Decision details

UPDATE ON PETITION RECEIVED 05 SEPTEMBER 2018 FOR "REQUEST THAT LEATHERHEAD HIGH STREET BE OPEN FROM 3.30PM FOR PARKING AND ACCESS, 4.30PM ON MARKET DAYS, FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, TO ENCOURAGE AN INCREASE IN FOOTFALL' (EXECUTIVE FUNC

Decision Maker: Mole Valley Local Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) AGREED to:

 

(i) Note the joint statement from Surrey County Council (SCC) Local Committee Chairman Mr Tim Hall and Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) Cabinet Member for Prosperity Councillor Simon Edge, as an update on the Petition (Annex 1). In particular to note the actions going forward.

 

(ii) Note that a safety review, which considers all High Street users, to assess the risk of conflict between vehicles and pedestrians, particularly for children, is to be carried out by SCC and is scheduled to be completed by March 2019.

 

(iii) Note that SCC has commissioned a repair of the walling to the ramps at the foot of the High Street, to improve the visual impact of this feature. This will be the removal of the damaged tiles and replacing this tiling with new rendering. This will be funded 50:50 by SCC and MVDC, with MVDC applying public realm planning contributions, and is scheduled to be carried out in February 2019, subject to normal construction delays, weather conditions and reducing inconvenience to traders and High Street users. The timing of the works was the result of consultation with

the market operator, Leatherhead and District Chamber of Commerce.

 

(iv) Note that a further petition about Leatherhead High Street has been submitted to the 12 December 2018 Local Committee (Mole Valley) for consideration.

 

(v) Agree that, following a review of the signs in Leatherhead, that SCC and MVDC will work together to put forward proposals for a new car park signing scheme, and existing direction signs in the town centre. Also, that MVDC and SCC will review existing Leatherhead gateway signs, identify approaches where no existing signs are, and to agree appropriate type, location and wording for any possible new signs. The Task Group and Committee will be updated following discussions between MVDC and SCC regarding the detailed proposals, funding streams and timings.

 

Reasons for Decision

 

To propose measures to work with representatives of the Leatherhead Residents’

Association and the Leatherhead and District Chamber of Commerce, in advance

and alongside the Transform Leatherhead project.

Publication date: 14/12/2018

Date of decision: 12/12/2018

Decided at meeting: 12/12/2018 - Mole Valley Local Committee

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