The Cabinet
Highways & Traffic Order Committees
This Committee reports to the Executive Committee
What does the Highways Committee do ?
Responsibilities / Activities
Within the general strategy, policies and operating procedures of the Council to exercise the following powers of the Highway Authority delegated by the Executive:
- To develop, approve details and monitor and implement the Statutory Devon Local Transport Plan local area improvement programmes, up to a value (work costs) of £250,000.
- To approve details and implement improvement schemes from the Statutory Devon Local Transport Plan regional, countywide and zonal and local safety scheme programmes, up to a value [works costs] of £250,000.
- To approve details and implement Traffic Regulation Orders, and schemes for the control of parking on the highway and to be involved in the development of proposals for park and ride schemes.
- To comment on proposals by third parties to stop up or divert highways and stop up private means of highway access.
- To control the use of highways by the granting of consents, approvals, licences, minor property rights in connection with operations, uses or activities on, under, over or adjacent to the highway.
- To ensure the effectiveness of the maintenance of highways, bridges and street lighting.
- To consider and approve proposals for the making up of private streets.
- To maintain an overview on issues relating to repeated obstruction of the highway and advise when action to enforce public rights of way may be considered appropriate.
- To approve the establishment or deletion of school crossing patrol sites, within the criteria and budget defined by the Council.
- To approve the revocation of New Street Orders.
- To approve applications to the Magistrates' Court for the stopping-up or diversion of a public highway.
What happened at the last meeting ?
See Committee Minutes and Agendas for more information.
Committee Membership:
East Devon Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bowden | Brenda Taylor | Roger Giles | |
| Christine Channon | Eileen Wragg B A Comb Hons | ||
| Paul Diviani | |||
| Stuart Hughes | |||
| Bernard Hughes OBE | |||
| Jim Knight | |||
| Andrew Moulding | |||
| Sara Randall Johnson |
Additional members (3) Representing East Devon District Council:
Councillors Pauline Stott, Ian Thomas and Phil Twiss
Mid Devon Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Berry | Des Hannon | ||
| Polly Colthorpe | Nicholas Way | ||
| Michael Lee | |||
| Ray Radford |
Additional members (2) Representing Mid Devon District Council:
Councillors Snow and Wilson
North Devon Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Chugg | Geoff Fowler | Rodney Cann | |
| Andrea Davis | Brian Greenslade | ||
| Richard Edgell | Christopher Haywood | ||
| Jeremy Yabsley |
Additional members (3) Representing North Devon District Council:
Councillors Manuel, Biederman and Spear
South Hams Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Croad | Julian Brazil | Paula Black | |
| Sir Simon Day | |||
| John Hart | |||
| Jonathan Hawkins | |||
| William Mumford | |||
| Trevor Pennington |
Additional members (2) Representing South Hams District Council:
Councillors Coulson and Ward
Teignbridge Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Barker | Alan Connett | ||
| Jerry Brook | Anne Fry | ||
| Chris Clarance | Gordon Hook | ||
| John Clatworthy | |||
| George Gribble | |||
| James McMurray | |||
| Dennis Smith | |||
| Mike Walters |
Additional members (3) Representing Teignbridge District Council:
Councillors Cox, Haines and Prowse
Torridge Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Boyd | |||
| Alison Boyle | |||
| Andrew Eastman | |||
| Barry Parsons | |||
| Sam Robinson |
Additional members (2) Representing Torridge District Council:
Councillor Lee and 1 vacancy
West Devon Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Marsh | |||
| James McInnes | |||
| Philip Sanders | |||
| Debo Sellis |
Additional members (2) Representing West Devon Borough Council:
Councillors Bater and Pearce
Exeter Highways & Traffic Orders
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Non Aligned Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Leadbetter | Philip Brock | Olwen Foggin | |
| Percy Prowse | Vanessa Newcombe | Rob Hannaford | |
| Jill Owen | |||
| Saxon Spence CBE | |||
| Richard Westlake MBE |
Additional members (4) Representing Exeter City Council:
Councillors Taghdissian, Hobden, Mrs Morrish and Wardle
