Public consultations were held earlier this year about possible blanket 20mph speed limits for Buxton and Long Eaton. We also asked for views from other organisations, including Derbyshire Police.
Our Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, Councillor Charlotte Cupit, said:
“After a debate at our Cabinet meeting, and listening to what the local communities have told us, it was decided not to go ahead with these blanket 20mph speed limits.
“We took on board the views of the public and Derbyshire Police. The results for Long Eaton were very clear, with many more people not wanting the 20mph speed limits. In Buxton, opinion was very much split down the middle for those who responded to our survey, but many more people disagreed who responded to the consultation run by Robert Largan MP.
“I’d like to thank all those who took the time to get involved with this and let us have their views on our online survey.
“We very much needed large numbers of people who live and work in either town to be supportive to this idea, and it was clear that this was not the case.
“In the future we will consider speed limit changes in our towns or villages in line with our policies and data, but we won’t be moving forward with any plans to change the speed limits in Buxton or Long Eaton.”
In Buxton a total of 205 responses were received in response to the consultation, with 104 in favour and 100 against (one response was blank). The local MP, Robert Largan, also carried out his own consultation into the proposals, with 70 people agreeing with them and 201 disagreeing.
In Long Eaton a total of 306 responses were received, with 63 in favour and 184 against, 59 blank responses were received.