Councillors and committees

Agenda item

PETITIONS

To receive any petitions in accordance with Standing Order 68. Notice should be given in writing or by email to the Community Partnership and Committee Officer at least 14 days before the meeting.

 

Alternatively, the petition can be submitted on-line through Surrey County Council’s e-petitions website as long as the minimum number of signatures (30) has been reached 14 days before the meeting.

 

Three new petitions have been received since the last meeting:

 

1)    Petition to address the road safety concerns relating to inappropriate/unsuitable HGV/PSV use on Lucas Road, West End

2)    Petition to stop directing HGV traffic through West End, Bisley, Knaphill, Brookwood to Woking.

3)    Petition to urgently complete a strategic review of the impacts the Windsor and Maidenhead decision will have on both Windlesham and Chobham, particularly the safety and health of residents and to agree what measures are necessary to protect residents and motorists.

 

 

 4.1        Petition to address the road safety concerns relating to inappropriate/unsuitable HGV/PSV use on Lucas Road, West End

 

Lucas Green Rd a country lane in a residential area, is totally unsuitable to carry large HGV vehicles (many over 11m in length). The road has a number of sharp bends where visibility is severely reduced, combined with the road not being wide enough for vehicles to pass each other forcing them to mount pavements, reverse hundreds of meters and destroying grass verges. This rural road is located in the Green Belt, is a cycle route and a conservation area – the road needs to be used by residents cars, pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders without fear for their own personal safety.

 

1. Road safety issues re. collisions/confrontations in narrow bends, resulting in road use fear for car drivers, cyclists, horses and pedestrians.

 

2. Restricted width/bends that make it a continual safety hazard/inappropriate highway for HGVs, articulated trucks and coaches.

 

3. Un-footpathed sections - a serious risk to pedestrians.

 

4. Inappropriate location for operating HGV’s/PSV’s – other local urban industrial sites are more suitable.

 

5. Increased traffic urbanisation of a rural/green belt area with associated disturbance to residents and conservation area.

 

The petition closed in February 2016 and was signed by 132 people.

 

The lead petitioner Mrs Helen Loney will attend and address the Committee.

 

 4.2        Petition to stop directing HGV traffic through West End, Bisley, Knaphill, Brookwood to Woking.

 

SCC have erected a sign on Lightwater bypass approaching West End that directs HGV onto A322/A324 to Woking. The reason being to deter HGV passing through Chobham High Street en route to Woking. An alternative route should be promoted to use M3/M25 of which this route has significantly less residential built up areas. The alternative route would facilitate good fuel efficiency, lessen damaging environmental emissions in built up areas, reduce noise and disturbance for a significant amount of people that reside on A322/A324. The journey times are not significantly different to outweigh the potential huge benefits to residents.

 

The petition closed in February 2016 and was signed by 61 people.

 

The lead petitioner Graham Alleway will attend and address the Committee.

 

 4.3        Petition Stop the increase of heavy HGV’s through the villages Windlesham and Chobham.

 

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead have decided to impose a weight restriction on Chobham road Rail Bridge of 7.5 tonnes. This will have a significant effect on the safety of residents in Windlesham and Chobham and increase the number of heavy goods vehicles using Windlesham and Chobham, diverting away from Chobham Road.This change would not have happened if Windlesham and Chobham had been in the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and not in Surrey.

 

We call on SCC to urgently complete a strategic review of the impacts this decision will have on both Windlesham and Chobham, particularly the safety and health of residents and to agree what measures are necessary to protect residents and motorists.

 

This petition has been started on change.org and has been signed by 184 people.

 

The lead petitioner Councillor Mike Goodman will attend and address the Committee.

 

Minutes:

There were three petitions received by the local committee:

 

a)    Petition to address the road safety concerns relating to inappropriate/unsuitable HGV/PSV use on Lucas Green Road, West End presented by Mrs Helen Loney

b)    Petition to stop directing HGV traffic through West End, Bisley, Knaphill, Brookwood to Woking presented by Graham Alleway.

c)    Petition for SCC to urgently complete a strategic review of the impacts the Windsor and Maidenhead decision will have on both Windlesham and Chobham, particularly the safety and health of residents and to agree what measures are necessary to protect residents and motorists presented by C Cllr Mike Goodman.

The Committee noted that it would receive reports in response to the first two petitions at the next meeting.

 

In response to the third petition, The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to support the call for a strategic review.