Decision details

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

The report presented the outcome of the investigation and informal consultation stages of the 40 parking restriction proposals contained in Phase 11 of the Parking Action Plan and sought approval to proceed to formal consultation in respect of 32 locations.  It was noted that 5 of the original locations had been considered under the Access Scheme, a streamlined process applied to the consideration and promotion of minor changes to the public highway, details of which were set out at Annex 6 to the report.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure resolved that,

(1)          subject to the abandonment of the scheme at Shakespeare Road, Tonbridge (Location reference 11.27) to allow it to be redrafted; and the proposal to proceed with the scheme at Fairfield Crescent, Tonbridge (Location reference 11.33), the recommendation for each location in Phase 11 shown in Annex 1 to the report be adopted and, where appropriate, be taken forward to formal consultation; and

(2)          subject to the amendment of the afternoon parking restriction times for the single yellow lines in Kings Road, Tonbridge (Location reference 11-31) to reduce the times from Noon-3.30pm to 2pm-3.30pm, the recommendation for each location in Access Scheme 2 shown in Annex 6 to the report be adopted and, where appropriate, the proposals be implemented.

In accordance with Paragraph 2 Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure Rules the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure to take this decision in the absence of the Cabinet portfolio holder (Street Scene and Environment Services).