Issue - meetings

To inform the Local Committee on the progress of the 2018/19 Integrated Transport and highway maintenance programmes in Tandridge.

The 2018/19 parking review proposals were approved by the local committee in on 30 November 2018. Subsequently a number of obstructive parking problems have been reported in Barnetts Shaw and Chalkpit Wood. The Committee are asked to agree to include a ‘no waiting at any time’ restrictions around the junctions on these roads to prevent parking and help maintain traffic movement.

(Report and 4 annexes attached)

The Local Committee (Tandridge):

i)              NOTED the contents of the report.

ii)             AGREED the proposed changes to parking and waiting restrictions as shown on drawing 23 and 24 are approved.

iii)            AGREED the intention of the county council to make traffic regulation orders (TROs) under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to impose the waiting and on street parking restrictions as described in ‘parking update’ are advertised and that if no objections are maintained, the order is made.

iv)           AGREED if there are unresolved objections, they will be dealt with in accordance with the county council’s scheme of delegation by the parking strategy and implementation team manager, in consultation with the chairman/vice chairman of this committee and the appropriate county councillor.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officer attending: Zena Curry, Area Highways Manager

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: None

The Area Highways Manager welcomed questions from the Committee.

Members Key Points:

1. Halliloo Valley Road/ Warlingham Road/ Bug Hill improvements. The Divisional Member commented that whilst the project is marked as complete, she still receives a number of emails each week with residents feeling that the sight lines turning right from Woldingham road into Halliloo Valley Road is dangerous due to the hedges. Previously the property owner had cut back the hedges which improved the visibility at the junction.  The owner does not wish to have a post and rail boundary, however it seems inefficient for the Divisional Member to have to make a request to highways each time the hedges needs to be cut to improve sight lines.  Could in the summer it be put on a regular cut for the safety of drivers.

The Area Highways Manager advised that there are limited powers with regards to private hedges and consideration must be taken for nesting birds in hedges during the summer months.  The Area Highways Manager will investigate if the end of construction safety audit has been carried out at the site yet and will see if the sight lines at the turning can be looked at as part of the audit.

2. Wilderwick Road, Dormansland, the ditches have not been cleaned and the stream overflows into the road.  Concerns raised that if this is not done before the colder weather if it freezes it will be extremely dangerous for drivers.

The Area Highways Manager advised that she would speak to the Maintenance Engineer and speak with the Divisional member outside of the meeting.    

Resolution

The Local Committee (Tandridge):

i)              NOTED the contents of the report.

ii)             AGREED the proposed changes to parking and waiting restrictions as shown on drawing 23 and 24 are approved.

iii)            AGREED the intention of the county council to make traffic regulation orders (TROs) under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to impose the waiting and on street parking restrictions as described in ‘parking update’ are advertised and that if no objections are maintained, the order is made.

iv)           AGREED if there are unresolved objections, they will be dealt with in accordance with the county council’s scheme of delegation by the parking strategy and implementation team manager, in consultation with the chairman/vice chairman of this committee and the appropriate county councillor.

Reason for decision:

The Committee agreed to the proposed parking and waiting restrictions in drawings 23 and 24 and associated Traffic Regulation Order in order to allow flow of traffic on the road.