A ban on some lorries driving through Burford ends as scheduled on Saturday despite the decision to lift it being reviewed.

The measure to stop lorries weighing more than 7.5 tonnes driving through parts of Burford was introduced in August 2020.

The county council's cabinet member for travel and development strategy, Duncan Enright, revoked the experimental traffic regulation order on January 5.

The decision was called in for review and on Wednesday, the council's place overview and scrutiny committee sent the decision back to the cabinet for further consideration.

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Despite that, the trial will still end as planned at the weekend.

Cllr Enright said criteria set by Oxfordshire county council at the start of the trial, to measure its success, had not been met.

He said the council would look to introduce a countywide freight scheme.

The day after the trial was revoked Burford Town Council vowed to do all they could to get the decision reversed.

Councillor John White said: “There was a general feeling that we had been stitched up and a resolve to take all necessary steps to have the decision overturned."

Burford Town Council said officers had 'ignored' data from Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, recording the number and types of vehicle going through five strategic sites around the town.

And not enough consideration was given to the vastly improved air quality resulting from the weight limit.

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Some 14 county councillors, led by Burford councillor Nicholas Field-Johnson, said they wanted the decision looked at again.

Burford residents wanted the ban to continue but Witney and villages in the Windrush valley said they had been badly affected by offset traffic.

More than 50 local haulage businesses, the Road Haulage Association and Logistics UK, were also opposed to the ban.

Hauliers said it badly affected their business and criticised the town’s permit scheme for being unfair.

Thames Valley Police and Gloucestershire County Council were also against it.

Of 395 responses received by the county council after a consultation, 213 opposed the trial continuing or had concerns about its impact. Another 180 were supportive.

The decision to reverse Burford’s lorry ban trial will be reviewed.

Oxfordshire County Council has confirmed the decision has been suspended following a challenge from Burford Town Council.

The measure to stop lorries weighing more than 7.5 tonnes driving through parts of Burford was introduced in August 2020.