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Proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Cranmer Road - Report on Formal Consultation
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CMD No: 815
To: COUNCILLOR JONATHAN BIANCO
CABINET MEMBER FOR PROPERTY, HIGHWAYS
AND TRANSPORT
c.c. All Members of the Property, Highways and
Transport Select Committee
c.c. Gordon Hill – Place Directorate
c.c. Perry Scott – Corporate Director of Place
c.c. Ward Councillors for Wood End
Date: 22 May 2023
Non-Key Decision request Form D
PROPOSED RESIDENT PARKING SCHEME IN CRANMER ROAD , HAYES
– REPORT ON FORMAL CONSULTATION
Dear Cabinet Member
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Title of Report: Proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Cranmer Road, Hayes – Report on
Formal Consultation
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 Property, Highways and Transport
Cabinet Member Report – 22 May 2023 Page 1
(Part 1 Public)
PROPOSED RESIDENT PARKING SCHEME IN CRANMER ROAD , HAYES –
REPORT ON FORMAL CONSULTATION
Cabinet Member(s) Councillor Jonathan Bianco
Cabinet Portfolio(s) Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport
Officer Contact(s) Gordon Hill – Place Directorate
Papers with report Appendix A - Location Plan
Appendix B - Responses from residents during consultation
HEADLINES
Summary
To inform the Cabinet Member of the results o f the formal
consultation undertaken in Cranmer Road on proposed Resident
Parking Scheme.
Putting our
Residents First
This report supports our ambition for residents / the Council of:
Be / feel safe from harm.
This report supports our commitment to residents of:
A Green and Sustainable Borough
Financial Cost There are no cost implications associated with the
recommendations set out in this report.
Relevant Select
Committee
Property, Highways and Transport
Relevant Ward(s)
Wood End
RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Cabinet Member:
1. Notes the response to the f ormal consultation on a resident parking scheme in
Cranmer Road; and
2. B ased on the views expressed during the consultation, it is recommended that
the scheme be deferred at the present time.
Cabinet Member Report – 22 May 2023 Page 2
(Part 1 Public)
Reasons for recommendations
These recommendations reflect the views of local ward councillors following officer investigations.
Alternative options considered / risk management
None at this stage.
Select Committee comments
None at this stage.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
1. A petition with 28 signatures was submitted to the Council from residents of Cranmer Road,
Hayes under the following heading:
"Resident only parking for Cranmer Road - Parking permits put in place so that only residents can
park as people dump their cars on Cranmer Road preventing residents from parking.
Potential one-way system on Cranmer Road - There is only space for one vehicle to pass at any
given time if a vehicle comes in the opposite direction. The car must reverse out of the whole road
in order to let the other vehicle pass also there are blind spots on the road. This puts safety at risk
when cars are oncoming in both directions as visibility is extremely impaired."
2. Cranmer Road is a mainly residential road comprising of terraced properties with very few
benefitting from off-street parking provision. At the southern end of Cranmer Road there are three
blocks of garages that provides parking for 21 vehicles, but it is understood that these are not
necessarily for the sole use of residents of Cranmer Road. A plan of the area is attached as
Appendix A.
3. From the northern end of Cranmer Road, where it is accessed from North Road to the garages,
the carriageway is approximately 7.3 metres wide and is bounded on both sides by a footway
measuring on average 1.7 metres. At the junction of Cranmer Road and North Road there are
some existing no waiting 'at any time' waiting restrictions to help improve access for larger
vehicles.
4. Where Cranmer Road meets Tudor Road the carriageway measures approximately 4.3
metres and there is a footway on its northern side, and up to a maximum width of 1.7 metres in
some places. This entrance to Cranmer Road almost appears to have originally only been
intended to serve the garages previously mentioned in the report as access and egress at this
junction are particularly restricted especially for commercial vehicles.
5. In their petition, residents requested one- way working in Cranmer Road and the Cabinet
Member instructed officers to investigate this option. Officers have now considered this and do
not believe that this is a viable option due to potential access and egress issues at the so uthern
end of the road, especially for larger commercial vehicles.
Cabinet Member Report – 22 May 2023 Page 3
(Part 1 Public)
6. The second concern raised by petitioners is regarding non-residential parking in the road and
residents have requested a "Resident Only Parking for Cranmer Road". As mentioned previously
in this report, the majority of properties in the road do not appear to benefit from or have the
opportunity to create off -street parking provision so the available kerb- side space is in great
demand. In light of the concerns raised, the Cabinet Member listened to residents' concerns and
suggestions to manage the parking in Cranmer Road and agreed to add this request to the
Council's extensive Parking Scheme Programme.
7. Local Ward Councillors were contacted prior to the informal consultation but did not
recommend any additional roads should be included in the informal consultation. A 21-day
informal consultation was subsequently undertaken and a letter explaining the details of Resident
Parking Schemes, a questionnaire and a reply-paid envelope were delivered to every household
in the affected area, as shown in Appendix A.
8. The response rate of the consultation was 38% and the headline result was that 13 responses
were in favour of a scheme whilst nine indicated that they did not support it. A detailed breakdown
of the results is attached to this report as Appendix B.
9. These results were reported to local Ward Councillors who expressed some reservations that
this proposed scheme might push any problem parking into surrounding roads and encourage
residents of these surrounding roads to ask for the scheme to be extended further . They were
also concerned that the operating times of the scheme could be found restrictive by some
residents of the road.
10. Despite these reservations local Ward Councillors felt that on balance, as most residents
appeared to support a scheme, the propos al should proceed to a detailed design for formal
consultation; this was agreed by the Cabinet Member.
11. During the 21-day formal consultation, a letter and detailed plan w ere sent to every property
within the area of the proposed scheme informing them of the Council’s intention to implement a
scheme locally; during this period street notices were erected, and public notices were placed in
the London Gazette and a local newspaper.
12. During the consultation the Council received 14 responses from local residents; four of these
responses were objections to a scheme in principle, whilst the remaining responses were
generally supportive of a scheme but objected to the proposed hours of operation.
13. The responses that objected to the hours of operation pointed out that parking during the day
is not an issue and the parking problems instead occur overnight. However, whilst they all agreed
that the hours of operation should be extended there was no consensus amongst the responses
as to what they should be extended to. Detailed responses are tabulated in Appendix B.
14. These results were shared with local ward councillors who were concerned w ith the number
of objections received and suggested that a further consultation may be warranted in the future.
Cabinet Member Report – 22 May 2023 Page 4
(Part 1 Public)
15. Considering the number of objections and the fact that there was no consensus on what times
should be implemented instead, re- running another consultation with different operational days
and times could be futile. It is therefore recommended that the proposed scheme be deferred at
the present time and that residents are invited to petition if they can gain a consensus locally.
Financial Implications
There are no cost implications associated with the recommendations set out in this report.
RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION
The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities
Residents’ opinions have been taken into consideration.
Consultation carried out or required
Residents were informally consulted previously to see if they would like a Resident Parking
Scheme extended into their road. Based on the positive responses to that consultation, this formal
consultation was undertaken.
CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance has reviewed the recommendations to this report and concurs with the
financial implications as set out above.
Legal
The decision makers must ensure that there is full consideration of the representations that have
been received. In exercising the power to defer the proposed installation of a Parking
Management Scheme in Cranmer Road, the Council have to consider their statutory duty under
section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to secure the expeditious, convenient and
safe movement of vehicular and other traffic. The statutory duty must be balanced with the
concerns raised by any objectors.
In considering the responses received, the Council must ensure that there is a full consideration
of all representations arising including those which do not accord with the Officer ’s
recommendation. The Council must be satisfied that the concerns from the public have been
taken into account.
Cabinet Member Report – 22 May 2023 Page 5
(Part 1 Public)
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;
• Consultations should allow adequate time for consideration and response; and
• 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.
Should there be a decision that further measures are to be considered then the relevant statutory
provisions will have to be identified and considered at that time. 
Infrastructure / Asset Management
None at this stage.
Comments from other relevant service areas
None at this stage.
BACKGROUND PAPERS
None.
TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES
Appendix A - Location Plan
Appendix B - Responses from residents during consultation
Comment from Resident Summary
Object.
We do not find parking an issue between 9am-5pm, parking at night is the issue.
Object to times, not enough.
Object.
I do not see a problem with parking during the day, the issue is during the evening as
most residents have more than one car. So I oppose this scheme as it does not
resolve the issue in the evening.
Object to times, not enough.
Object.
We do not agree with the change, now is perfect.
General Objection to Scheme
Object.
The traffic system here is running efficiently, which means 98% of residents are happy
at the moment. Residents have discussed it with each other and do not need a
scheme, if try to force that scheme then environment of this area will change into non-
cooperative.
General Objection to Scheme
Support.
But would prefer scheme to operate from 12pm to 8pm each day.
Object to times, not enough.
Object.
I am not in favour of this scheme, as it would negatively impact our work and family
lfe, due to the cost of permits.
General Objection to Scheme
Object.
I do not think this scheme will make a difference as Cranmer Road does not have an
issue between 9am-4pm. The biggest problem is between 4pm and 8am.
More than 50% of the households have 2/3 cars and about 20% have more than 4,
including a builders trucks and transit vans.
Householders with businesses will use the company to pay for the extra parking
permits, so if you allow households to have five vehicles, you should limit the number
of permits per household.
The current proposal is a waste of time.
Object to times, not enough.
Support.
However, there is a slight issue, the proposed times are not suitable. The problems
are between 5-10pm and or even midnight. The times should be changed to 5pm-
midnight or even 24 hours.
Hope you are able to make these changes and I look forward to permit parking being
added to our road.
Object to times, not enough.
Support.
We have long awaited this and are pleased it is happening. The only issue is the
operating times, 9am-5pm is completely unsuitable, the difficulties are after 5pm.
The times should be24 hours or 5pm-10pm/12am to be beneficial. Otherwise we
would see no change or help.
Object to times, not enough.
I do not agree with the proposed times, there are no parking issues at this time as the
road is mostly empty.
Instead I would like the times change to 6am-6pm everyday.
Object to times, not enough.
Appendix B
We welcome the proposal of a parking management scheme, but we are extremely
disappointed with the enforcement times, as I believe this will not improve the
availablity of spaces for residents of Cranmer Road. During the day there is ample
parking in Cranmer Road, the issues arise when people return from work in the
evening.
Cranmer Road is not near a station and therefore the usual enforcement times will not
have the desired impact, evenings and wekends are times of high unavailability, so we
need operational hours to reflect this.
Object to times, not enough.
I am happy about the proposed scheme in Cranmer Road, but 9am-5pm is not
enough. The best times would be 24 hours, 7 days or at least 10pm-5am 7 days a
week.
Object to times, not enough.
I wish to register my objection to this proposal in its current form. The road is about
50% empty during the daytime Mon-Fri, the difficult period is in the evenings when
people come home. I would support a permit scheme if the evenings were covered
and transgressions were effectively policed at that time.
The current proposal will have little impact on the parking situation and put further
strain on household finances.
Object to times, not enough.
Object.
We do not want a scheme in Cranmer Road.
General Objection to Scheme
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Executive Decision Notice – 31 May 2023 Page 1
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OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE DECISION NOTICE
PUBLISHED BY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
Notice is hereby given that the following decision(s) have been made today by Cabinet
Members at the London Borough of Hillingdon:
Title of decision
Proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Cranmer Road, Hayes- Report
on Formal Consultation
Reference No. 815
Date of decision Wednesday 31 May 2023
Call-in expiry date Wednesday 7 June 2023
Relevant Select
Committee
Property, Highways and Transport Select Committee
Relevant Wards Wood End
Decision made
Cabinet Members
making the decision
Councillor Jonathan Bianco - Cabinet Member for Property, Highways
and Transport
Approved
That the Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport:
1. Noted the response to the formal consultation on a resident
parking scheme in Cranmer Road; and
2. Based on the views expressed during the consultation, it is
recommended that the scheme be deferred at the present
time.
Reason for decision These recommendations reflected the views of local ward councillors
following officer investigations.
Alternative options
considered and
rejected
None at this stage.
Classification Part 1 – Public
Link to associated
report
Report link
Relevant Officer
contact & Directorate
Gordon Hill, Place Directorate
Any interest declared
by the Cabinet
Member(s) /
dispensation granted
N/A
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