Agenda item - Annual Review 2017/18 Traffic Regulation Order Representations

The Executive Member is asked to consider the representations made during the formal advertising period for a set of Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO’s) and determine the course of action to take for those items objected to (list in Annex A). These proposals were approved for advertising by the Executive Member for Transport and Planning at the September 2017 meeting.

Resolved:

a) That the following restrictions be implemented as advertised (see Annex B of the report):

· St Olave’s Road (amendment to time of residents’ parking bay operation);

· Barbican Mews;

· Farrar Street;

· Pasture Farm Close;

· St Leonard's Place;

· Windsor Drive / Ripley Gr;

· Dodsworth Avenue (x5);

· Melrosegate (near Harington Ave);

· Redmires Cl. / Ebsay Dr;

· Esk Drive;

· White Rose Way Lay-by;

· St James Place.

b) That the following restrictions be implemented to a lesser extent than advertised (see Annex C of the report):

· Copmanthorpe Ln/ Kirkwell;

· Main Street, Fulford;

· St Saviour’s Place R43;

· Clifton Moor industrial estate;

· North Field Lane;

· The Village, Wigginton.

c) That the objection for the following restrictions be upheld and no further action be taken OR that the following restrictions be included in the next review for further investigation (see Annex D of the report):

· St Olave's Road (at the double bend);

· Moorcroft Road;

· Barlow Street;

· Railway Terrace;

· Shipton Road / Manor Lane;

· Barley Rise, Strensall (shops);

· Geldof Road.

Reason: a) To resolve the concerns put forward in the original request for restrictions.

b) To try to resolve the issues brought to our attention and to respond to the concerns put forward during the advertising period.

c) To respond the concerns put forward in during the advertising period.

The Executive Member considered a report with the representations that had been made during the formal advertising period for a set of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), which asked him to determine the course of action to take for the items that had been objected to. Those proposals had been approved for advertising by the Executive Member for Transport and Planning at the September 2017 meeting.

The Executive Member considered each TRO separately, taking into account the comments made by public speakers, Officers’ recommendations as well as responses to the objections received. The following was noted:

· Dodsworth Avenue: a letter with objection had been received from a local residents’ association. The letter suggested that a 24 hour both sides no waiting area was excessive and that other proposals would simply move the problem further along the street. It was reiterated that the proposals aimed at keeping junctions clear which would provide an increased opportunity for passing vehicles without significantly impacting on local residents and their visitors.

· a number of comments relating to the possibility of parking at the junctions were received. It was noted that, according to the Highway Code (UK), parking at the junctions was not allowed. Therefore, objections that had been received on that matter could not be deemed valid.

The Executive Member decided to amend the Officers’ recommendations in relation to the following two cases:

· St Olave’s Road: in light of public participation, Ward Councillors’ support and the objections received, to take no action at that time but to reconsider the case if further concerns were raised and to take appropriate steps to bring the TRO restrictions in line with the conditions on the street on the opposite side of the road.

· Moorcroft Road: in light of public participation, the objections received and Ward Councillors’ request to delay the proposal until the survey results were known, to take no action at that time but to reconsider the case in the next annual review if further concerns were raised.

It was then