Meeting documents

Place Scrutiny Committee
Monday, 13th April, 2015 6.30 pm

Cabinet Committee Minutes

Date:
Thursday, 12th March, 2015
Time:
18:00
Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
701 Members Requests List
Scrutiny Comment for item 701
Business for item 701
1. That the Corporate Director for Place be authorised to advertise the necessary traffic regulation orders as appropriate in relation to the following proposals and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the orders to be sealed and the proposals implemented:

14/29 - Amend existing waiting restrictions in Hobleythick Lane 60 minute waiting limit 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays;
14/31 - Extend junction protection Crosby Road/Chalkwell Avenue;
14/40 - Amend existing limited waiting restriction in Sutton Road near Victory Sports Ground to 1 hour from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays;
14/32 - Remove existing waiting restriction and replace with drop off area at Chalkwell Station;
14/41 - Reduce existing waiting restrictions in Oakleigh Avenue;
14/42 - Provide junction protection at all restricted junctions with Eagle Way, Shoeburyness;
14/46(a) - Amend existing limited waiting restrictions to 2 hours in Southchurch Road and to exclude Sundays;
14/46(b) - Remove school keep clear markings and waiting restrictions outside the former St Hildas School in Imperial Avenue.

2. That no further action be taken in respect of the following requests for the reasons stated in the report:

14/30 - Relocate limited waiting bay and extend junction protection at The Crossways;
14/36 - One way traffic flows in Dalmatia Road, Chinchilla Road, Surbiton Road and Lovelace Gardens;
14/45(b) - Removal of traffic calming measures in Bournemouth Park Road;
14/48 - Protect driveways on the north side of the section of Colbert Avenue from Burgess Terrace to opposite Warwick Road by adding white bar protection.

3. That the investigations regarding request Ref No. 14/10 regarding the installation of a pedestrian crossing in Hadleigh Road, Leigh on Sea at St Michaels School continue.

4. That request Ref No. 14/15 regarding the widening of the pedestrian refuge Ness Road, Shoeburyness be further investigated to identified an appropriate solution.

5. That request Ref No. 14/33 regarding the reconsideration of the implementation of waiting restrictions in High Street, Shoeburyness be deferred pending a full detailed report to the next meeting.

6. That the Corporate Director for Place be authorised to prepare take the necessary steps to introduce an appropriate permit parking scheme restricting parking to one hour, except residents displaying a valid permit, to operate from 7.00 a.m. until 8.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays in Milton Road, Lydford Road and Winton Avenue;

7. That the Corporate Director for Place be authorised to advertise an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order to tackle traffic management issues arising from the expansion of The Federation of Thorpe Schools, Greenways providing waiting restrictions to deter teacher parking in Greenways, Colbert Avenue, Wyatts Drive and Meadow Drive.

8. That the following requests be retained on the list for further investigation and consideration at the next meeting:

14/20 - Provide waiting restrictions at the eastern extremity of Riviera Drive;
14/23 - Provide 1 hour parking restrictions and junction protection Dale Road, Dynevor Gardens, Crescent Road and Western Road, Leigh-on-Sea with longer term request to treat all of area (Tattersall Gardens to Hadleigh Road, south of London Road);
14/24 - Increase existing 5m junction protection Cottesmore Gardens, Quorn Gardens and Tattersall Gardens junctions with Western Road, Leigh-on-Sea;
14/28 - Overnight restriction on vehicles in Belfairs Park Drive (cul-de-sac);
14/34 - Install pedestrian crossing, northern end of The Fairway (alternative solution to be investigated);
14/37 - petition for safety measures in the Poets' Estate;
14/38 - Waiting restrictions in Eastern Close;
14/44 - Introduce yellow line restrictions to improve visibility at a busy entrance/exit to a commercial parking forecourt in Grove Walk, Shoeburyness (status of highway to be clarified);
14/45(a) - Removal of waiting restrictions in the section of The Fairway between nos 22-46 The Fairway;
14/47 - Amend waiting restrictions in Walton Road, Lynton Road and Clievedon Road to 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. June to August, introduce the same restriction on the west side of Colbert Avenue from the west side of Burgess Terrace to the east side of Warwick Road and on the south side of Colbert Avenue, together with a double yellow line waiting restriction on the north side of Colbert Avenue to prevent parking on the bend.

Reasons for Decision:
To provide a rationalised and consistent management and decision making process for all formal requests for highways and traffic management improvements by Ward Councillors via the Traffic and Parking Working Party & Cabinet Committee.

Other Options
Each request needs to be considered on its individual merits and their impact on public safety, traffic flows or parking and wider impact on the surrounding network. Members may consider taking no further action if they feel it is appropriate.

Note:- This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee:
Executive Councillor: Councillor Terry
*Called in to:- Place Scrutiny Committee
6.00 p.m./9.20 p.m.

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor M W Terry (Chairman),
Councillors D A Norman MBE (Vice-Chairman) and G E Longley
In attendance:
Councillors M Assenheim, S T Aylen, B Ayling, M A Betson, M Butler, T Callaghan, J I Courtenay, L Davies, J M Garston, D J Jarvis, L P Salter, M Stafford, J G StJ Ware-Lane, P A Wexham, R A Woodley
P Geraghty, Z Ali, C Hindle-Terry and T Row

Scrutiny Comment

ItemComment
701 Called in by Councillors B Ayling and P R Van Looy.
Final call on 27/03/2015 at 15:48

Business

ItemBusiness
701The Cabinet Committee received a report of the Corporate Director for Place that appraised Members of the requests received from Members of the Council together with officers' recommendations relating to those requests. An additional sheet setting out the details of further requests that had been received since the publication of the report was circulated at the meeting. The Chairman had agreed that these be considered at this meeting as urgent additional matters to enable a decision to be made at the earliest opportunity. Having considered the views of the Traffic & Parking Working Part it was:

 

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