Council to discuss speed limits again after error

The 20mph speed limit was due to be introduced in west and south Huntingdon

A county council will reconsider introducing speed limits to a town after comments submitted virtually to a consultation were omitted.

Cambridgeshire County Council discussed establishing a 20mph zone in Huntingdon in March. Yet 34 responses to the consultation, submitted via an online consultation portal, were omitted from the report.

The original decision notice has been retracted from the authority's website and a new report will be discussed in a Highways and Transport Committee meeting in July.

Alex Beckett, the chair of the Highways and Transport Committee, said: "We want to give the district and town council, and any other people interested, the opportunity to ask questions."

'Safe decision'

The original plans, which were approved by Huntingdon councillors, would need to be considered again to ensure a "fair and safe" decision, he added.

The proposals were due to be implemented in two phases, the first would have seen a speed limit established in west and south Huntingdon, and then in areas of north Huntingdon and Hartford at a later date following further consultation.

Mr Beckett, who is a Liberal Democrat councillor, said: "Due to the issues around feedback and councillors being unable to unanimously come to a decision, I am recommending that the 20mph zone for Huntingdon is discussed in public at committee in July, rather than being taken through the delegated decision process."

The scheme is being funding by the Transforming Cities Fund, which has been provided by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

The consultation began on 17 January and ran until 8 February.

Councillors will discuss the plans in a Highways and Transport meeting in July.