I AM at a loss to understand Devon County Council's problem regarding Tiddy Brook.

The development was designed as a 20mph, agreed and approved as such by Devon County Council and West Devon Borough Council, a failure to clearly indicate this by signage is therefore by default a 30mph zone, and contrary to the approvals.

The second point is that of the vehicle weight. Does not common-sense prevail in relation to the passage of traffic through a housing development? Is there any justification to permit car transporters, fuel tankers, articulated lorries etc, all of which have been photographed along Buzzard Road, free access? The road is not suitable for such traffic and these vehicles are clearly unsuitable to pass through a residential development.

Devon County Council guidelines state the avoidance of extraneous traffic through residential developments. The cost of block paver repairs which these vehicles cause will be an unnecessary burden on the council tax payer.

A sign stating the speed limit and weight restriction doesn't seem to be an unreasonable requirement and one that should already be in place.

The junction between Anderton Lane and Buzzard Road is an equally worrying problem, in that some vehicles going up Anderton Lane have to either mount the road obstruction or traverse the road on the opposite side where driver visibility is restricted. This and the road marking will need to be corrected prior to the opening of the cycle route or chaos will surely ensue.

David Rose

Tiddy Brook resident

MAY I, as someone who drives  regularly along Curlywurly Way (Buzzard Road), give the driver`s point of view?

The road would be dangerous as a side street for both children and traffic because of parked vehicles along the roads and  traffic winding its way through the estate, but as a main road it is madness.

I would say that as a driver I have always found other drivers drive carefully through the estate.

The only good thing about this system is that the right turn on to the Plymouth Road is easier instead of at Anderton Lane.

Changes need  to be made soon.

Rita Clemishaw

Tavistock

DEVON County Council has scored another own goal at Tiddy Brook Meadow - following last week's front page article I wish to correct the statement made by the county council's spokesman. The Safety Audit report made no proposals but did make the following recommendation:

'It is considered that the majority of drivers over this section of highway are local and therefore aware that that (sic) the most direct route to the A386 highway is via the southern section of Anderton Lane.  

'To inform non-local drivers and help avoid extraneous traffic travelling via Buzzard Road, it is recommended that the designer investigates the introduction of direction signs in this location, possibly to form part of a "gateway" feature to emphasis the change in street environment.'

Notwithstanding the fact that the Safety Audit report recommended nothing remotely close to the county council's statement, the sign was actually installed by the developer under the direction of the county council, contrary to the recommendation and to what was agreed with the residents in February this year.  

This is a typical example of how the county council deflects attention from the fundamental issues rather than resolving them.

Phil Desmond MRICS FCIOB