Objections to Waiting Restrictions Review 2021B & Requests for Waiting Restriction Review 2022A

A report informing the Sub-Committee of objections received during the statutory consultation for the agreed proposals that formed the 2021B Programme and providing the list of new requests for potential inclusion in the 2022A Programme.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report informing the Sub-Committee of objections that had been received during statutory consultation for the agreed proposals that had formed the 2021B programme. 

The following appendices were attached to the report:

Appendix 1 – Feedback received during statutory consultation for the 2021B programme and the advertised drawings for those proposals;

Appendix 2 – Feedback received during the statutory consultation for the Norcot Road proposals and the advertised drawings for those proposals;

Appendix 3 - New requests for consideration in the 2022A programme.

The report explained that the consultation for the contents of the programme had also included proposed alterations to the parking restrictions on Norcot Road that would be necessary to deliver the designed zebra crossing that had received local CIL funding.  The report also provided the Sub-Committee with a list of requests for possible inclusion in the 2022A programme

At the invitation of the Chair Stuart Singleton-White and Paul Bennett attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee against the proposal in respect of The Mount.  At the invitation of the Chair Niki Haywood attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the proposals for The Mount.

Resolved –

(1)     That the report be noted;

(2)     That the following proposals made under the waiting restriction review 2021B programme, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 attached to the report, be implemented, amended or removed from the programme as follows:

·         Valpy Street - implemented as advertised;

·         York Road - removed from the programme;

·         Foxglove Gardens – implemented as advertised;

·         Cranbury Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Heron Island – implemented as advertised;

·         Rufus Isaacs Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Star Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Staverton Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Wentworth Avenue – implemented as advertised;

·         Winton Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Lyndhurst Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Knowle Close – implemented as advertised;

·         Brownlow Road – implemented as advertised;

·         St Saviours Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Helmsdale Close – removed from the programme;

·         Bulmershe Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Crescent Road – implemented as advertised;

·         St Peters Road – implemented as advertised subject to the north-west section (23m + 13m) being removed from the programme;

·         Palmer Park Avenue – implemented as advertised;

·         Surley Road – implemented as advertised;

·         The Mount – decision deferred until the next meeting to allow Ward Councillors to carry out further work and discussions with residents and the Progress Theatre;

·         Shire’s Head Close – removed from the programme;

·         Albert Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Callington Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Chagford Road – implemented as advertised;

·         Copenhagen Close – implemented as advertised;

·         Forest Dean – implemented as advertised;

·         Long Barn lane – implemented as advertised;

·         Norcot Road – decision deferred to allow officers to carry out further work to investigate moving the crossing nearer to Blundells Road and, in consultation with Ward Councillors, the Chair of the Sub-Committee and the Lead Councillor for Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport, a feasible solution be found and submitted to a future meeting;

(3)     That the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to seal the resultant Traffic Regulation Order and no public inquiry be held into the proposals;

(4)     That respondents to the statutory consultation be informed of the decision of the Sub-Committee accordingly, following publication of the agreed minutes of the meeting;

(5)     That having considered the requests made for waiting restriction changes, as set out in Appendix 3 attached to the report, the requests be investigated by officers as part of the 2022A review programme, subject to:

·         Maitland Road – removed from the programme;

·         St Saviours Road – it being noted that this appeared to be the same area being addressed in the 2021B programme, see (2) above;

·         Wensley Road – removed from the programme;

·         Norris Road – decision deferred to allow Ward Councillors to have further discussions about changes to restrictions across the wider zone;

·         Foxhill Road – removed from the programme;

(6)     That the officer recommendations, following investigation of the new requests, be shared with Ward Councillors, providing opportunity for local consultation (informal) and for their comments be included in the next report to the Sub-Committee;

(7)     That should funding permit, a further report be submitted to the Sub-Committee seeking agreement to conduct the Statutory Consultation on the recommended schemes for the 2022A programme.