Groby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Is Speeding Traffic a Problem in Groby Parish?

MOST GROBY PARISH RESIDENTS appear unconcerned with speeding traffic in the parish but this hides significant localised concern according to the responses we received to the community survey administered in March last year. Out of 738 responses, when asked how concerned residents were with speeding traffic, the average choice was ‘6’ on a scale of 0 to 10, where ‘0’ is not a problem. Clearly many respondents have little concern with 77 (11%) choosing ‘0’. However, 126 (17%) chose ‘10’, 99 (13%) chose ‘8’, and 77 (11%) chose ‘7’. There are many residents that are concerned with traffic in the parish but this may be associated with specific areas. When asked to identify parish speeding traffic hotspots from a list, 688 residents responded as follows:

Residents were also asked to select from a list measures they would support to help reduce vehicle speeds. Of the 681 responses, the most popular measures were vehicle activated signs (465), speed indicator devices (436), signs and road markings (360), and greater enforcement (248). The three least popular measures were narrowing the highway (26), raised tables (46), and speed cushions (75).

Mobile Vehicle Activated Signs

SINCE THE questionnaire was drafted, mobile vehicle activated speed indicator devices have been used at several locations around Groby village and time will tell how effective they are at reducing traffic speed.

The latest results bring good and bad news. The good news is that at every location, the average speed recorded was less than the speed limit for that stretch of road. The bad news is that a significant number of vehicles were recorded driving in excess of the speed limit on Leicester Road (9%) and on Sacheverell Way at all six points ranging from 10% to 20%. It would seem that residents responding to the community survey were right to be most concerned about Sacheverell Way.

Neighbourhood Plan

Although many local traffic matters fall outside the scope of neighbourhood planning, for example, speed limits, the Neighbourhood Plan can highlight localised transport issues that should be addressed when considering development proposals.

Community Survey

Full results from the community survey are available to download from the Groby Parish Council website http://www.groby.com or for reference as paper copies in the Parish Council Offices and in Groby Community Library The Steering Group are working to produce more in-depth analysis that will be released periodically online and in the Spotlight magazine.

Sacheverell Way is of most concern to residents. Comments from the 89 respondents who chose ‘Other’ identified another 18 individual road names associated with speeding traffic with Pymm Lee Lane receiving the most mentions (28).