Hillingdon Council Cabinet Member and Officer Decisions
Bury Street, Ruislip – Objection to proposed Zebra Crossing
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To: COUNCILLOR JOHN RILEY
CABINET MEMBER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
TRANSPORT
c.c. All Members of Executive Scrutiny Committee
c.c. Perry Scott, Residents Services
c.c. Caroline Haywood, Residents Services
c.c. Chairman of the Residents, Education and
Environmental Services Policy Overview Committee
c.c. Ward Councillors for West Ruislip / Eastcost &
East Ruislip
c.c. Conservative and Labour Group Offices
(inspection copy)
Date:
11 May 2021
Non-Key Decision request Form D
BURY STREET, RUISLIP - OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ZEBRA CROSSING
Dear Cabinet Member
Attached is a report requesting that a decision be made by you as an individual Cabinet
Member. Democratic Services confirm that this is not a key decision, as such the Local
Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England)
Regulations 2012 notice period does not apply.
You should take a decision on or after Wednesday 19 May 2021 in order to meet
Constitutional requirements about publication of decisions that are to be made. You may
wish to discuss the report with the Corporate Director before it is made. Please indicate your
decision on the duplicate memo supplied, and return it to me when you have made your
decision. I will then arrange for the formal notice of decision to be published.
Neil Fraser
Democratic Services Officer
Title of Report: BURY STREET, RUISLIP - OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ZEBRA
CROSSING
Decision made:
Reasons for your decision: (e.g. as stated in report)
Alternatives considered and rejected: (e.g. as stated in report)
Signed ………………………………………………………Date……………………..
Cabinet Member for Public Safety and Transport
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BURY STREET, RUISLIP - OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ZEBRA CROSSING
Cabinet Member(s) Cllr John Riley
Cabinet Portfolio(s) Public Safety and Transport
Officer Contact(s) Caroline Haywood, Transport & Projects
Papers with report Appendices A & B
HEADLINES
Summary
To inform the Cabinet Member that an objection has been
received to the proposed zebra crossing on Bury Street, Ruislip
Putting our
Residents First
The request can be considered as part of the Council’s annual
programme of road safety initiatives
Financial Cost £52K to be funded from High Speed II (HS2) Road Safety fund
Relevant Policy
Overview Committee
Residents, Education & Environmental Services
Relevant Ward(s) West Ruislip / Eastcote & East Ruislip
RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Cabinet Member:
1.
Considers the objections received from the statutory consultation for the proposed
Zebra Crossing on Bury Street, Ruislip, and;
2. Asks officers to proceed with the installation of the proposed Zebra Crossing on
Bury Street, Ruislip.
Reasons for recommendations
The recommendations will aid pedestrian safety and access to local community.
Alternative options considered / risk management
The Council could decide not to proceed with the installation of the zebra crossing as advertised.
Democratic compliance / previous authority
None at this stage.
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Policy Overview Committee comments
None at this stage.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
1. Bury Street is a residential road within both West Ruislip and Eastcote & East Ruislip
Wards. The road has a mixture of flats and houses, most of which benefit from off-street
parking. It is a main route between Ruislip to Northwood with high traffic flows. There are two
existing Zebra Crossings with pedestrian refuges on other parts of the road. The road forms part
of the H13 bus route. A plan of the area is shown on Appendix A to this report.
2. The Council received a petition with 177 signatures requesting improved pedestrian
crossing facilities and traffic calming measures to aid parents and pupils attending Bishop
William Ingram Primary School. The petition was signed under the following heading “The
parents and pupils of BWI School, Ruislip have become extremely concerned following a
number of incidents and near misses involving speeding cars on Bury Street. We want to
improve the safety of pedestrians “. After consideration of the petition, the Cabinet Member for
Planning and Transportation asked officers to undertake a detailed site investigation which
included commissioning an independent pedestrian count survey.
3. Officers observed that there are two pedestrian refuges either side of Park Avenue. The
road had high traffic flows and no vehicles were seen parking in this section of the road.
4. The independent survey observed pedestrian movements between 7am - 7pm on
Tuesday and Thursday week commencing 26
th June 2017 at both existing pedestrian refuges.
The results of the surveys showed that, more pedestrians crossed north of Park Avenue than
crossed south of Park Avenue.
4. As a result of the site observations and the pedestrian data captured, a proposal was
developed to upgrade the existing northern pedestrian refuge to a zebra crossing incorporating
the central island. to help improve pedestrian crossing facilities in this section of Bury Street.
The proposed zebra crossing is shown on the plan attached as Appendix B of this report.
5. The Cabinet Member agreed to take the proposal through the statutory 14-day
consultation process, which involved the placing of advertisements in the local press and the
display of public notices on site. During this period the Council received one objection.
6. The objector stated "We feel this site is not suitable due to several restrictions. The
crossroads are a black spot, and we get a crash or minor bump with cars nearly every week.
with cars trying to come out of Marlborough Avenue to turn left or to go straight over. The
crossing needs to be the south of the junction on the approach coming up the hill that will give
pedestrians a chance of more visibility and drivers a chance of getting out of Park Avenue while
cars give way to allow people to cross also a reminder the house No 123 is a fine farmhouse
and a listed building. Who would want a Zebra Crossing in front of such an historic place and
flashing orange beacons outside the bedroom windows? We would like to think we the residents
who live here would like to keep the black spot as uncongested as possible for this and many
other reasons we reject this plan and position of the planning of a zebra crossing. Please re
look at the site. It makes sense to put it a little further down the road. Your survey says it gets
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used on this part more than further down the road. That’s only because it's the narrowest place
in Bury Street. I’ve lived here for well over 23 years and never heard or seen an incident
involving people crossing without the need of an ugly Zebra Crossing. Having spoken to most of
the neighbours and we are all in agreement.”
7. The most recent Police reported personal injury accident data at this location show there
has been one collision in the last 36 months ending June 2019 near the junction of Park
Avenue. The injury was slight and was recorded as likely to have been caused due to illness.
8. In order to address the objector’s concern over possible light incursion into the property,
there are options that council can consider to mitigate this, which could include installing shields
on the Belisha Beacons to reduce the light emitted into nearby properties.
9. Two of local Ward Councillors have indicated their support to the proposal during the
statutory consultation.
10. After careful consideration of comments received from the statutory consultation and the
views of the local Ward Councillors; it is recommended that the Cabinet Member agrees to
proceed with the installation of a Zebra Crossing on Bury Street by Park Avenue.
Financial Implications
In 2019/20, High Speed 2 Limited allocated £645k funding to the London Borough of Hillingdon
to make improvements in places along the line of the HS2 route for traffic calming measures,
safer pedestrian crossing or safer junctions for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. The intention is
for a legacy of road and cycle safety improvement for people who live and work along the HS2
route. This funding was accepted at the July 2019 Cabinet. In June 2020, Cabinet approved the
re-phasing of this funding into 2020/21 Financial Year. Of which, £34k was spent in 2020/21, the
remaining £611k of unspent funding is to be requested for re-phasing into 2021/22 Financial Year
at Cabinet in June 2021.
The funds, which are the subject of this report are part of a sum which HS2 Limited has allocated
to the London Borough of Hillingdon, which the Council has to apply for to draw down the funding
to ensure the criteria is met. HS2 Limited will fund in 3 staged payments on design, start of works
and completion of works, however regarding the Bury Street Road Safety Scheme it was agreed
with HS2 Limited that 50% of the funding will be received at the start of the works with the
remaining 50% on completion.
The previous Leader of the Council and the then Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and
Business Services approved the capital release request of £52k for the Bury Street Road Safety
Scheme from the High Speed 2 Road Safety Fund on the on the 16
th September 2020, with the
decision coming into effect on the 23rd September 2020.
There are no direct financial implications on Council resources, this scheme will be fully funded
through High Speed 2 Limited.
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RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION
The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities?
The proposed zebra crossing will aid pedestrian's safety and access when crossing Bury Street.
Consultation carried out or required
Consultation has been carried out on this proposal through a notice on site and in the local
press. Local Ward Councillors have also been consulted.
CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance has reviewed this report and concurs with the financial implications set out
above, noting that the recommendations to consider the objections from the consultation and to
proceed with the installation of the proposed zebra crossing at Bury Street, Ruislip, will lead to no
direct financial implications, with the scheme being funded by High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited.
Legal
The Cabinet Member must ensure that there is full consideration of the representations that have
been received. In exercising the power to approve the proposal for the Zebra Crossing on Bury
Street, Ruislip, the Council have to consider their power to make such an order, as set out in Part
I of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The consultation and order making statutory procedures
that should be followed in this case are set out in The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders
(Procedures) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/2489).
If the decision is taken to make the proposed order, Part V of the Road Traffic Regulation Act
1984 and the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 set out the signage
requirements which must be observed.
In considering consultation responses, section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984
means that the Council must balance the concerns of the objectors with the statutory duty to
secure the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic (including
pedestrians).
There are a set of well-established common law rules which set out the requirements of a lawful
public consultation which are known as the Gunning principles. They were endorsed by the
Supreme Court in the Moseley case.
The principles can be summarised as follows:
• Consultation should occur when proposals are at a formative stage;
• Consultations should give sufficient reasons for any proposal to permit intelligent
consideration;
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• Consultations should allow adequate time for consideration and response;
• The product of consultation should conscientiously be taken into account by the decision
maker.
There are a very significant number of judicial review cases which involve successful challenges
to the lawfulness of a consultation undertaken by a public authority, so it is imperative that the
Gunning principles are closely followed in this case.
Infrastructure / Asset Management
There are no property implications resulting from the recommendations set out in this report.
BACKGROUND PAPERS
• Traffic order
• Objection email
TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES
Appendix A - area plan
Appendix B - plan of proposed zebra crossing
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Appendix A - area plan
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Appendix B - plan of proposed zebra crossing
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Cabinet Member Decision Notice – 20 May 2021 OFFICIAL DECISION NOTICE PUBLISHED BY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES ON 20 MAY 2021 The Cabinet Member for Public Safety and Transport has made the following decision today: 1. THE CABINET MEMBER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSPORT BURY STREET, RUISLIP - OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ZEBRA CROSSING DECISION: That the Cabinet Member: 1. Considers the objections received from the statutory consultation for the proposed Zebra Crossing on Bury Street, Ruislip, and; 2. Asks officers to proceed with the installation of the proposed Zebra Crossing on Bury Street, Ruislip. REASONS FOR THE DECISIONS MADE The recommendations will aid pedestrian safety and access to local community. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND REJECTED The Council could decide not to proceed with the installation of the zebra crossing as advertised. FURTHER INFORMATION The detailed report relating to this decision is available to view here. Perry Scott, Director of Infrastructure, Procurement, Business Improvement, Communications, Waste Services and ICT Caroline Haywood, Residents Services DECISION AUTHORITY & IMPLEMENTATION Where required, these decisions have been taken under The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012. These decisions, unless called in, will come into effect from 5pm on Thursday 27 May 2021. This is the formal notice by the Council of the above decisions. If you would like more information on any of the decisions, please contact Democratic Services on 01895 250636. The right hand column indicates the name of the officer(s) responsible for implementing / following up the decision in each case. Circulation of this decisions sheet is to a variety of people including Members of the Council, Corporate Directors, Officers, Group Secretariats and the Public.