(Report of the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services)

The report covered the investigation and informal consultation stage of the parking restriction proposals contained in Phase 13 of the Parking Action Plan and sought approval to proceed to formal consultation.  A list of all the locations, the issues raised and a recommendation for each was set out in Annex 1.

The views of local members were sought on a number of recommendations and where appropriate and/or practical these would be reflected in the final proposals.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Cabinet Member of Technical and Waste Services resolved that:

(1)             the recommendations for locations Ph 13-01 to 13-11, 13-13, 13-15, 13-16, 13-20, 13-22, 13-23, 13-25, 13-26 and 13-30 to 13-33 for Phase 13, as set out in Annex 1 to the report, be adopted and where appropriate the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation; and

(2)             the views of local members having been sought; the following recommendations be adopted:

(i)           Ph 13-12 (Upper Mill/Mill Street, East Malling) the proposal be amended if practicable to reflect a short extension to double yellow lines in Upper Mill and taken forward to formal consultation;

(ii)         Ph 13-14 (98 Lunsford Lane, Larkfield) the proposal be taken forward to formal consultation;

(iii)        Ph 13-17 (The Croft, Leybourne) the proposal be taken forward to formal consultation;

(iv)        Ph 13-18 (Ashburnham Road, Tonbridge) the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation;

(v)         Ph 13-19 (Chiltern Way/Cheviot Close, Tonbridge) the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation;

(vi)        Ph 13-21(Priory Road, Tonbridge) the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation;

(vii)      Ph 13-24 (Vale Rise and Woodgate Way, Tonbridge) the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation;

(viii)     Ph 13-27 (44-46 Woodbury Road, Walderslade) the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation;

(ix)        Ph 13-28 (Churchfields, West Malling) the proposal be abandoned; and

(x)         Ph 13-29 (A20 London Road, Wrotham) the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation