Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 16 April 2013, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 16 April 2013 was approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Councillor Van den Hende whilst not challenging the accuracy of the minutes sought clarification on the decision to reject the scheme to make the pair of bus stops at Upminster Cemetery accessible in support of the cemetery extension planning condition. Members were informed that there were plans to return the proposal to a future meeting of the Highways Advisory Committee.

Report attached

The report before the Committee detailed responses to a public consultation on the revised proposals to provide a loading bay and a bus stop clearway with a kerb build-out outside 69/79 Butts Green Road in support of the implementation of a development at 77/79 Butts Green Road. Tesco Stores Ltd had planning consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension to the retail unit at 77/79 Butts Green Road.

At its meeting in January 2013, the committee considered a scheme that proposed the bus stop being relocated outside 69/75 with a clearway restriction and a single yellow line restriction in from of 77/79 which would permit loading. After discussion with staff, the layout was revised to replace the single yellow line restriction with a multi-use bay for loading and parking. This was rejected by the committee.

Staff put forward an alternative scheme and had the committee’s approval to consult on it. The proposed scheme left the bus stop in its current position outside 77 to 79 Butts Green Road but set into the carriageway with a footway build-out and with the area outside 69 to 75 Butts Green Road being left available for parking/ loading. Staff also reviewed previous correspondence and it was confirmed that the existing business were against a pay-and-display parking but were contented with a loading bay (operating 10am to 2pm). Therefore, a proposal for a loading bay operational 10am to 2pm throughout the week was taken forward with the area being unrestricted outside of those times.

A proposal for at any time waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) was included opposite the loading bay/ bus stop to ensure that traffic flow through the area was not unduly impeded. The proposal also included a footway build out with a clearway as shown on drawing QH051/OF/101A.

The report detailed that given that Tesco Stores Ltd had a planning consent in place and there was also an agreement to fund and implement a review of the parking, loading and bus stop arrangements. The Council could not be seen to be using its highways/ traffic management powers to with-hold the development which had planning consent. The committee’s attention was also drawn to the legal implications in the report.

The report detailed that the latest proposal had not attracted any further responses from those affected and therefore staff were recommending the scheme for implementation.

During the debate, Members of the Committee made the following comments:

A Member was of the opinion that the committee had not agreed to proceed with a consultation that included providing a kerb build out at the bus stop, stating that the road was too narrow and that they were unaware of complaints from people who had difficulties accessing busses from this stop.

The Principal Engineer explained that the committee had agreed to proceed with the consultation which included the build out and that it was needed as part of the scheme to ensure that the stop is made accessible.

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The Committee is requested to consider the report relating to work in progress and applications - Report attached

The report presented Members with all new highway schemes 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 would either make recommendations to the Head of Street Care to progress the scheme or the Committee would reject the request.

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

The Committee’s decisions were noted as follows against each request:

The Committee is requested to consider the report relating to minor traffic and parking schemes - Report attached

The report before the Committee detailed all Minor Traffic and Parking Scheme application 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 would either make recommendations to the Head of StreetCare to progress the scheme or the Committee would reject the request.

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

The Committee’s decisions were noted as follows against each scheme: