Agenda item

To consider minor amendments to the parking controls in Elmbridge and to update members on progress on other parking matters.

The Local Committee resolved to:

(i)    Agree the county council’s intention to make the amendments to the traffic regulations orders (TROs) as described in this report is formally advertised, and subject to statutory consultation; along with an additional proposal for French Gardens and Hogshill Lane as tabled at the meeting and to extend the single yellow line on the eastern kerbline of Four Wents to in line with the northern boundary of house no. 1 Four Wents.

(i)    Agree that any unresolved objections to the advertised proposals are dealt with according to the council’s constitution (i.e. considered by the parking strategy & implementation team manager, in consultation with the chairman/vice chairman of this committee and the relevant county councillor);

(ii)   Agree that the amendments are introduced, with or without modifications, following consideration of responses to the advert.

and to note:

(iii)  the new or revised proposals that were mentioned at this committee’s meeting on 25 February 2013 and subsequently agreed for advertisement and statutory consultation following discussions between the parking team manager, the chairman and vice chairman of this committee and the relevant county councillor

Reason for recommendation: to improve road safety, traffic flow, access to property, sightlines at junctions, parking amenity and administrative efficiency.

Rikki Hill, the Parking Project Team Leader, presented the report.  Rikki Hill explained that as the outcomes of the 2011/12 Parking Review were not implemented until March/April 2013, after the 2012/13 Parking Review was agreed in February 2013, some unforeseen consequences have occurred.  In order to deal with these, some additional amendments are required.

Rikki Hill also updated the Local Committee that the county council has entered into a new contract to enable motorists to pay parking charges using mobile phones.  This contract also offers a similar system for residents’ permits, visitors’ permits, waivers and suspensions and it is proposed to amend the TRO to allow this to happen.

The report also updated Members on the confirmation of the additional and amended proposals from the meeting held on February 25^th 2013.

Rikki Hill said the aim is to implement these proposals and those agreed at the meeting held on February 25^th 2013, following advertisement and consultation, by Christmas 2013.

Councillor Dorothy Mitchell queried the proposal in 2.4 regarding Freelands Road.  She proposed that recommendation (i) was amended to extend the single yellow line in Four Wents.  Rachael Lake seconded this proposal.

The plan showing the tabled amended proposal for French Gardens and Hogshill Lane in recommendation (i) is attached as Annexe 5 to these minutes.

As agreed at Item 10 Members started to discuss the increase in the cost of business parking permits as raised in the Member’s question from Stuart Selleck. 

It was agreed to adjourn the meeting while officers and Members discussed the issue in private.  The meeting was adjourned at 17:55.

The meeting restarted at 18:07.

In relation to the business parking permits Rikki Hill will bring a report to the meeting to be held on September 2^nd 2013 to look at possible options.

The Local Committee resolved to:

(i)    Agree the county council’s intention to make the amendments to the traffic regulations orders (TROs) as described in this report is formally advertised, and subject to statutory consultation; along with an additional proposal for French Gardens and Hogshill Lane as tabled at the meeting and to extend the single yellow line on the eastern kerbline of Four Wents to in line with the northern boundary of house no. 1 Four Wents.

(ii)   Agree that any unresolved objections to the advertised proposals are dealt with according to the council’s constitution (i.e. considered by the parking strategy & implementation team manager, in consultation with the chairman/vice chairman of this committee and the relevant county councillor);

(iii)  Agree that the amendments are introduced, with or without modifications, following consideration of responses to the advert.

(iv)Note the new or revised proposals that were mentioned at this committee’s meeting on 25 February 2013 and subsequently agreed for advertisement and statutory consultation following discussions between the parking team manager, the chairman and vice chairman of this committee and the relevant county councillor

Reason for recommendation: to improve road safety, traffic flow, access to property, sightlines at junctions, parking amenity and administrative efficiency.