Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 June 2017, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 June 2017

were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the following measures are implemented:

1.         Ferry Lane, south side of Rainham Station

Ferry Lane, Rainham, proposed road closure situated 6.1 metres north-east of its junction with Lamson Road. The proposals are shown on drawing No. QP032-001.

2.         Members noted that the estimated cost for implementation was £5,000 which would be met by the Council’s Development Capital Programme. There was no time limit imposed on the funds.

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the following safety improvements including 30mph and 40mph speed limits, rumble strips areas, vehicle activated sign and 30mph and 40mph roundel road markings as shown on the drawings Nos. QQ001-P1-1 to 6, QQ001-P2-1, QQ001-P3-1 to 2 and QQ001-P4-1 be implemented on the following roads with proposed speed limits as set out below:

                    ROAD NAMES                         PROPOSED SPEED LIMITS (MPH)

                    Aveley Road                                                      40

                    Berwick Pond Road                                         40

                    Bird Lane                                                           30

                    Bramble Lane                                                   40

                    Chequers Lane                                                            40

                    Dennises Lane                                                 40

                    East Hall Lane                                                  30

                    Fen Lane                                                           30

                    Folkes Lane                                                      30

                    Gerpins Lane                                                    40

                    Launders Lane                                                 40

                    Little Gerpins Lane                                           40

                    Nags Head Lane                                              40

                    Park Farm Road                                               40

                    Pea Lane                                                           30

                    St Mary’s Lane                                                  40

                    Stubbers Lane                                                  40

                    Sunnings Lane                                                            30

                    Tomkyns Lane                                                  30

                    Upminster Road North                                                40

                    Warley Street                                                     40

                    Warley Road                                                     40

                    Warwick Lane                                                   40                                           

2.      Members noted that the estimated costs of £80,000, would be met from the Transport for London’s (TfL) 2017/18 Local Implementation Plan allocation  for Accident Reduction Programme.

Further to comments by a Member of the Committee that the proposed time of the restrictions was satisfactory, the Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the following proposals be designed and publicly advertised.

(a)          the proposals to introduce a residents parking scheme, operational between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday inclusive and the related ‘At any time’ waiting restrictions, as shown on the report in Appendix B, be implemented as advertised;

(b)          the effects of any implemented proposals be monitored.

Members noted that the estimated cost of the scheme was £8,000, which would be met by the Parking Strategy Investment (A2017).

Following an amendment to the recommendation to clarify that the proposals are for consultation and not implementation the Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the following measures precede to consultation:

Plan Cranham 1

1.         24 hour waiting restrictions both sides of the junction of Falkirk Close and Hedingham Rd for a distance of 10m, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

2.         24 hour waiting restrictions both sides of the junction of Carisbrooke Close and Hedingham Rd, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

3.         24 hour waiting restrictions outside No. 106 Benets Rd and at the side of 106 Benets Rd, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

4.         24 hour waiting restrictions at the junction of  Frimley Avenue and Somerset Gardens, as shown on the plan inAppendix A Cranham 1;

5.         24 hour waiting restrictions at the junction of Somerset Rd and Holme Rd, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

6.         24 hour waiting restrictions at the junction of Holme Rd and Benets Rd, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

7.         24 hour waiting restrictions at the junction of Hedingham Rd and Ashby Close as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

8.         24hour waiting restrictions at the junction of Hedingham Rd and Caernarvon Close, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 1;

Plan Cranham 2

9.         change to operational time of waiting restriction in Waldergrave Gardens from 8am-9.30am Monday to Friday to 8am-6.30pm  Monday to Saturday, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 2;

10.      change to operational time of waiting restriction in Ashburnham Gardens, Waldegrave Gardens and Engayne Gardens from8am-9.30am Monday to Saturday to 10am to 3pm Monday to Saturday, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 2;

11.      24 hour waiting restriction on the junction Engayne Gardens and Waldegrave Gardens, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 2;

12.      24 hour waiting restrictions on the junction of Hall Lane and Ashburnham Gardens, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 2;

13.      24 hour waiting restriction on the junction of Ashburnham Gardens and Engayne Gardens, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 2;

14.      24 hour waiting restriction on the west side of Hall Lane at the side of 1 to 54 Huskards  as shown in appendix A Cranham 2.

Plan Cranham 3

15.      24 hour waiting restrictions outside No’s 20 and 25 Kingfisher Rd and at the junction of Kingfisher Rd and Heron Way, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 3;

16.      24 hour waiting restrictions at the junction of Heron Rd and Nightingale Rd, as shown on the plan in Appendix A Cranham 3;

17.      24 hour waiting restrictions at the junction of Plover Gardens and Heron Way, as shown on the plan in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 115.

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that residents of Mellowes Road be formally consulted on a designed scheme to include the road in the Sector 3 Residents Parking Scheme, operational Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6.30pm inclusive.

The report before the Committee detailed responses to the informal consultation undertaken with the residents of the Beechfield Gardens and Crow Lane (between its junctions with Sandgate Close and Jutsums Lane) and recommends a further course of action

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by a local resident who was speaking in favour of the scheme. The Committee was informed of the issues that local residents faced with obstructive and dangerous parking due to the close proximity of the road to Queens Hospital and the Royal Mail centre.

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that:

a)    the proposals to introduce a residents parking scheme, operational Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm inclusive, in Beechfield Gardens and Crow Lane (between Sandgate Close and Jutsums Lane), as detailed in the report on drawing Appendix E, be designed and publicly advertised.

Members noted that the estimated cost of the scheme was £3000 which would be funded from the 2017/18 Parking Strategy Investment budget (A2017).

The report before the Committee detailed responses received to the informal consultation undertaken with the residents of the Upminster Bridge Area and recommended a further course of action.

During a brief debate, a Member of the Committee requested that during the course of the public consultation residents be presented with a number of different options for restrictions.  Officers clarified that consideration would be given to the restrictions preferred by local residents.

Another Member raised concerns over the consultation suggesting that a number of consultation responses had not been received by officers. 

Following a suggestion that there was a Council policy of introducing all day parking restrictions as a source of revenue officers confirmed that there was no such policy.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that:

a)    The proposals to introduce a residents parking scheme for the Upminster Bridge Area, operational Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm inclusive, (as detailed in Appendix E of the report) be designed and publicly advertised;

b)    The proposals to introduce 5 Pay & Display operational Mon to Fri 8am to 6.30pm inclusive (as detailed in Appendix E of the report) be designed and publicly advertised;

Members noted that the estimated cost of the scheme was £15,000 which would be funded from the 2017/18 Parking Strategy Investment.

The Committee considered a report showing the highway scheme requests in order for a decision to be made on whether the scheme should progress or not before resources were expended on detailed design and consultation.

The Committee had considered and agreed in principle the schedule that detailed the applications received by the service.

The Committee noted the request report and appended it to the minutes.