As Durham County Council is the highway authority dealing with matters of this nature we have received the petition from the parish clerk and we've handed it over to the democratic services office at county hall.
The formal process for dealing with public petitions can be quite slow and arduous so, in order to avoid unnecessary delays, we have also contacted the highways section at county hall and we have asked them to assess the potential for installing traffic calming measures at Hazel Drive. We have told them of residents' concerns about speeding traffic and the risk it poses to pedestrians, and children in particular.
If you are aware of any particular areas which you feel may benefit from traffic calming measures please contact us direct and we'll forward any requests to the relevant department at county hall for assessment.
Please note however that traffic calming measures will only be installed where specific conditions and guidelines are met following investigation and assessment by county highway engineers.