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.

No interest was disclosed at the meeting.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 3 July 2018, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 3 July 2018 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The report before the Committee detailed responses to the Brentwood Road Accident Reduction Programme, one of the schemes approved by Transport for London for funding.

The report outlined the various improvements that were proposed along Brentwood Road to reduce vehicle speeds and minimise accidents.

Following a debate the Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that the safety improvements shown on the relevant drawings be implemented as follows:

(a)  Brentwood Road between Wheatsheaf Road and Albert Road

(Plan No:QR003-1)

-       Speed cushions west of Wheatsheaf Road

-       Pedestrian refuge with speed cushions west of Kyme Road

-       Speed cushions east of Craigdale Road

-       Speed cushions east of Douglas Road

(b)  Brentwood Road / Albert Road / Park Lane Mini Roundabout

 (Plan No.QR003-2)

-       Wider kerb build-outs (as shown)

(c)  Brentwood Road between Manor Road and Osborne Road

 (Plan No:QR003-3)

-       Speed cushions west of Manor Road

-       Speed cushions outside property Nos.212 and 214

-       Speed cushions outside property Nos. 219a/224

-       Humped zebra crossing outside property Nos.227 and 229

(d)  Brentwood Road between Osborne Road and Clive Road

   (Plan No:QR003-4)

-       Speed cushions east of Osborne Road

-       Humped zebra crossing outside property Nos. 263/265/267 

The Committee noted that as a result of public consultation results, the pedestrian refuge proposal along Brentwood Road north of Cavenham Gardens would be omitted from the original advertised scheme.

The Committee also noted that the estimated costs of £0.090m for implementation would be met from the Transport for London’s (TfL) 2018/19 Local Implementation Plan allocation for Accident Reduction Programme.

The voting to proceed with the scheme was 5 in favour of implementation with 2 against and 1 abstention.

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that the  implementation of the Bus Gate in St Clements Avenue, located at a point approx. 19 metres south of the extended southern kerb line of Elderberry Close at its junction with St. Clements Avenue, Harold Wood. The proposals shown in drawing Nos. QF017/QK001/2016 and A082406/BUS/SK01 attached in appendix 2 of the report.

Members noted that the estimated cost of £0.070m for implementation would be met by the developer through S106 agreement of highway works contribution for the redevelopment of the former Harold Wood Hospital site, granted under Planning Application ref. P0004.11 (A2657).

The Committee considered the report and without debate RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that the following proposals be implemented as advertised:

                                          i.    ‘At any time’ waiting restrictions (Double Yellow Lines) at the locations set out in Appendix A and shown on Drawings Cranham 1, Cranham 2, Cranham 3 and Cranham 4 in Appendix B of the report;

                                        ii.    24 hour waiting restrictions at the Junction of Hedingham Road and Ashby Close shown on Drawing Cranham 1 in Appendix B of the report;

                                       iii.    change to the operational time of the existing waiting restrictions in Ashburnham Gardens and Engayne Gardens from 08:00 hours - 09:30 hours Monday to Saturday to 10:00 hours – 15:00 hours Monday to Saturday as shown on Drawing Cranham 2 in Appendix B of the report;

                                       iv.    introduction of parking facility outside the shops on Front Lane operational 09:00 hours - 17:00 hours with a maximum 90 minutes stay and no return within one hour as shown on Drawing Cranham 4 in Appendix B of the report.

The following proposals (being part of the advertised scheme) were to be abandoned:

                                   i.          Change to the operational time of the existing waiting restriction in Waldergrave Gardens to 08:00 hours – 18:30 hours Monday to Saturday (the existing restriction 08:00 hours – 09:30 hours shall remain);

                                  ii.          at any time’ waiting restrictions on the north side of Avon Road as shown on the Drawing Cranham 4 in Appendix B of the report

Members noted that the estimated cost of the fully implemented proposals, including all physical measures and advertising costs, should a scheme be implemented was £0.007m and would be met from the LIP funding allocation for 2018/2019 - A2904.

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

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.