that funding a proposal does not guarantee that it will be implemented any sooner, if at all.

Successful applications will be included on a programme, where further feasibility and design work may take place. A proposal will then be subject to a three-week statutory advertisement or ‘formal public consultation’. In addition to a notice being placed in the local paper, site notices may also be erected at the location of the proposal. Once the formal consultation period is over, a final decision on the TRO may be required by the County Council’s Assistant Director, Highways Transport and Planning. If the TRO is approved, arrangements are made for the necessary signs and road markings to be provided. A final notice will also be advertised in a local paper stating when the TRO will come into effect. In total, it may take approximately 12 months for a TRO application to proceed to implementation.

I have now carried out an Initial Assessment on your application, and before I progress to a Detailed Assessment, I will be requesting speed data to carry out a speed data assessment.

The speed data assessment will help us to determine if the 30mph speed limit proposal aligns with the West Sussex County Council Speed Limit Policy.

Once I have received and assessed speed data, I will update you accordingly.

Kind regards,

Olly King

Traffic Engineer

Western Area (Arun & Chichester)

Highways, Transport and Planning

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West Sussex County Council