Maggie Throup, Member of Parliament for Erewash, has welcomed the news that Derbyshire County Council Councillors have rejected proposals to introduce a blanket 20mph speed limit in Long Eaton at Council Cabinet meeting held recently.
The Green Towns 20mph Public Consultation was held earlier this year and asked residents for their views on proposals to introduce a blanket 20mph speed limit in Long Eaton. In total of 306 responses were received, with 63 in favour and 184 against, 59 blank responses were received.
In her response to the consultation, Maggie opposed the proposals on a number of grounds.
Maggie said: “I am delighted that Derbyshire County Council Councillors have listened to my concerns as well as the wider community’s and have turned down proposals to introduce a 20mph zone across Long Eaton.
“It is clear that these proposals were extremely unpopular and would have had a detrimental impact on Long Eaton businesses and residents.
“I’m grateful to everyone in Long Eaton and Erewash who took part in the consultation. This is a resounding victory for Long Eaton residents.”
Maggie submitted her comments to the County Council urging it not to go ahead with the 20mph zone in Long Eaton. You can view Maggie’s submission to the consultation here.