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10. |
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
There were no declarations of interest to
note.
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11. |
To confirm that the business of the meeting will take place in public.
Minutes:
It was confirmed that the meeting would take
place in public.
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12. |
Airdrie Close & West Quay Drive, Yeading - Petition request to 'Stop Up' adopted public footpath PDF 72 KB
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 1 , item 12.
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 2 , item 12.
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 3 , item 12.
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 4 , item 12.
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 5 , item 12.
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 6 , item 12.
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Item 1 - PT&R - FINAL - Airdrie Cl & West Quay Dr, Yeading - Pet Request to Stop Up Adopted Footpath - Appendix 7 , item 12.
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Minutes:
Councillor Janet Duncan attended as a Ward
Councillor in support of the petitioners.
Concerns, comments and suggestions raised at
the meeting included the following:
- Mr Reeves, the lead
petitioner, spoke on behalf of the petitioners.
- The petitioner asked
if the idea was out for consultation. That from the letter the
petitioner had received he could not see that any homework had been
done by the Council, and that resident views had not been
obtained.
- Mr Reeves asked if
Council officers had considered the residents problems with the
path being opened up.
- He asked if the
report that requested the ‘stop up’ had been misplaced
and asked if the officers had looked into police reports.
- The petitioners felt
that they were in no different situation than the Cabinet Member
Petition Hearing in October 2011 as the history of the path and
reports had not been located.
- That if the path was
re-opened then anti-social behaviour would re-commence.
- Residents felt very
strongly about this and around 8 years ago there was an attempted child abduction on this path. They had
the backing of the police at the time to close this path.
- It was in the public
interest to close up the path.
A Ward Councillor spoke and
raised the following points:
- The
Ward Councillor stated that every single resident, apart from one,
on Airdrie Close had signed the petition to request the Council
‘stop up’ the path. The one that did not sign it
supported the petition but for various reasons did not sign
it.
- Residents had accepted that the ‘stop up’ could only
be carried out by a magistrate and asked that the Council supported
this.
- As
responsible people they should prevent any potential anti-social
behaviour and crime, that this path had a history of
this.
- That
if the footpath was re-opened, could the Cabinet Member consider
closing it at 6pm or earlier. This was similar to other paths in
the Borough.
- In the
past, and currently, there were problems with anti-social
behaviour, drug taking and prostitution in the area. It was noted
that Police patrols had increased in the area as a
result.
- That
during the winter the path would be extremely unsafe, particularly
in the evenings.
- The
Ward Councillor stressed that there was not a demand to open the
path up. That money would be spent on something that people did not
want.
- The
Ward Councillor asked for re-consideration and for the Council to
support the residents, and ask that the Council request from the
magistrates that this path be ‘stopped up’.
Councillor Keith Burrows listened to the
concerns of the petitioners and responded to the points raised:
- Officers in a
previous meeting were asked to investigate the history of the path
and had found no formal request to ‘stop up’ this
path.
- The Cabinet Member
stressed the fact that no record had been found to ‘stop
up’ the path and therefore as a public highway it could be
opened up for use.
- He confirmed that the
meeting ...
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Harmondsworth High Street - Petition requesting 'at any time' waiting restrictions PDF 72 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillors’ David Benson and
Sukhpal Brar attended as Ward Councillor’s in support
of the petitioners.
Concerns, comments and suggestions raised at
the meeting included the following:
- Mr Spink, the lead petitioner, spoke on behalf of the
petitioners.
- At a Councillor Ward
surgery the question of parking at the entrance to the village had
been raised. As a result the present petition was organised and
sent to the Council for consideration.
- Mr Spink was a Committee member for HASRA and therefore did this on behalf of the
residents.
- Many drivers he spoke
to were very frustrated at the parking of two large vans and cars
which were frequently parked just inside the village entrance.
- This blocked the view
for cars trying to enter the village. Drivers could not see if
there was a vehicle approaching from the West as they got into the
village from the East.
- If drivers tried to
come in around the vehicles that were parked there and there
werecars coming towards them then they
would have to back up to let the cars come through.
- During school traffic
peak times there often was a line of cars trying to get out of the
village and the traffic was very busy at this time.
- There were often
occasions when drivers became abusive and offensive.
- The problems with the
parking had been going on for many years; the Council had
introduced some double yellow lines but these did not solve the
problem fully as the lines did not reach far enough into the
village. The petitioners asked if the double yellow lines could be
extended further into the High Street.
- The petitioner spoke
about the chicane at the end of Acacia Mews. He suggested that if
this was removed it would facilitate a free flow of traffic.
Ward Councillors spoke and
raised the following points:
- It was
noted that a major accident by the church had left part of the
church damaged.
- This
area was extremely problematic for traffic and the mini-roundabout
was very busy.
- As
vehicles came into the High Street cars could be backed up onto
Hatch Lane due to the congestion.
- People
were parking along the road with large vans and this caused
problems with the congestion on the road.
- The
Ward Councillors asked the Cabinet Member to agree measure which
would clear the bottleneck and help traffic flow.
- Ward
Councillors had carried out site visits and could confirm what
residents were saying was 100% correct.
Councillor Keith Burrows listened to the
concerns of the petitioners and responded to the points raised:
- The Cabinet Member
was familiar with the area and the problems on the road.
- He advised that to
include the ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions this had
to be advertised, under the relevant legislation. A notice would be
placed in the local press and notices would be put on lampposts in
the area.
- If any objections
were received these would be passed to the Cabinet Member for
consideration. If no objections were received ...
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Skipton Drive, Hayes - Petition requesting traffic calming measures PDF 74 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Jazz Dhillon attended as a Ward Councillor in support of
the petitioners.
Concerns, comments and suggestions raised at
the meeting included the following:
- Councillor Jazz
Dhillon spoke on behalf of the petition
submitted.
- A request was put
forward for a second speed survey on Skipton Drive from residents of Skipton Drive.
- 65% of households had
signed the petition regarding speeding vehicles along the
road.
- The Cabinet Member
and officers were asked for advice on a way forward to resolve this
issue.
- A possibility of a
30mph zone was discussed.
- The Ward Councillor
stated that he received regular feedback from residents regarding
this issue.
- He was informed by
residents that speeding occurred more often at weekends.
- It was noted that the
speed survey that was done previously had highlighted no issues;
this was carried out 24/7 for a period of time.
Councillor Keith Burrows listened to the
concerns of the petitioners and responded to the points raised:
- The Cabinet Member
stated that the perception of the speed of vehicles was always
different.
- That when
speed guns were visible that vehicles
would slow down on approach.
Resolved - That the Cabinet Member:
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Met and discussed with petitioners their concerns
with speeding traffic in detail and the possible options to address
issues that would be acceptable to residents.
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A second traffic volume and speed survey
be commissioned in Skipton Drive, Hayes and the results be reported
back to the Cabinet Member.
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Subject to the outcome of recommendation 2, asked
officers to include the request and possible options in the Road
Safety Programme
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Asked Officers to liaise with the Pinkwell Safer Neighbourhood Team as part of
further investigations and to identify any appropriate enforcement
actions.
Reasons for recommendation
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15. |
Hill Lane & Hill Rise - Petition requesting waiting restrictions PDF 76 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member heard item
7, Hill Lane, and item 8, Hill Rise, together. The correction on
page 32 of the agenda was noted, ‘Rise’ should read
‘Lane’.
Councillors’ Philip Corthorne and John Riley attended as Ward
Councillors in support of the petitioners.
Concerns, comments and suggestions raised at
the meeting included the following:
- Mr Lee and Mr
Burnside spoke on behalf of the petitioners.
- It was stated that
the problems residents encountered related directly to commuter
parking.
- Drivers left their
cars parked in Hill Lane and Hill Rise and used the path to walk
through to nearby West Ruislip rail station and went to work.
- This had changed the
nature of the area from a pleasant residential street into a car
park.
- Often cars were left
for days at a time whilst the drivers went on holiday and got a
train from the nearby station.
- The cars were parked
there without reference to the convenience of the residents of Hill
Lane and Hill Rise. There were times when it was difficult for
residents to leave their drives due to the inconsiderate parking
close to and directly opposite their crossovers.
- Residents had, on
occasion, been prevented from going to work due to this and have
had to leave their cars a considerable distance from their homes,
and have had to walk considerable distances.
- Cars were parked on
both sides of the road and tightly adjacent to driveways, which
made it often impossible to exit and leave safely.
- Several incidents had
occurred over the last year. This included an ambulance which had
been unable to get to a house and had to park in the middle of the
road. A fire engine could not get around the corner. Refuse lorries
were reported to struggle every week on the road.
- Commuters would park
their cars on top of rubbish sacks that residents had left on the
road for collection. This would mean that rubbish would be left
uncollected.
- There were a number
of disabled residents and carers who found it difficult to get the
‘Dial-A-Ride’ and other vehicles to their homes.
- There were many blind
spots as a result of commuter vehicles parking
inconsiderately.
- Delivery vehicles
often had trouble turning and had problems making deliveries.
- Residents requested a
parking restriction of one hour per day, from perhaps 11am –
Noon, to deter the commuter parking. It was noted that this
arrangement was working well in other surrounding local streets in
the area.
- Petitioners also
asked the Cabinet Member to consider double yellow lines in the
corners of the roads and pictures were distributed to the Cabinet
Member to show the extent of the problem.
- Petitioners also
explained that a rotary road sweeper had not swept the road in
around 2 years.
- Petitioners noted
that the situation had got worse since the last consultation
exercise.
- There were also
issues with commuters using resident drives to turn their cars
around. Damage was sometimes caused to resident cars and
property.
Ward Councillors spoke and
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