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146.

DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS

Members are invited to disclose any interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. 

 

Members may still disclose any interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

 

Minutes:

None declared at the meeting.

147.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 195 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 July 2011, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 7 November 2017 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

148.

CEDAR ROAD, ROMFORD - POTENTIAL RELOCATION OF ROAD CLOSURE pdf icon PDF 280 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report before the Committee detailed responses to a consultation for the relocation of the existing modal filter in Cedar Road.

 

The report informed that by the close of consultation, five responses were received. Three were from residents and two were from businesses. Four of the responses were in support of the alternative location. One business while in support, felt that parking management was required to assist turning drivers and that some carriageway widening should take place at the entrance to Chesham Close.

 

Officers were of the view that the alternative location of the filter was the only option given the constraints. It was also noted that a parking management review would be considered once the filter was in place.

 

The Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment Regulatory Services and Community Safety to the modal filter be relocated to a position at the common boundary of Nos.21 and 23 Cedar Road as shown on Drawing QQ042/101 of the report.

 

Members noted that the estimated cost of £0.0035m for implementation would be met by the Council’s Capital Allocation for Minor Highway Improvements (A2225).

149.

BEECHFIELD GARDENS & CROW LANE - BROOKLANDS SCH40 - RESULTS OF FORMAL ADVERTISEMENT pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

The report before the Committee detailed the responses received to the formal advertisement undertaken with the residents of the Beechfield Gardens and Crow Lane (between its junctions with Sandgate Close and Jutsums Lane).

 

Following the June 2017 meeting of the Committee it was agreed that that a residents parking scheme be designed and formally consulted.

 

It was stated that residents were formally consulted on a residents parking scheme operational 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday inclusive, with  associated single yellow lines operational 8am to 6:30pm Monday to Saturday in line with the existing waiting restrictions and associated ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions for access and safety reasons.

 

Officers informed the Committee that given the very low level of objections to the formal advertisement and the results of the previous consultations, it was recommended that the residents parking scheme be implemented. It was further recommended that the advertised operational hours of Monday - Friday 8am-8pm were varied by a reduction to the operational period to Monday - Friday, 8am to 6:30pm.

 

The variation, to the advertised times, took account of two representations that described the advertised period as excessive as non-residential vehicles rarely arrive after 6:30pm. In officers view it was considered that the reduction to the operational hours would benefit guests of local residents who, under the advertised times, would have required a visitor parking permit between 6:30pm – 8pm.


The report informed the Committee that Ward Councillors had discussed the variation with residents and were happy for the restrictions to
be implemented until 6:30pm with the effects monitored to ensure the hours of operation are sufficient.

 

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by a resident who spoke against the variation to the advertised operational times of the scheme. The resident stated that the reduction to operational times would not deal with parking by evening commuters / shift workers including staff at the local hospital and the local post office facility. The resident raised particular concerns over the effect of the variation on Beechfield Gardens. .

 

With its agreement Councillor Viddy Persaud addressed the Committee.

Councillor Persaud stated that Ward Councillors and a majority of local residents were in support of the revised operational period ending at 6.30pm. Councillor Persaud noted that the effectiveness of the scheme would be monitored. She concluded that there would be opportunities to work with businesses to develop better transport links in the area.

 

During the debate, a Member warned that reducing congestion in Crow Lane could open the road to fast movement of vehicles and increase road safety issues.

 

In response to a Member, officers confirmed that the proposed residents parking bays by the cemetery and post office sorting office would be monitored and if underused could be changed to dual use.

 

In response to a proposal to increase the operational hours for Beechfield Gardens to 8pm, officers stated that the preference was to maintain one set of restrictions in the area but that the scheme would be monitored  ...  view the full minutes text for item 149.

150.

HIGHWAY SCHEME APPLICATION pdf icon PDF 12 KB

To consider any other item in respect of which the Chairman is of the opinion, by reason of special circumstances which shall be specified in the minutes, that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report showing the new 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’s decision was noted against the request and appended to the minutes.