Agenda item

Outcome of public consultation.

The report before the Committee set out the responses to a public consultation for proposed additional parking bays in Brooklands Road, Marshalls Road and Medora Road. This report recommended options for implementation or rejection of aspects of the scheme.

Following the approval of the Committee approximately 250 letters were hand-delivered to residents potentially affected by the scheme with a closing date of 7 January 2011. In addition, the proposals were advertised. The Emergency Services and London Buses were also consulted.

By the close of the consultation, five responses were received. The responses were summarised and appended to the report.

The report detailed that two residents were in objection to part of the scheme (within the vicinity of their property), one was due to apply for a vehicle crossover and two other residents were in favour of the scheme.

London Buses made no comment on the scheme as no bus routes operate within the vicinity.

The Metropolitan Police Traffic Unit and the London Fire Brigade had no objections to the scheme. No response was received from the London Ambulance Service.

In staff’s view the proposed scheme would provide an increase in parking facilities within the area and ease the current parking problems for residents caused by lack of spaces and where residents had objected to the scheme. Officers were of the view that some bays could be removed near those residents, whilst retaining other bays.

A member was concerned about the time and money being spent on consultations with a poor level of response from residents.

Councillor Thorpe commented that the response was very poor to make a judgement and proposed rejection of the scheme, this motion was seconded by Councillor Oddy.

The Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Community Empowerment that:

·        That the proposals be rejected.