Decision Maker: Executive Director - Regeneration, Housing and Environment
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Several complaints were received via
residents, businesses and councillors regarding high levels of
obstructive parking occurring on the Colnbrook by-pass and Lakeside
Road. The complaints mentioned the obstructive parking was caused
by airport companies and there are four companies in particular
that have been mentioned, details of which have previously been
forwarded onto the Planning department to investigate
further.
Vehicles were parking on junctions, bends, grass verges and in the
laybys on the Colnbrook by-pass and Lakeside Road. Furthermore,
staff of these airport companies were stopping their vehicles in
the middle of the Colnbrook by-pass to rotate the vehicles in the
laybys. This is a 50mph road and due to the high-speed limit, this
dangerous activity is of high risk to all drivers and
pedestrians.
As a result of the above, no waiting at any time restrictions were
introduced to all locations with an exception to the laybys on the
Colnbrook by-pass, where a limited waiting restriction was
implemented. The limited waiting restriction applied Monday –
Sunday 8am to 8pm, with a 1-hour limit and no return within 1
hour.
The aim of these restrictions was to stop airport companies from
abusing the layby’s and by having a time limit in place, this
prevented vehicles from being able to park at these locations for
long periods of time. In addition to this, leaving the
layby’s unrestricted in the evenings allowed HGVs to be able
to park at these locations overnight if they wish.
Furthermore, no waiting at any time restrictions were implemented
to the remaining locations on the Colnbrook by-pass and Lakeside
Road to improve visibility and road safety for both pedestrians and
road users. When designing this scheme several factors were taken
into consideration including road safety, visibility, flow of
traffic, street clutter, displacement parking and future
maintenance of the scheme.
This proposal was introduced under an experimental order approved
by a Significant Decision on 18th November 2022. The experimental
order was advertised in the local paper on 2nd December 2022 and
the consultation period commenced on 9th December 2022.
No objections were received during the six month consultation
period and therefore it is recommended to proceed with making the
experimental order permanent.
Statutory Consultees
There were no objections from the organisations that were consulted
according with the statutory consultees outlined in the Local
Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales)
Regulations 1996.
Financial Implications
The implementation of the recommended scheme is estimated at
£1,000. This can be funded from existing Parking Revenue
Budgets.
That the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order
is now made permanent, and the necessary Traffic Regulation Orders
and Notices proceed through the legal process and in accordance
with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Highways Act 1990
procedures.
N/A
Publication date: 01/02/2024
Date of decision: 26/01/2024
Effective from: 09/02/2024