Oxford: Davenant Road - proposed traffic calming & parking amendments

We're asking for your views on the proposal to construct new traffic-calming ‘buildout’ features on both sides of Davenant Road, and to help facilitate the traffic calming, various amendments will also be made to existing parking provisions, through the removal of sections of permitted parking bays and the introduction of ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double yellow lines).

The proposals are being put forward as a result of concerns raised over the use of Davenant Road by through traffic using this residential road to avoid congestion and delays on the adjacent major road network i.e. the A40 Northern Bypass and Banbury Road.

These updated proposals follow a previous consultation carried out in October 2022 (details here), following which approval was given in principle subject to a further local consultation on the detailed design – when resources were available to carry out the required design work.

Have your say.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by 5pm on Friday 21 March 2025.

Whilst we will endeavor to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2025. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting (please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting). The Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.