Minute 307 (Cabinet Committee Agenda Item No. 6 refers)

Called in by Councillors Woodley and Wakefield

The Committee considered Minute 308 of Cabinet Committee, which had been called in to Scrutiny together with the report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place).  This related to the proposed introduction of new waiting restrictions at various locations in the Borough and the introduction of speed humps in Thorpe Bay Gardens to address anti-social behaviour in the form of speeding.

Resolved:-

1.  That the following decisions of Cabinet Committee be noted:-

“1.  That the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) be authorised to publish the relevant statutory notice and undertake the necessary consultation for a traffic regulation order(s) for the following requests and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the order to be sealed and the proposals implemented:

(i)  the introduction of no waiting at any time restrictions on the north side of Lundy Close, the relocation of the existing disabled parking bay to the south side of Lundy Close and the making of individual parking bays to regulate indiscriminate parking;

(ii)  the introduction of new and the relocation of the existing disabled parking bays in Warrior Square between the High Street and Chichester Road;

(iii)  the relocation and extension of the existing loading bay in Warrior Square between the High Street and Chichester Road and its conversion to a dual purpose taxi rank/loading bays

(iv)  the relocation and reduction of the number of disabled parking bays, the introduction of a loading bay to enable loading from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm Mondays to Fridays and 8.00 am – 1.00 pm Saturdays, together with the relocation of the existing Fire Service lane in Whitegate Road between the High Street and Chichester Road;

(v)  the introduction of a loading bay, the hours of which to be from 7.00 am to 7.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm Saturdays.  The loading bay to be a dual purpose with a taxi rank at all other times;

(vi)  the introduction of two new parking bays for disabled persons on the highway and the introduction of a loading bay, the hours of which to be from 7.00 am to 7.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm Saturdays, in York Road at its junction with Chichester Road;

(vii)  the introduction of no waiting at any time restrictions in Cannonsleigh Crescent, Leigh on Sea on the corner on the north side opposite the school entrance.

2.  That the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) requested to investigate the feasibility of introducing no waiting at any time restrictions on the south side of Lundy Close opposite the designated parking lay by and, if appropriate, the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) be authorised to publish the relevant statutory notice and undertake the necessary consultation for the relevant traffic regulation order and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the order to be sealed and the proposals implemented.

3.  That the proposed introduction of speed humps in Thorpe Bay Gardens to address anti-social behaviour in the form of speeding, not be progressed.”

Note:  This is an Executive function

Cabinet Member: Councillor Woodley