Bicester, Speed Limit Zone, Parking Restrictions & Prohibition Of Entry Proposals

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

1. (BICESTER AREA) (SPEED LIMITS) ORDER 20

2. (VARIOUS ROADS – CHERWELL DISTRICT) (MAP BASED) (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION

OF WAITING AND PERMITTED PARKING) (VARIATION NO.*) ORDER 20

3. (BICESTER, GRAVEN HILL) (PROHIBITION OF ENTRY) ORDER 20

NOTICE is given that Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The effect of the orders is to introduce parking & traffic restrictions, and a speed limit in the Graven Hill residential development area, south of Bicester as follows:

A. The whole development south of the A41 roundabout will be subject to a 20mph speed limit zone.

B. ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double yellow lines) parking restrictions will be introduced on various lengths Anniversary Avenue West, Chadwick Place, Circular Road East, Circular Road West, Graven Hill Road, Read Place, Roberts Drive, Westacott Road, and Wood Crescent.

C. ‘Two hour, No return within 2 hours all days’ diagonal parking bays (20 in total) will be introduced on the northwest side of Graven Hill Road southwest of its junction with Anniversary Avenue West, fronting the retail premises.

D. ‘Disabled Persons Parking Places’ will be introduced as follows:

i) Graven Hill Road (Southeast side) – a 6 metre bay located approx. 14 metres southwest of the junction with Cherry Walk adjacent to Nos. 79 & 81,

ii) Graven Hill Road (North side) – a 6.5 metre bay located approx. 30 metres northeast of the junction with Read Place adjacent to Nos. 50 & 52.

E. ‘No Entry’ restriction to be introduced on the small link track between Graven Hill Road & Roberts Drive for all traffic from Graven Hill Road, and a ‘No Entry except cycles’ restriction on the same for all traffic from Roberts Drive.

The Oxfordshire County Council (Bicester Area) (Speed Limits) (No.2) Order 2025 will be revoked/replaced as appropriate, and the Oxfordshire County Council (Various Roads – Cherwell District) (Map Based) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Permitted Parking) Order 2021 will be further amended updating Map Tiles ‘D4809’, ‘D8791’, ‘D880’ & ‘D7C79’ in the process

Documents giving more details of the proposals are available for public inspection online by visiting:

https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Hard copies may also be made available on request.

Objections to the proposals and other representations specifying the grounds on which they are made may be sent in writing to the address below by the end of 31 October 2025. The Council will consider objections and representations received in response to this Notice.

They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and made available to the public. (Ref: CM/12.6.129/P0342)

Traffic Regulation Order & Schemes for the Director of Environment & Highways, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND.

(Email: christian.mauz@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Telephone: 0345 310 1111)