Agenda item

TRAFFIC AND PARKING SCHEMES REQUEST WORK PROGRAMME

Meeting of Highways Advisory Committee, Tuesday, 18th September, 2012 7.30 pm (Item 37.)

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

Minutes:

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:

SECTION A – Minor Traffic and Parking Scheme Requests
Item Ref	Location	Description	Decision
TPC270	Junction Road, Romford	Request for Police vehicle only parking bays in Junction Road	Rejected by 8 votes to 0 with 1 abstention
TPC271	Langley Close, Harold Hill	Request for parking restrictions/yellow lines at entrance/opposite Rascal Confectionary Ltd and Saul Harrison & Sons. Drivers of HGV vehicles are unable to deliver/collect goods as vehicles parked too close/opposite.	Motion to reject the proposal was lost by 4 votes to 5. Motion to advertise the proposal was approved by 6 votes to 3.
TPC272	Springfarm Close, Rainham	Request for ‘At any time’ restrictions on both sides of road. Refuse vehicles unable to access Close.	Rejected unanimously
TPC273	Reptons and Tudors Area, Gidea Park.	Following information gathered from an informal questionnaire distributed to residents within the Reptons and Tudors area of Gidea Park and further discussions with Ward Members; a request to implement 'At any Time' restrictions and waiting restrictions in the area to deter commuter and obstructive parking practices	Agreed unanimously. Councillor Curtin spoke in favour of the scheme citing residents desire to be formally consulted.
TPC274	Pond Walk, Upminster	Request to implement 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday restriction in Pond Walk as residents think the restrictions as implemented have not solved the parking problems	Withdrawn – Not to be reconsidered for 6 months.

SECTION b – Minor Traffic and Parking Scheme Requests on hold for future discussion or funding issues
Item Ref	Location	Description	Decision
TPC70	Mashiters Walk, Romford	Request for single yellow line restriction between 10am and 11am following increase in commuter parking as a result of the restrictions recently implemented in the Lake Rise/Rosemary Avenue Area	Noted
TPC130	Cheshire Close, Emerson Park	Request for footway parking bays	Noted
TPC181	Mawney Road, Romford	Request to remove restrictions in Mawney Road in the area north of the A12	Noted
TPC195	Firham Park Estate, Harold Wood	Request from resident and visitor to estate for parking restrictions to deter commuter parking and junction protection to deter inconsiderate parking on corners obscuring sight lines.	Noted
TPC204	Elm Park Avenue/Broadway Elm Park	Request to review options of "loading ban" outside Tesco to ease traffic flow	Noted
TPC206	Brentwood Road, Romford	Request for review of parking provision in Brentwood Road (near Drill roundabout) and surrounding area following opening of Tesco Express	Noted
TPC213	Wolseley Road Area, Romford	Request for residents parking scheme to alleviate the problem of parking overspill from Queens Hospital	Noted
TPC232	Philip Avenue, junction with Rush Green Road	Request for double yellow lines at junction of Philip Avenue and Rush Green Road and the introduction of footway parking along the flank walls of Philip Avenue	Noted
TPC233	Leonard Avenue junction with Rush Green Road	Request for double yellow lines at junction of Leonard Avenue and Rush Green Road and the introduction of footway parking along the flank walls of Leonard Avenue	Noted
TPC252	Balgores Crescent, Gidea Park	Request to look at further parking facilities in Balgores Crescent for the shops and businesses in Main Road	Noted
TPC255	Petersfield Avenue, Harold Hill	Request for restictions in Petersfield Avenue at the junctions of Hucknal Close and Redruth Road. Buses (496) having to divert as vehicles parked 'legally' too close to islands making it difficult for them to proceed on their route	Noted

The Committee agreed that in future they did not wish to see details of any proposals submitted anonymously.

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