Decision details

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

Members received an update on the outcome of the formal consultation on the Hildenborough Parking Review and considered whether proposals should be implemented or abandoned.

Due regard was given to the responses received and it was noted that whilst there might have been a need for a wide scale parking review prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the need for intervention had significantly diminished as working from home arrangements and the desire to commute by train had altered.  As a result the proposals had been revised significantly at informal consultation stage in respect of reducing residential parking permits and elements of on-street pay parking, prior to a formal consultation was undertaken in January 2025.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Deputy Leader (also the Cabinet Member for Finance, Waste and Technical Services) resolved that:

(1)          the objections received for proposals shown for Riding Lane (North) (Location 2), Stocks Green Road (East) (Location 9) and Watts Cross Road and B245 London Road (Location 12) be set aside and parking restrictions at these locations proceed for implementation, subject to the effect of the agreed reduced restrictions set out as follows:

(i)            Riding Lane / Riding Park junction – new “junction protection” double yellow lines for 15m in each direction;

(ii)          Leigh Road (opposite Stocks Green Road) – replacing existing single yellow lines with double yellow lines; and

(iii)         Watts Cross Road and B245 London Road – new double yellow lines at the junction of Watts Cross Road and B245 London Road, extending southeastwards to the northwestern side of Foxbush (on the northeast side) and to the northern side of Noble Tree Road (on the southwest side).

(2)          the objections at all other locations be upheld and those parking restriction proposals be abandoned, including Ashley Road (Location 3) which was originally recommended for implementation by Officers.