Agenda item

This report summarises progress with the Local Committee’s programme of Highways works for the current Financial Year 2017-18.

Members are encouraged to start considering the strategy and priorities for next Financial Year, 2018-19.

That the Local Committee [Elmbridge] agreed:

(i)    To introduce new bus stop clearways in Bridge Street and Ambleside Avenue, Walton on Thames, and in Milbourne Lane, Esher, as detailed in Annexes B, C and D of the report;

(ii)   To authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to deliver the agreed programmes;

(iii)  To reassess the proposal for a one hour residents restriction in roads near Hampton Court Station, to deal with the current displacement of all day commuter parking in these roads, instead of the station car park, as residents and traders feel the proposals they submitted at the time of the review were not given the due consideration they merited.  That a report be brought, outlining options, to a future meeting of the Committee.  That the advertisement of any proposed changes arising from the Molesey and Dittons parking review agreed by the Committee in October 2016, which may be impacted by this reassessment, be deferred until such time as it is confirmed they are not impacted.

Reasons:

Programmes of work have been agreed in consultation with the Committee.  Committee is asked to provide the necessary authorisation to deliver those programmes of work in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Member without the need to revert to the Committee as a whole.

To respond to residents requests for a review of the parking restrictions proposed in the vicinity of Hampton Court Station.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: Peter Shimadry, Senior Traffic Engineer

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: None

Member Discussion – key points

Members were concerned about roads in the area which are not currently included in the Horizon Project, are deteriorating and may previously have been improved using Local Committee funding.  The Engineer responded that there is a statutory duty to keep the highway safe and that the roads will continue to be inspected and safety defects addressed.

Members felt that it was often difficult to get information on the progress and timescales for highway projects that they could pass to residents.  The engineer reported that there is now a works communication team who produce and send out leaflets to residents when work is starting.  It is sometimes difficult to give precise dates for work, but the service is working on improving communication.

Dr Szanto proposed that the Committee should reassess the proposal from residents and businesses, as part of the recent Molesey parking review, for a one hour restriction in roads near Hampton Court Station to discourage commuter parking in this area. There is space available for commuters in the station car park.  A survey had shown that 82% of households and 88% of traders supported the proposals and they felt that reasons cited for not including this in the previous review were not valid.  Members were generally in favour of looking at this again, provided that there is an independent review by officers of all the data and the displacement issues are taken into account.  The proposal was seconded by Cllr Sheldon and unanimously agreed.

Members requested a report to a future meeting of the Committee, to consider the current arrangements for conducting parking reviews and whether there should be a return to whole Borough reviews in future. 

Resolved:

(i)    To introduce new bus stop clearways in Bridge Street and Ambleside Avenue, Walton on Thames, and in Milbourne Lane, Esher, as detailed in Annexes B, C and D of the report;

(ii)   To authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to deliver the agreed programmes;

(iii)  To reassess the proposal for a one hour residents restriction in roads near Hampton Court Station, to deal with the current displacement of all day commuter parking in these roads, instead of the station car park, as residents and traders feel the proposals they submitted at the time of the review were not given the due consideration they merited.  That a report be brought, outlining options, to a future meeting of the Committee.  That the advertisement of any proposed changes arising from the Molesey and Dittons parking review agreed by the Committee in October 2016, which may be impacted by this reassessment, be deferred until such time as it is confirmed they are not impacted.

Reasons:

Programmes of work have been agreed in consultation with the Committee.  Committee is asked to provide the necessary authorisation to deliver those programmes of work in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Member without the need to revert to the Committee as a whole.

To respond to residents requests for a review of the parking restrictions proposed in the vicinity of Hampton Court Station.