THE roll-out of the third phase of 20mph will reconsidered by council chiefs this week after one resident complained it would affect the enjoyment of their garden.

Brighton and Hove city councillors are set to give the green light to hundreds more roads becoming 20mph when they meet tomorrow.

New speed limits will be introduced along roads in Portslade, Mile Oak, Hangleton, Rottingdean, Ovingdean and Saltdean in June, bringing to a close a process which has taken more than 15 months.

Council officers argue the success of the first phase of the scheme where accidents have dropped by 17% and injuries by 12% in its first year supported further expansion.

A final round of consultation from advertised traffic orders resulted in just ten responses from residents with nine in support of 20mph areas and just one objection.

That round followed a previous consultation which indicated that 60% of Mile Oak residents, 53% in Hangleton, 51% in Saltdean and almost 70% in Rottingdean and Ovingdean backed the lower speeds.

A decision on phase three of the scheme was deferred in November after councillors said the proposals were unclear but the final go ahead for the scheme is expected to be agreed tomorrow.

A single objector to the scheme wrote: “More traffic queuing which will cause more pollution and a waste of council taxpayer money to implement.

“In Nevill Avenue if traffic is queued because of a problem it is noisy and would detract from quality of air and ability to enjoy the garden.”

Almost 58% of the man’s neighbours disagreed and support lowering the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on a road that is home to two schools and a mental health hospital.

Hangleton and Knoll ward councillor Dawn Barnett said she had been calling for 20mph around schools and old people’s homes for years but did not support the limits rolled out “everywhere” in the city.

She said: “A lot of people are very happy with 20mph coming in but there are people who say it’s too much and some who say that they have noticed an awful lot more fumes.

“I am surprised that only one person complained but what I hear from residents is that people say the Green council will do whatever they want anyway and they haven’t got a choice, what’s the point asking questions if nobody is going to listen to us?”

Councillor Pete West, chairman of the environment, transport and sustainability committee, said the council had listened to residents to modify the roll-out of 20mph in Hangleton and Saltdean.

He said: “Communities want a safer and more pleasant environment in the streets where they live, work and go to school.

“It was really important for us to consult on the details so that the latest proposals to extend 20mph reflect people’s views.

“We have listened and taken account of what they had to say.”