Agenda item

Surrey County Council’s Parking Strategy and Implementation Team have carried out a review of on street parking restrictions within the borough of Woking and identified changes which would benefit road safety and reduce instances of obstruction and localised congestion.

Joint Committee approval is required in order to progress these changes firstly to the stage of ‘formal advertisement’, where the proposed restrictions will be advertised for 28 days and open to support, comments or objections from members of the public and then to implementation.

Declarations of Interest:      None

Officers attending:  Peter Wells, Engineer, Parking Strategy and Implementation Team, SCC

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements:  None

The Parking Engineer presented a report outlined that Surrey County Council’s Parking Strategy and Implementation Team have carried out a review of on street parking restrictions within the borough of Woking and identified changes which would benefit road safety and reduce instances of obstruction and localised congestion.

Joint Committee approval was required in order to progress these changes firstly to the stage of ‘formal advertisement’, where the proposed restrictions will be advertised for 28 days and open to support, comments or objections from members of the public and then to implementation.

The Joint Committee (Woking) agreed that:

(i)            the proposed amendments to on-street parking restrictions in Woking as described in this report and shown in detail on drawings in annex A be approved.

(ii)           the joint committee allocates funding as detailed in paragraph 5.1 of this report to proceed with the introduction of the parking amendments.

(iii)          the intention of the county council to make an order under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to impose the waiting and on street parking restrictions in Woking as shown on the drawings in annex A is advertised and that if no objections are maintained, the orders are made.

(iv)         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.

(v)          the intention of the county council to advertise the making of a consolidation Order (without change) of the existing Traffic Regulation Orders to Woking is approved, and that approval for future consolidations, when they become necessary, can be granted by the committee chairman.

Reasons for recommendations:

It is recommended that the waiting restrictions are implemented as detailed in Annex A.  They will make a positive impact towards:-

·         Road safety

·         Access for emergency vehicles

·         Access for refuse vehicles

·         Easing traffic congestion

·         Better regulated parking

·         Better enforcement

Declarations of Interest:      None

Officers attending:  Peter Wells, Engineer, Parking Strategy and Implementation Team, SCC

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements:  None

The Parking Engineer presented a report which outlined that Surrey County Council’s Parking Strategy and Implementation Team had carried out a review of on street parking restrictions within the borough of Woking and identified changes which would benefit road safety and reduce instances of obstruction and localised congestion.

Joint Committee approval was required in order to progress these changes firstly to the stage of ‘formal advertisement’, where the proposed restrictions will be advertised for 28 days and open to support, comments or objections from members of the public and then to implementation.

It was noted that the parking review had covered 138 locations – which had been requested by residents, businesses and members.  Each location had been assessed during June / July, with visits on at least 2 occasions.  Councillors publically thanked the Parking Engineer for his hard work and for including local members fully in all discussions and visits. 

The Joint Committee (Woking) agreed that:

(i)            the proposed amendments to on-street parking restrictions in Woking as described in this report and shown in detail on drawings in annex A be approved.

(ii)           the joint committee allocates funding as detailed in paragraph 5.1 of this report to proceed with the introduction of the parking amendments.

(iii)          the intention of the county council to make an order under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to impose the waiting and on street parking restrictions in Woking as shown on the drawings in annex A is advertised and that if no objections are maintained, the orders are made.

(iv)         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.

(v)          the intention of the county council to advertise the making of a consolidation Order (without change) of the existing Traffic Regulation Orders to Woking is approved, and that approval for future consolidations, when they become necessary, can be granted by the committee chairman.

Reasons for recommendations:

It is recommended that the waiting restrictions are implemented as detailed in Annex A.  They will make a positive impact towards:-

·         Road safety

·         Access for emergency vehicles

·         Access for refuse vehicles

·         Easing traffic congestion

·         Better regulated parking

·         Better enforcement