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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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

ConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourNon 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