Issue - meetings

To receive any petitions in accordance with Standing Order 68.  Notice should be given in writing or by e-mail to the Partnership 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.

Six petitions have been received as follows:

Petition 1 – Safety Walton Road/ Langton Road junction

Lead petitioner:  V Davies                                       Signatures: 93

Petition 2 – Summer Road/ Hampton Court Way junction

Lead petitioners:  Karen Liddell & Julie Hennig   Signatures: 467

Petition 3 – Pedestrian Crossing Outside St Lawrence School

Lead petitioner:  Jim Davidson                               Signatures: 979

Petition 4 – C19 Active Travel Scheme – A244 Esher Road

Lead petitioner: Caroline Williams                         Signatures: 2624

Petition 5 – Queens Road, Weybridge loading bay

Lead petitioner:  Lisa Harris                                    Signatures: 49

Petition 6 – Safety on A244 Leatherhead Road, High Street, Warren Lane, Oxshott

Lead petitioner: Ian Dilks                                         Signatures: 973

That the Local Committee [Elmbridge] agreed to:

Petition 1:

(i)    Consider measures at the junction of Langton Road within the Walton Road scheme, to inform a future application for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding

(ii)   Note that the subject(s) of an application will be proposed by the Area Highways Manager, in consultation with the divisional members and the Chairman/Vice-Chairman of the Elmbridge Local Committee

(iii) Note that parking measures at the junction will be considered within the next Elmbridge Parking Review, which is currently due to begin in December 2020.

Reasons: To respond to the issues raised in the petition.

Petition 2:

(iv)  Include a scheme at the Summer Road/ Hampton Court Way junction on the prioritisation list for consideration in a future highway programme.

Reasons: To respond to the issues raised in the petition.

Petition 3:

(v)   Undertake an officer assessment of the road safety concerns on the roads in the vicinity of the St Lawrence School with reference to the county council’s Road Safety Outside School’s policy and will report the findings (including any recommendations for highway measures) to a future meeting of the Local Committee.

(vi) This process also includes an assessment of the status of the school’s travel plan. If required assistance will be provided to the school to ensure their travel plan is up to date and ideally registered on the national online school travel plan portal Modeshift STARS.

Reasons: To respond to the issues raised in the petition.

Petition 4:

(vii)      Approve the construction of the three pedestrian crossings that were originally intended as part of the Esher Road Active Travel scheme;

(xiii)Approve that following the construction of the three pedestrian crossings, and after a period of bedding in, officers should undertake public consultation with the local community, and that the results of this consultation should be reported back to Committee for a final decision on whether to make this scheme permanent;

(ix)  Authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to implement the three pedestrian crossings and undertake public consultation for this scheme at the appropriate time.

Reasons:

Observations during the trial period by both local members and Surrey County Council Highways Service officers suggest that the scheme has no significant adverse impact in terms of congestion compared to the previous layout of the A244 Esher Road.  The primary objective of this scheme was to provide three new pedestrian crossing facilities.  However these have not yet been constructed.  This means that the local community has not yet been able to utilise the main intended benefit of the scheme.   There is no compelling reason to abandon the scheme at this stage.  The alternative scheme suggested in the petition is unfeasible and has significant disadvantages compared to the proposed scheme.  If the pedestrian crossings were to be implemented, as per the recommendations, the local community would be able to experience the scheme in full, and then provide feedback to enable Committee to  ...  view the full decision text for item 23

Declarations of Interest: Mary Sheldon declared a non-pecuniary interest as a local resident in petition 4.

Officers attending: Nick Healey, Area Highways Manager

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements:

Petition 1:  Mrs Emma Purdy presented the petition on behalf of the lead petitioner.  She outlined that she had lived in Langton Road for 18 years and the dangers of leaving the road at the junction with the Walton Road.  There are lots of delivery vans parking on the double yellow line around the corner obscuring sight lines.  There has been a recent accident and the car was severely damaged.  Cars travel quite fast in this vicinity and there are many other vehicle manoeuvres in this area.  Residents would like safety to be improved perhaps with the installation of an island to prevent parking near the junction.

Petition 2: Peter O’Donnell presented the petition on behalf of the lead petitioners.  He made the following points: he has been a resident for 37 years; the road is narrow and serves a number of homes and other facilities such as sports grounds and small industrial units.  There are three sites in the vicinity which are due for possible redevelopment and residents would like a co-ordinated master pan approach to be employed.  Residents would not support a ban on right turns from the road and would like signage improved.  The suggestion of a roundabout has many positives for debate and residents would have liked a more positive response from officers to this suggestion.

Petition 3:  Jim Davidson presented his petition requesting a new pedestrian crossing.  The four way junction outside the school is dangerous during school drop off and pick up times with high footfall with no natural location to cross, stop lines at the junction are confusing and there is a blind corner with cars driving fast.  There have been four accidents since 2017 where emergency services have been called. There have been many near misses.  Any reasonably placed crossing would attract users.  He would like to see the speed limit in the area reduced to 20mph.

Petition 4:  David Moore presented the petition on behalf of the lead petitioner.  He commented that the scheme has caused significant congestion in the area and does not address the issue of providing a safe pedestrian crossing as previously requested.  Undertaking has become an issue and vehicles waiting to turn right are held further back in the queue.  There are other viable alternatives which should be investigated before the scheme is implemented in full.

Petition 5:  Eleanor presented the petition on behalf of the lead petitioner and spoke on behalf of the residents and businesses on Queens Road.  The loading bay is in constant use and causes a huge disruption to businesses and blocks the view when leaving South Road.  Lorries park on the pavement and is dangerous to the public. Trolleys fall into the road and onto the pavement and have damaged shop.  Action needs to be taken to relocate it.  South Road would be a preferable location  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23