Agenda item

Report of the Director of Regeneration and Economy.

To consider the above petition bearing 76 signatures.  The petition is being sponsored by Councillor A Jobbar, a Westwood Ward Councillor, who has been invited to the meeting for the consideration of this item along with the Petition Organiser.

The Cabinet Member for City Services considered a report of the Director of Regeneration and Economy, that responded to a petition requesting the installation of Average Speed Enforcement (ASE) on Station Avenue, Tanners Lane and Duggins Lane and the installation of 20mph zones on Nailcote Avenue and Conway Avenue, Tile Hill. The Petition Sponsor, Councillor A Jobbar, a Westwood Ward Councillor, attended the meeting and spoke on behalf for the petitioners. The Petition Organiser was unable to attend.

The petition contained 76 signatures and in accordance with the City Council’s procedure for dealing with petitions, those related to road safety were heard by the Cabinet Member for City Services. The Cabinet Member had considered the petition in advance of the meeting and requested that the petition be dealt with by Determination Letter rather than a formal report being submitted to a meeting of Cabinet Member for City Services. The Petition Organiser subsequently requested that a report be submitted to a meeting.

The Determination Letter was sent on 3rd October 2025, and explained how locations were assessed, and schemes prioritised, and that Station Avenue, Tanners Lane and Duggins lane were unsuitable for ASE.  The letter also stated that there were no current plans to install 20mph zones on Nailcote Avenue and Conway Avenue.  Locations considered for ASE were prioritised each year based on national criteria including the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) related to vehicular speed.  Station Avenue, Tanners Lane and Duggins Lane did not satisfy the criteria for ASE, however, these locations would be monitored as part of the citywide annual review of personal injury collisions.

Councillor A Jobbar spoke in support of the petition, raising the following concerns:

•  Road safety issues on Station Avenue, Tanners Lane, Duggins Lane, Nailcote Avenue and Conway Avenue, which were well used routes close to schools and homes.

•  Regular reports of vehicles travelling at excessive speed.

•  Concerns for children and the elderly walking on the routes.

•  Community concerns that the criteria for average speed cameras, which was not met, did not capture their everyday lived experience of feeling unsafe on the roads.

•  Residents were disappointed a 20mph zone had not been installed on Nailcote Avenue and Conway Avenue as those roads were frequently used by families.

•  Early consideration of traffic calming measures could reduce the likelihood of future accidents.

Councillor A Jobbar referred to the National Highways’ safety KPI framework, requesting officers be responsive to it should collision data change and asked that petitioners concerns were not dismissed because the data thresholds were not met. He urged the Cabinet Member for City Services to consider interim measures and work with residents to ensure their concerns were heard.

The Cabinet Member for City Services acknowledged residents’ concerns and advised that a 20mph policy review was being undertaken which it was anticipated would be complete in March/April 2026 and the roads in Tile Hill would be considered once the review was complete.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet Member for City Services:

1)  Notes the petitioners’ concerns.

2)  Endorses the actions which have been agreed to be issued by determination letter to the petition organisers as detailed in paragraphs 1.5 – 1.8 of the report.

3)  Notes the criteria for ASE implementation and 20mph zones, and the work currently being undertaken to develop a robust 20mph speed limit methodology.