Issue - meetings

This report outlines the issues raised in the petition and seeks to address the concerns.  Mr Andrew Milne, Area Highways Manager will present this report.

It was agreed that TDP Officers would check the position with the Traffic Commissioner and a meeting would then be arranged with Mrs Loney to clarify the position.

The Local Committee considered a report responding to a petition received at the previous meeting signed by 132 local residents requesting the Local Committee address the amount of HGV and PSV traffic using Lucas Road, Bisley. 

It was noted that Surrey County Council objected to HGV operator licence applications, but limitations on the grounds under which objections can be made meant that highway conditions away from the entrance to the site would not be considered.

Surrey County Council were also concerned about Planning Application SU/12/0235, but considered that the proposed vehicle size and length would be no different to that which the site could generate under its the existing lawful use.

A proposal to introduce an informal one-way system for HGVs along Lucas Green Road (between Kerria Way and Ford Road) is included in the list of schemes to be considered for inclusion in the Local Committee’s 2017/18 programme of works.  The proposal is currently ranked 26 in the list of 47 schemes.

Other options to improve the current layout had been considered but were found to not be suitable.

It was noted that there was some confusion regarding the advice that Mrs Loney had received from the Traffic Commissioner and the information held by TDP. It was agreed that TDP Officers would check the position with the Traffic Commissioner and a meeting would then be arranged with Mrs Loney to clarify the position.