The Cabinet Committee received a report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) that presented requests for the amendment and/or introduction of new traffic regulation orders at the locations indicated in the Appendix to the submitted report in accordance with the statutory processes and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the relevant orders to be sealed and implement the proposals.

In response questions regarding these requests, the Cabinet Member for Transport, Capital, Inward Investment gave his assurances that any request from Councillors that sought the increase in parking spaces and/or revenue would be considered and submitted to the Traffic Regulations Working Party and Cabinet Committee for consideration where appropriate.

With reference to the proposed amendment to the taxi rank in Lucy Road, the Cabinet Committee noted that this matter had now been concluded.

Having considered the views of the Traffic Regulations Working Party it was:

Resolved:-

1.  That no further action be taken in respect of the following requests:

·      Arnold Avenue – Relocate parking from east to west side;

·      Shoebury Common South – Extend parking towards Maplin Way;

·      Shoebury Common South – Install play equipment and harden parking area;

·      Blackgate Road – Remove verge and layout diagonal parking;

·      Shoebury Common South – Extension of parking area towards Maplin Way and install two extra machines;

·      Prittlewell Chase – Provision of parking in central reservation for hospital staff;

·      Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea (Cliffs Pavilion to Hamlet Court Road) – Provision of additional parking by removal of existing waiting restrictions; and

·      Clarence Road Car Park/Alexandra Road – Removal of Project 49 marked bays and increase ambulance bay in Alexandra Road and amend to shared pay and display at weekends.

2.  That the following requests be considered as part of the development of the Parking Strategy currently being developed:

·      Eastern Esplanade – Provision of diagonal parking bays to increase spaces;

·      Shoebury Common North – Relocation of car parking area to the west and increase parking area and reposition entrance;

·      Prittlewell Chase (Fairfax Drive end) – Introduction of parking charges between hospital area and Fairfax Drive;

·      Western Esplanade – Provision of diagonal bays on the south side outside Adventure Island to provide a further 10 bays;

·      Shoebury Common South – Installation of play equipment and harden parking area;

·      Scratton Road – Provision of parking bays and pay and display machines creating an additional 40 bays (estimated);

·      Clifftown Parade opposite Prittlewell Square – Removal of waiting restrictions and replace with parking bays; and

·      Westcliff Parade (Cliffs Pavilion end) – Replacement of unmarked bays with diagonal parking.

Reason for Decision

As set out in the submitted report

Other Options

As set out in the submitted report

Note: This is an Executive function

Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Councillor Woodley