Decision details

That the Local Committee [Epsom & Ewell] agreed:

(i)       To advertise all the proposals outlined in Annexe 1 of the report, subject to the following amendments and additions:

       That the proposals to split the Zone M residents parking area and change the hours as set out in the petition submitted by residents be added to the review;

       That double yellow lines at the junction of Sunnymede Avenue and Riverhome Drive to improve sight lines be added to the review;

Map 21 Orchard Close should read Carnforth Close;

       Maps 27 and 34 road names to be checked and corrected if necessary;

       Map 30 Queensmead Avenue to extend the one hour restriction to Sheer Avenue

       Maps 36/37 and 38 junction protection lines to be longer than the statutory minimum;

       Map 55 – disabled bay/s to be advertised in Castle Road in the vicinity of number 14;

       Map 59 – to advertise restrictions in the spaces not currently included at the top of the Lynwood Road;

       Maps 62/63 – restrictions to be added outside number 14 Milburn Walk.  Two unrestricted spaces to be left outside number 7 Milburn Walk, proposals to be changed to make parking on alternate sides in Walnut Close as in the adjacent roads if residents agree;

(ii)      That the committee contribute £18,000 funding towards the proposals in Annex 1 from the 2018/2019 parking surplus.

(iii) That the committee contribute £12,000 funding towards the proposals shown in Annex 1 for a verge parking ban, from the 2019/2020 parking surplus and the amendments to Zone M as outlined above also be funded from next year’s budget, subject to their agreement.

(iv) That the County Council’s intention to make an order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 be advertised and, if no objections are maintained, the order be made;

(v)   That if objections are received the Parking Strategy and Implementation Group Manager is authorised to try and resolve them, in consultation with the Chairman / Vice Chairman of this committee and the county councillor for the division, and decides whether or not they should be acceded to and therefore whether the order should be made, with or without modifications.  The decision in relation to maps 68 and 70 to be brought back to a future meeting of the Committee

Reasons: Changes to the highway network, the built environment and society mean that parking behaviour changes and consequently it is necessary for a Highway Authority to carry out regular reviews of waiting and parking restrictions on the highway network.

It is recommended that the waiting restrictions in this report are progressed as they

will help to:

·        Improve road safety

·        Increase access for emergency vehicles

·        improve access to shops, facilities and businesses

·        Increase access for refuse vehicles, buses and service vehicles

·        Reduce traffic congestion

·        Better regulate parking