Issue - meetings

Mr Peter Wells of Surrey County Council’s Parking Team, will present the results of the resident consultation in November 2013 for three areas in Egham and Englefield Green, and recommendations on what should happen next.

The Local Committee agreed that:

i) it noted the contents of Annexes A and B;

ii) no further action be taken in respect of Egham Area 1 (covering Runnymede Road, Crown Street, Park Street, King Street, Hummer Road, Strode Street and Denham Road);

iii) in respect of Egham Area 2 (covering Milton Road, Limes Road, part of Spring Rise, Grange Road, North Street, Queens Road, part of Clarence Street, Osborne Road, Windmill Shott, Rusham Road, Rusham Park Road, Braywood Avenue and Daleham Avenue) a parking restriction operating between 10am and 12 noon on Monday to Friday in parts of Braywood Avenue, Daleham Avenue, Rusham Park Avenue, Rusham Road and Windmill Shott, is included as a proposal in the next scheduled Runnymede Parking Review.

iv) no further action is taken in respect of the Englefield Green area (covering South Road, Greenacre Court, Alexandra Road, Englefield Close, Armstrong Road, Albert Road, and part of Harvest Road).

Mr Peter Wells and Mr Rikki Hill of the SCC Parking Team presented the item. They noted that the matter had been raised initially by the public in 2008, and the first stage of the process had been to undertake surveys which involved counting cars, both at night (12.30am) and in the 7am-7pm daytime period to assess levels of demand on particular streets. Mr Wells said that the next stage had been to seek residents’ opinions through a consultation process, as outlined in the report, and the results of this consultation had been taken into consideration when putting forward the recommendations at the front of the report.

Mr Hill confirmed that the recommendations reflected the wishes of the petitioners (from Limes Road Egham, and Alexandra Road, Englefield Green) that there should be no CPZ in their areas, and that the essential problem revealed by the survey data was that there was excess demand for on-street parking capacity from residents of these areas, rather than from large numbers of visitors to the town.

Members noted that the surveys and consideration of new parking controls had been initiated in response to residents’ concerns, rather than from a desire to generate revenue for the council, as had been suggested by some. They also noted that, given the high level of correspondence generated, it would have been helpful to have seen the letter sent to residents before despatch to residents.

The lead petitioner for Limes Road was invited to comment by the chairman, as part of the discussion, and Mr Deacon said that he felt there should have been a separate consultation with businesses and a clearer option to respond for those who were not “online”. He was congratulated on his efforts to reflect local views, and there was a general welcome for the recommendations.

Mr Wells advised that the results of the next annual on-street parking review would be brought to Committee at the beginning of 2015.

The Local Committee agreed that:

i) it noted the contents of Annexes A and B;

ii) no further action be taken in respect of Egham Area 1 (covering Runnymede Road, Crown Street, Park Street, King Street, Hummer Road, Strode Street and Denham Road);

iii) in respect of Egham Area 2 (covering Milton Road, Limes Road, part of Spring Rise, Grange Road, North Street, Queens Road, part of Clarence Street, Osborne Road, Windmill Shott, Rusham Road, Rusham Park Road, Braywood Avenue and Daleham Avenue) a parking restriction operating between 10am and 12 noon on Monday to Friday in parts of Braywood Avenue, Daleham Avenue, Rusham Park Avenue, Rusham Road and Windmill Shott, is included as a proposal in the next scheduled Runnymede Parking Review.

iv) no further action is taken in respect of the Englefield Green area (covering South Road, Greenacre Court, Alexandra Road, Englefield Close, Armstrong Road, Albert Road, and part of Harvest Road).