Area 6

Communities in this area:

Denham/Denham Green/Higher Denham/New Denham
Fulmer
George Green
Gerrards Cross (south of A40)
Hedgerley
Iver/Iver Heath
Richings Park
Shredding Green
Stoke Poges
Tatling End
The Farnhams
Wexham/Wexham Street

Main roads:

A40 Beaconsfield to Denham
A355 Beaconsfield to Slough boundary
A412 north from A40 through Denham Green to county boundary
A412 from A40 south/south west through Iver to Slough boundary
A413 Tatling End
A4007 Iver Heath to county boundary
B416 Gerrards Cross to Slough

Current status

New speed limits were put into this area in January 2007.

We have looked at the effects of the changes on speeds and crashes and we have asked district, town and parish councils for their opinions. An independent market research company has carried out a random telephone survey of 200 people in the area for feedback. This showed the majority of people agreed with the new limits:

76% agreed with all the new 30mph speed limits
73% agreed with all the new 40mph speed limits
62% agreed with all the new 50mph speed limits
58% agreed with all the new 60mph speed limits on the A412 dual carriageway.

We have investigated requests for further changes to speed limits within this area

What happens next

Public consultation took place from 9th April to 22nd May . This allowed all interested parties to review the proposals and make their views known.

The main changes proposed affect the following roads (whole or in part):-

Proposed 30mph limit

North Park/Richings Way, Iver
Thorney Lane South, Iver
Thorney Mill Road, Iver
Church Lane, Stoke Poges
B416 Grays Park Road/Park Rd/Stoke Road Stoke Poges/F.Royal
Stoke Green, Stoke Poges
Templewood Lane (western& eastern End), Stoke Poges
Proposed 40mph limit

A40 Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross ( western end extension only )
B416 Grays Park Road/Bells Hill, Stoke Poges
Collum Green Road/Parish Lane, ( eastern end)Stoke Poges/Farnham Royal
Proposed 50mph limit

A412 Denham Road, Denham/Iver ( to include new Willetts Lane roundabout in the current 50mph limit)

The public consultation period for the proposed new speed limits starts on 9th April 2009 and runs until 22nd May 2009. We would like to hear from anyone who has an interest in this area as public feedback in previous areas has meant that some proposals were changed.

Comments must be sent by 22nd May 2009 to Laura Witney, Legal & Democratic Services, County Hall, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1UA or by email to lwitney@buckscc.gov.uk

To find out more, plans, descriptions and background information about the proposed limits can be seen at :

County Hall, Aylesbury
Stoke Poges Library, Village Centre, Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges;
Iver Heath Library, St Margaret's Close, Iver Heath, Iver;
Gerrards Cross Library, 38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross;
Beaconsfield Library, Reynolds Road, Beaconsfield;
Chalfont St Peter Library, High Street, Chalfont St Peter;
Farnham Common Library, Victoria Road, Farnham Common;
Chiltern Area Office( Buckinghamshire County Council), King George V Road, Amersham

Downloadable files showing background information and plans showing the individual lengths of road affected will be available from early April at the bottom of this page.

What you can do

You can have your say via the public consultation.

Comments must be sent by 22nd May 2009 to Laura Witney, Legal & Democratic Services, County Hall, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1UA or by email to lwitney@buckscc.gov.uk

Deciding the changes

The working group will meet to discuss all the responses from the public consultation and make final recommendations for change.

A report on the proposed changes will be written and presented to our cabinet member for approval. Once approved the changes will implemented.

A summary of the views expressed and the approved recommendation will be available in the Cabinet Member Reports

Implementing the changes

Once the legal documents, the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO), are confirmed and publicised, the speed limit will be shown by signs and markings on the road surface at the beginning of the lower speed limit.

The police will be able to enforce the new speed limits once all legally required signs and markings are in place.