Agenda and minutes

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.

8. TPC814 CAMBORNE AVENUE - STATUTORY CONSULTATION.

Councillor Darren Wise, Non Pecuniary, Councillor Wise disclosed a personal non-prejudicial interest in the item, advising the Committee that he lived in the area. Councillor Wise confirmed that his property was not materially affected by the proposed scheme and that he could consider the item with an open mind..

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 5 September 2017, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 5 September 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 proposed pedestrian refuges outlined in the report and shown on drawing QQ026-HR-FS-GA-100 be implemented.

Members noted that the estimated cost of £0.040m for implementation would be met by Transport for London through the 2017/18 Local Implementation Plan allocation for Pedestrian Crossing Improvements, Havering Road.

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the previously removed zebra crossing not be reinstated;

Members noted that the estimated cost of £0.001m for implementation would be met by PSBP1 and Expansion of Mawney School Project (A1845).

The report before the Committee detailed an accident reduction programme that had been approved by Transport for London for funding. A feasibility study had been carried out to identify safety improvements and humped pelican crossings, zebra crossing, mini roundabout, speed tables and pedestrian refuge to minimise accidents.

A Member recommended that there should be a restriction on the installation of new road humps, in main roads. until the effectiveness of existing road humps could be assessed. Officers informed the Committee that the effectiveness of each scheme would need to be considered on its own merits and that the proposal currently before the Committee would be monitored in the medium term.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the following safety improvements outlined on the relevant drawings be implemented as follows:

(a)  London Road / Jutsums Lane Junction (Plan No:QQ003-1)

-       Mini roundabout

-       Zebra crossing

(b)  London Road west of Burlington Avenue (Plan No:QQ003-2)

-       Speed table

(c)  London Road west of Springs Gardens

(Outside Crowlands Primary School) (Plan No:QQ003-3)

-       Humped pelican crossing

(d)  London Road east of Cromer Road (Plan No:QQ003-4)

-       Speed table

(e)  London Road between Kensington Road & Knighton Road

(Near Slaters Arms Public House)  (Plan No. QQ003-5)

-       Humped pelican crossing 

(f)   London Road east of Easbury Road (Plan No:QQ003-6)

-       Pedestrian refuge

(g)  London Road east of St Andrews Road

(Near Cottons Park) (Plan No:QQ003-7)

-       Humped pelican crossing

Members noted that the estimated costs of £0.1m, would be met from the Transport for London’s (TfL) 2017/18 Local Implementation Plan allocation for Accident Reduction Programme.

The voting was 9 votes in favour with 1 abstention.

Following clarification by officers of the parking arrangements, including the marking of parking bays, the Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the residents parking scheme, being a ‘Permit Holders Only Past This Point’ Scheme, operational between 10.30am and 11.30am Mon-Fri with any related ‘At Any Time’ waiting restrictions on corners (as shown on the plan in Appendix E of the report).

Members noted that the estimated cost of the proposal for the detailed consultation in the Camborne Avenue area was £0.006m which would be met by the (A24650) Parking – Minor Safety IMPS budget (BOR RDS).

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the proposals to implement a residents parking scheme, being a ‘Permit Holders Only Past This Point’ Scheme, operational between Mon-Fri 10.30am and 11.30am, along with the related ‘At Any Time’ waiting restrictions on junctions and apexes of bends (as shown on the plan in Appendix E of the report), be implemented as advertised (apart from Harlesden Walk which would remain as four wheel parking in the carriageway)

Members noted that the estimated cost of the proposal for the detailed consultation in the Wednesbury Road area was £0.006m which would be met by the (A24650) Parking – Minor Safety IMPS budget (BOR RDS).

The report before the Committee detailed responses to the informal consultation undertaken with residents of the Kimberley Avenue and Lessington Avenue.

In January 2017, it was agreed in principle to consult on the possibility of extending the existing ROS residents parking scheme in the Brooklands ward following an increase in complaints about the level of commuter parking in the two roads.

The report informed the Committee that forty-seven residents who were perceived to be affected by the proposals were sent letters and questionnaires. Twenty-one responses were received, 15 respondents answered YES and 6 respondents answered NO to question 1, that they felt there was a problem in the road. 12 respondents answered YES and 3 respondents answered NO to question 2 that they were in favour of their road being included in the existing ROS residents parking scheme.

The report indicated that from the responses to the consultation the majority of responses, except from those that signed the petition from the mosque, outlined that there is a parking problem in the two roads and that the extension of the existing ROS residents parking scheme would be the best option.

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by a resident who spoke against the proposed scheme. The resident, speaking on behalf of a local mosque questioned the detail of the report and the conclusion that there was a problem in the roads. The speaker questioned the results of the informal consultation suggesting these were not reflective of the representations made. The speaker requested that the proposals be reviewed with consideration given to lesser restrictions.

During the debate a member suggested that the formal consultation included the option of a 1 hour restriction as an alternative to the proposed 8am – 8pm restriction.

In response, officers outlined the history of the scheme advising that the proposals were an extension of an existing controlled parking zone and should be consistent with the operational times of the zone as a whole. Officers advised that the restrictions were necessary to take account of the late operation of the local dog track.

Further to a motion to include an alternative ‘lesser’ restriction in the public consultation, the detail of which would be agreed with Ward Councillors the Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that the proposals to extend the existing ROS residents parking scheme for the Brooklands Area in Lessington Avenue and Kimberley Avenue, operational Monday to Saturday 8am to 8pm inclusive, be designed and publicly advertised; and

the public consultation should include an alternative ‘lesser’ restriction to the Monday to Saturday 8am to 8pm inclusive, the detail of which will be agreed with Ward Councillors.

Members noted that the estimated cost of the scheme was £0.003m which would be funded from the 2017/18 Parking Minor Safety Improvement