Agenda item

Report of the Corporate Director Community and Environment.

The Panel received the report of the Corporate Director Community and Environment detailing the results of the Statutory Consultation on the proposed Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Burnt Oak Broadway area, associated parking restrictions at junctions and bends and proposed one way traffic for Park Way.

The Panel received two Deputations, the first from the Bacon Lane Clinicians Group and the second from the Bacon Lane Patients’ Committee, both requesting changes to the proposed prohibited parking times in the area surrounding Bacon Lane.

Minor amendments to page 48 item 2.35, were tabled at the meeting.

An officer stated that the map at appendix A showed that the consultation area covered a much wider area than the intended CPZ area.  This had been done to consult as many residents and businesses in the area as possible.  He added that the main proposals of the CPZ were supported by local residents, and the residents of Bacon Lane were particularly in favour of Pay and Display parking bays in the environs of Bacon Lane.

An officer explained that with the introduction of parking controls, a balance had to be reached between the requirements for free access by emergency services and between providing adequate parking for residents, visitors and businesses.  The scheme introduced was supported by many residents and served the majority of the community.

The officer added that following representations from staff and patients from Bacon Lane Surgery, officers had looked into the availability of parking, including the needs of Blue Badge holders parking in the vicinity of the Surgery.  The proposed CPZ  therefore  included:

·                    junction protection measures;

·                    one-way traffic flow in Park Way, which was a narrow road;

·                    double yellow lines and loading restrictions on one side of Park Way and parking restrictions on the other side of the road during the working day, which would allow loading and unloading to service the adjacent business  premises.

The officer added that all these measures had been supported by the majority of local residents.  With regard to the 100 submissions made by the Bacon Lane Patients’ Group, these were made in the form of standard letters forwarded to Councillor Susan Hall.  However, because these letters were submitted prior to the launch of the statutory consultation, they did not meet the criteria for statutory objections, and therefore they were not formally reflected in the consultation results.  However, they were taken into consideration as comments and shown at Appendix H of the report.

The officer stated that other issues such as parking in the vicinity of the new Krishna-Avanti school would be reviewed at a later date as part of a follow-up review because the school was not fully occupied.

Following questions from Members, an officer stated that:

·                    officers had taken measures to accommodate the needs of Bacon Lane Surgery and that the residents of Bacon Lane had been heavily in favour of the CPZ;

·                    the area behind Bacon Lane Surgery shown on the map at appendix A was in fact a footpath and too narrow to accommodate vehicles;

·                    Park Way could not accommodate a contra-flow cycle lane as the road was too narrow and the needs of businesses, motorists and traffic flows in the area needed to be balanced.

An adviser to the Panel stated that uncontrolled parking was available approximately 200 yards from the Surgery in The Chase, and asked for this message to be conveyed to the Surgery.

Resolved to RECOMMEND: (to the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Community Safety)  That

(1)               a new Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) – Zone X be introduced in the roads and extents as shown in Appendix J, with operational hours of Monday to Friday 10.00 am-11.00 am and 2.00 pm-3.00 pm and that residents and businesses within the new CPZ be informed of the details of how to obtain resident, business or visitor permits;

(2)               short term pay and display parking bays with operational hours of 8.00 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Saturday inclusive with maximum stay of two hours with no return within four hours be provided in Burnt Oak Broadway service road, Bacon Lane, Columbia Avenue, Oakleigh Avenue and The Highlands as shown in Appendix J;

(3)               short term shared pay and display parking bays with operational hours of 8.00 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Saturday inclusive with maximum stay of two hours with no return within four hours be provided in Bacon Lane and Vancouver Road as shown in Appendix J;

(4)               long term shared pay and display parking bays with operational hours of 8.00 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Saturday inclusive with maximum stay of four hours with no return within five hours be provided in Bacon Lane, Columbia Avenue, The Chase and Northolme Gardens and Vancouver Road as shown in Appendix J;

(5)               charges for the pay and display bays listed at (2), (3) and (4) above be 50 pence per half hour, or part half hour;

(6)               loading bays, to enable delivery vehicles to service local businesses at no charge, be introduced in Burnt Oak Broadway service road, Oakleigh Avenue and The Highlands as shown in Appendix J;

(7)               one-way traffic be introduced in Park Way as shown in Appendix J;

(8)               single yellow line waiting restrictions with operational hours of 8.00 am to 6.30 pm be introduced in sections of Bacon Lane, Columbia Avenue, Park Way, The Chase and Stag Lane as shown in Appendix J;

(9)               double yellow lines, no waiting at “anytime,” be introduced at junctions, bends and pinch points as shown in Appendix J;

(10)          loading restrictions at “anytime” be introduced at junctions and pinch points shown in Appendix J;

(11)          proposed double yellow lines across the entrances to rear garages of No 105 The Chase and No 2 Northolme Gardens as shown in Appendix A be amended to single yellow line waiting restrictions with operational hours of 8.00 am to 6.30 pm;

(12)          the pay and display bays in the Burnt Oak Broadway service road as shown in Appendix A be amended to accommodate a street trader’s pitch to be provided outside No 67 Burnt Oak Broadway;

(13)          the pay and display bays outside Nos 97 and 99 Burnt Oak Broadway service road as shown in Appendix A be amended to accommodate the relocated informal pedestrian crossing;

(14)          the two proposed loading bays in the Burnt Oak Broadway service road as shown in Appendix A be relocated to better serve businesses following their detailed comments;

(15)          the proposed pay and display parking bays in the unnamed access road between 197 and 199 Burnt Oak Broadway as shown in Appendix A be removed and replaced by double yellow lines to facilitate access for large commercial vehicles;

(16)          objections to the proposals at Appendix C be set aside excepting those objections accommodated by the revised proposals listed at (12), (13), (14) and (15) above, and that each objector is written to with details of how to obtain a copy of this report;

(17)          officers be authorised to take all necessary steps to implement the scheme shown at Appendix J, subject to all recommendations of the Panel;

(18)          all objectors, residents and businesses at addresses within the consultation area be informed of the decision;

(19)          after a period of 6-12 months from the implementation of the scheme, a review be carried out, as detailed in the report, subject to the availability of funding and recommendation of the February 2011 Traffic and Road Safety Advisory Panel meeting.

Reason for Decision: To control parking in Burnt Oak Broadway.