Appendix 1 - Place Review of Local Speed Limit Policy 12 month Update

Committee report · Place Scrutiny Committee · Thu 19 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council · agenda item 34

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“DIRECTOR’S RESPONSE AND ACTION PLAN TIMESCALE 12 MONTH UPDATE R1. The Board recommends that the Council regularly reviews Policy PS05/02 Local Speed Limits when there is a change in national guidance. The Department recognises the importance of Policy PS05/02 aligning with national guidance. The department already reviews the Policy when there is a change in guidance and will continue to do so. Ongoing - following a ”

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The Board recommended that the Council regularly reviews Policy PS05/02 on Local Speed Limits when there is a change in national guidance, and the Department says it already does this and will continue to do so. p3 p5

The Board recommended clearer information on speed limits on the ESCC website, and the webpages have since been updated with the purpose of speed limits, a step-by-step process for requests, case studies, a speed limit enquiry page and information on Community Speed Watch. p9 p11 p12 p13 p14

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p3TIMESCALE 12 MONTH UPDATE R1. The Board recommends that the Council regularly reviews Policy PS05/02 Local Speed Limits when there is a change in national guidance.
p5The department already reviews the Policy when there is a change in guidance and will continue to do so.
p9R2. The Board recommends that the ESCC website pages are updated to provide clearer information on the purpose of local, county wide speed limits and the wider policy context they are applied in.
p116 months The web pages have been updated to include:
p121) The purpose of speed limits (R2) 2) A step-by-step process of how we assess requests for new speed limits, including the length of time it can take (R4, R5)
p133) Case studies with images of different speed limits (R5)
p144) Speed limit enquiry page (R6) 5) Information on Community Speed Watch (R7)

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