Slingsby Close turning circle

John Fareham and John Abbott are working to secure double yellow lines to keep Slingsby Close’s turning circle clear. After representations from local residents to the effect that this measure was needed, we contacted the officers about the possibility of a Traffic Regulation Order to keep the turning circle clear of parked cars. The corporate centre’s response was to say this was possible if it could be funded out of our community initiatives funding. Leaving aside how well or badly Bricknell Ward does out of the allocation of such funds in accordance with criteria set by the corporate centre, or whether this could have been handled more simply when there were locally devolved highways budgets, we take the view that, as it was the Council that set out Slingsby Close and set the diameter of its turning circle when Bricknell Estate was first built, it should be the corporate centre and not the ward members who pick up the tab for any TRO that may be required. We will of course continue to press this point until we get a result.