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The Borough Council has for many years divided requests for changes to parking restrictions into separate Phases of the “Parking Action Plan”, or for wider areas as discrete “Parking Reviews”.  This report covers the Phase 14 informal consultation.

Due to its size Annex 5 (Consultation responses) is attached as a supplement to the main agenda.

(Report of 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 14 of the Parking Action Plan and sought approval to proceed to formal consultation. 

Following the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board on the 5 June 2023, investigations into proposed parking changes had been undertaken at 30 sites across the Borough. A list of these sites, the issues raised and a recommendation for each was attached at Annex 1 to the report.  A location summary and a more detailed response rate, analysis and recommendation was attached at Annex 2. 

The report also considered a Satisfaction Survey relating to new restrictions introduced in Shakespeare Road, Tonbridge (between Burns Crescent and Scott Road).  It was highlighted that if changes were made to remove the double yellow line restrictions, these could be made without invalidating the current Traffic Regulation Order.

Following consideration by the Joint Transportation Board, the Cabinet Member for Transformation and Infrastructure resolved that:

(1)        the recommendations for each location for Phase 14, shown in Annex 1 to the report, be adopted and where appropriate the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation.  Furthermore, Members views were sought on West Street, Wrotham and agreed that this be taken forward to formal consultation; and

(2)        following consideration of the views of the Joint Transportation Board and local Members, the double yellow lines on Shakespeare Road (between Burns Crescent and Scott Road) be removed.

(Decision Notice D230077MEM)

The report of the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services covered the investigation and informal consultation stage of the parking restriction proposals contained in Phase 14 of the Parking Action Plan and sought approval to proceed to formal consultation. 

Following the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board on the 5 June 2023, investigations into proposed parking changes had been undertaken at 30 sites across the Borough. A list of these sites, the issues raised and a recommendation for each was attached at Annex 1 to the report.  A location summary and a more detailed response rate, analysis and recommendation was attached at Annex 2.  The views of Local Members were sought on Ph 14-32 (West Street, Wrotham) and it was commented that the proposal should proceed to formal consultation.

The report also considered a Satisfaction Survey relating to new restrictions introduced in Shakespeare Road, Tonbridge (between Burns Crescent and Scott Road).  It was highlighted that if changes were made to remove the double yellow line restrictions, these could be made without invalidating the current Traffic Regulation Order.

The Borough had taken forward the Kings Hill Parking Review and was about to undertake the installation of the scheme. Unfortunately, there had been a procedural issue by Kent County Council that too much time had elapsed since the formal consultation was carried out, and Kent County Council were unable to seal the Traffic Regulation Order.  To address this, the statutory consultation would be repeated on the proposals as previously circulated, with the exception of the proposals for Fortune Way and Milton Lane, which were subject to Kent County Council developing proposals for one-way traffic flow.  The aim was to provide a report to the next meeting of the Board.  Subject to the outcome of the consultation and the agreement of the Board, the plan was to implement the proposals in Spring 2024.

RECOMMENDED: That

(1)        the recommendations for each location for Phase 14, shown in Annex 1 to the report, be adopted and where appropriate the proposals be taken forward to formal consultation.  Furthermore, Members views were sought on West Street, Wrotham and agreed that this be taken forward to formal consultation; and

(2)        following consideration of the views of the Joint Transportation Board and local Members, the double yellow lines on Shakespeare Road (between Burns Crescent and Scott Road) be removed.