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Outcome of informal consultation for a possible extension to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions in The Greenway, Ickenham
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Democratic Services Location: Phase II Ext: 0833 DDI: 01895 250833 CMD No: 820 To: COUNCILLOR JONATHAN BIANCO CABINET MEMBER FOR PROPERTY, HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT c.c. All Members of the Property, Highways & Transport Select Committee c.c. Kevin Urquhart - Place Directorate c.c. Perry Scott – Corporate Director of Place c.c. Ward Councillors for Ickenham & South Harefield Date: 24 May 2023 Non-Key Decision request Form D Outcome of informal consultation for a possible extension to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions in The Greenway, Ickenham 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 Friday 02 June 2023 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. Rebecca Reid Democratic Services Apprentice Title of Report: Outcome of informal consultation for a possible extension to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions in The Greenway, Ickenham 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 – 24 May 2023 Page 1 Part 1 Public Outcome of informal consultation for a possible extension to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions in The Greenway, Ickenham Cabinet Member Councillor Jonathan Bianco Cabinet Portfolio Deputy Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Property, Highways & Transport Officer Contact Kevin Urquhart, Place Directorate Papers with report Appendix A – Location Plan Appendix B – Consultation Responses Appendix C – Consultation Comments HEADLINES Summary To inform the Cabinet Member on the results of the informal consultation carried out with residents of The Greenway, Ickenham to see i f the majority would support an extension to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions throughout the road. Putting our Residents First Delivering on the Council Strategy 2022-2026 This report supports our ambition for residents / the Council of: An efficient, well-run, digital-enabled council working with partners to deliver services to improve the lives of all our residents. This report supports our commitments to residents of: A Digital-Enabled, Modern, Well-Run Council. Financial Cost There are no financial implications in relation to the recommendations of this report. Relevant Select Committee Property, Highways & Transport Select Committee Relevant Ward Ickenham & South Harefield RECOMMENDATIONS That the Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport: 1. Notes the responses received to the informal consultation for a possible extension to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions throughout The Greenway, Ickenham; Cabinet Member Report – 24 May 2023 Page 1 Part 1 Public 2. Decides to take no further action to amend the existing restrictions in The Greenway , Ickenham at this present time due to the response from residents and views indicated by the local Ward Councillors; and 3. Instructs officers to advise Parking Services colleagues to carry out regular targeted enforcement of the existing restrictions on section of The Greenway, Ickenham near to shops where significant non-compliance has been noted by residents. Reasons for recommendation The recommendation reflects the views of the local Ward Councillors and the response received to the informal consultation where the majority of residents and nearby businesses who responded have indicated a preference of no change. Alternative options considered / risk management The consultation with residents of The Greenway, Ickenham offered the option of extended operating times for all of the existing waiting restrictions or for no changes to be made to the current parking arrangements. Select Committee comments None at this stage. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. As the Cabinet Member will be aware, some of the residents of The Greenway, Ickenham recently petitioned the Council requesting that the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions within the road be extended to prevent non- residential parking beyond the current operating times of ‘Monday to Friday 10am to 11am’. Petitioners helpfully suggested extended operating times of ‘Monday to Friday 10am to Midday and 3pm to 4pm’ which they felt would help prevent non -residential parking throughout the working day. Following discussion with petitioners the Cabinet Member instructed officers to add the request on to their forward programme of works so that all residents of The Greenway could be informally consulted on this suggestion for more extensive parking restrictions within the road. 2. Attached as Appendix A i s a location plan of The Greenway, Ickenham and the nearby surrounding area. 3. Following the above, officers prepared informal consultation documents to be delivered to all the residents of The Greenway. Every household was delivered a letter and questionnaire to indicate if they would support a possible extension to operating times of all existing waiting restrictions in line with the times suggested by petitioners. Residents were also provided with a prepaid reply envelope so that they could return their completed questionnaire free of charge. In addition, the adjacent residents and businesses on High Road, Ickenham were also sent the same letter and questionnaire so they could also make Cabinet Member Report – 24 May 2023 Page 1 Part 1 Public their views known since they were likely to be using The Greenway as the nearest alternative for parking when the spaces outside the shops are occupied. 4. Responses received to the consultation are tabulated in Appendix B. There was an encouragingly high return rate to the consultation with a total of 78 responses received from 137 consultation questionnaires delivered, representing a return of approximately 57%. Residents were also given the opportunity to provide comments on the questionnaire that they felt were relevant . Many residents and some businesses helpfully took this opportunity to provide some valuable feedback to the Council and attached as Appendix C is a table of all of the comments that were received. 5. The consultation response shows that there was an overall preference for no changes to be made to the current parking arrangements within The Greenway itself with 31 residents in support of the changes and 36 opposed. In addition, all of the responses received from the nearby High Road were opposed to any changes being proposed in The Greenway. To see if there was any possible scope to extend the restrictions in just part of the road, officers prepared a plan showing the spread of responses to the consultation, although this does show slightly more support for extending the restriction operating times at the start of the road there wa s still some opposition to the changes here especially when this is considered with the responses received from residents and businesses located on the High Road. 6. The outcome of the informal consultation has been shared with the local Ward Councillors for their consideration. Following discussion, the Ward Councillors believe that at this present time the parking arrangements within The Greenway should remain as existing due to the larger number of residents opposed to rather than supporting any changes. 7. As mentioned, many residents took the opportunity to provide additional comments as part of their informal consultation response. The most common view shared by residents was the non-compliance of parking on the section of The Greenway adjacent to the shopping parade. At this location there are already extensive double yellow lines and ‘at any time’ loading restrictions, meaning that vehicles may not wait or load/unload here whatsoever except for when picking up and setting down passengers. As a result, immediate enforcement action can already be taken against vehicles that ar e waiting her e. To acknowledge these concerns, it is recommended as part of report that further targeted enforcement action be carried out within this part of The Greenway. 8. In summary, the outcome of the informal consultation shows the majority would prefer no changes to the current times that the parking restrictions operate in The Greenway and this view is shared by the local Ward Councillors. As the Cabinet Member will be aware and as stated within the documents delivered, it is the Council’s general policy to not amend the parking arrangements within the road unless the majority of responses from consultations are in favour. Given the result of the consultation show that the majority do not support changes with The Greenway, it is recommended no further action is taken to extend the operating times of the waiting restrictions with the road at this time. As suggested above further enforcement action is recommended to help address the concerns raised by several residents relating to the unauthorised parking that takes place on the existing double yellow lines and loading restrictions at start of road. Cabinet Member Report – 24 May 2023 Page 1 Part 1 Public Financial Implications There are no financial implications relating to the recommendations within this report. RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities? The suggested extension to the operating times of the waiting restrictions within The Greenway were not supported by residents during the informal consultation, therefore the current parking arrangements within The Greenway will remain unchanged for the time being. Consultation carried out or required Residents of The Greenway and adjacent properties on High Road, Ickenham were informally consulted on the option of extended operating times of all the existing waiting restrictions throughout The Greenway. CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS Corporate Finance Corporate Finance have reviewed the recommendations to this report and concurs with the financial implications as set out above. Legal Legal Services confirm that there are no legal impediments to agreeing the recommendations set out in this report, which are in accordance with the outcome of the consultation. BACKGROUND PAPERS NIL. TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES Appendix A - Plan – Location plan of The Greenway, Ickenham Appendix B - Table - Results of informal consultation with residents of The Greenway on the option to extend the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions Appendix C – Table – Comments made by residents during the informal consultation Yes No Total response Number delivered Response rate High Road, Ickenham 01 2 12 17 71% The Greenway 31 35 66 120 55% Total 31 47 78 137 57% Would you support extending the operating times of all existing single yellow lines throughout The Greenway to operate 'Monday to Friday 10am to Midday and 3pm to 5pm'? Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made High Road No Main problem is parking on the double yellow lines at the start of The Greenway as these are largely ignored. Rather than change the existing operating times perhaps a residents permit parking scheme should be introduced. High Road No As a business we need parking for our customers High Road No High Road No High Road No We would NOT support extending the operating times of all existing single yellow lines. When the 10‐11am restriction was put in place, it was to deter commuters – it still does that. Although at the time this was very inconvenient we have managed to work around this 1 hour, but it requires planning for our visitors, employees, tenants. These extended proposals will have a significant harmful impact on our visitors, employees, tenants. he proposed 10‐12 and 3‐5 is excessive. It is 4 out of a standard 8 business hours in a day. This will be hugely detrimental to the current businesses in the parade and to future businesses. All the residents knew when they purchased properties in The Greenway that the parade of businesses and the station are nearby, in fact they all benefit from the convenience of them. It is only natural that the parade of businesses and the station will generate some additional street parking. Most of the residents in The Greenway have plenty of parking of their own on driveways, so the increased restrictions won’t impact them. But they will severely impact everyone else. High Road No We would NOT support extending the operating times of all existing single yellow lines. When the 10‐11am restriction was put in place, it was to deter commuters – it still does that. Although at the time this was very inconvenient we have managed to work around this 1 hour, but it requires planning for our visitors, employees, tenants. These extended proposals will have a significant harmful impact on our visitors, employees, tenants. he proposed 10‐12 and 3‐5 is excessive. It is 4 out of a standard 8 business hours in a day. This will be hugely detrimental to the current businesses in the parade and to future businesses. All the residents knew when they purchased properties in The Greenway that the parade of businesses and the station are nearby, in fact they all benefit from the convenience of them. It is only natural that the parade of businesses and the station will generate some additional street parking. Most of the residents in The Greenway have plenty of parking of their own on driveways, so the increased restrictions won’t impact them. But they will severely impact everyone else. High Road No We would NOT support extending the operating times of all existing single yellow lines. When the 10‐11am restriction was put in place, it was to deter commuters – it still does that. Although at the time this was very inconvenient we have managed to work around this 1 hour, but it requires planning for our visitors, employees, tenants. These extended proposals will have a significant harmful impact on our visitors, employees, tenants. he proposed 10‐12 and 3‐5 is excessive. It is 4 out of a standard 8 business hours in a day. This will be hugely detrimental to the current businesses in the parade and to future businesses. All the residents knew when they purchased properties in The Greenway that the parade of businesses and the station are nearby, in fact they all benefit from the convenience of them. It is only natural that the parade of businesses and the station will generate some additional street parking. Most of the residents in The Greenway have plenty of parking of their own on driveways, so the increased restrictions won’t impact them. But they will severely impact everyone else. Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made High Road No We would NOT support extending the operating times of all existing single yellow lines. When the 10‐11am restriction was put in place, it was to deter commuters – it still does that. Although at the time this was very inconvenient we have managed to work around this 1 hour, but it requires planning for our visitors, employees, tenants. These extended proposals will have a significant harmful impact on our visitors, employees, tenants. he proposed 10‐12 and 3‐5 is excessive. It is 4 out of a standard 8 business hours in a day. This will be hugely detrimental to the current businesses in the parade and to future businesses. All the residents knew when they purchased properties in The Greenway that the parade of businesses and the station are nearby, in fact they all benefit from the convenience of them. It is only natural that the parade of businesses and the station will generate some additional street parking. Most of the residents in The Greenway have plenty of parking of their own on driveways, so the increased restrictions won’t impact them. But they will severely impact everyone else. High Road No High Road No High Road No High Road No We have customer parking on the side road, we will lose business. There was problem because of HS2 but not now. The Greenway Yes There still appears to be many non‐residents parking on the back of the shops where there is no restriction. Many commuters are exploiting this area and I would like to see restrictions applied to this area as well as this will help reduce CO2 emissions, reduce no of people using their cars in this manner and also reduce traffic. The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes Although I support residents who have petitioned, it is important to remember than local businesses will suffer if customers cannot come and park nearby for short periods to purchase groceries, food & use the hair salon. So my support is slightly reluctant due to this. The Greenway No I feel this is exceptionally unfair as those purchasing a property in the street know the existing restrictions (which deal with those who would otherwise park here and use the Tube Station for work and stop that) but are now trying to make the restrictions even tighter. Due to the existing restrictions, residents already need off‐street parking and should use that, without restricting visitors even further. I am elderly and vulnerable and sometimes have community physiotherapists and foresee cares visiting my property. They will be severely restricted and hampered if the parking times are changed in this way. The community physiotherapists already always ask about parking restrictions before agreeing to appointments. There are already double yellow lines at the top of the street and that does not stop those are determined to pop into e.g. Tesco for a few minutes, so why should we all be disadvantaged by extending the non‐parking times when even double yellow lines do not work to achieve the objective of stopping parking? My visitors, friend and family as well as essential health care workers will be severely impacted by an extension of the restrictions. If the concern is that HS2 workers are parking in the street, there are much less intrusive ways of dealing with that by contacting the HS2 liaison team and ensuring they take action to make workers park in the designated parking arranged for them already. I am also worried that further restrictions will make if very difficult for contractors to do work at the property and for deliveries to be made easily (e.g. for items of furniture). In brief, I have a lot of concerns about making the restrictions even more extensive than they already are due to the reasons set out above. I do not think the aim is met when we know that those visiting the shops at the top of the road (e.g. Tesco) park in this street even where there are double yellow lines. Yet the proposed restrictions will put off my visitors e.g. essential workers, contractors, friends from coming to my property which is a big concern and worry for me. I have not noted parking to have deteriorated over the last 13 years so do not know why the proposed changes would be justified. The petition appears organised by residents who are relatively new to the street, and who were aware of the existing restrictions so it also seems unfair to make changes which would impact so negatively on older and longer standing residents. Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made The Greenway No The main problem I see in The Greenway are the double yellow lines at the top of the road. After 17:00 a number of cars park on both sides of the road for the shops. They know parking wardens are rarely seen in the evening. However, with cars parked on both sides it can be dangerous turning into The Greenway from the High Road, as you could meet a car head on. The Greenway No The existing system is fair to everyone in The Greenway! Most people have gone to work by 11am, this leaves the rest of the day for family and friends to visit! Your new proposed system would be terrible. PS Parking only allowed from Midday to 3pm!! NO The Greenway No There is no parking issue on The Greenway. Existing restrictions stop commuters and allow visitors to residents and local shops. The Greenway Yes Support this changes. However, we would like to be reassured that it be will be adequately monitored. There are double yellow lines at the top of the road but cars are permanently parked there whilst using the shops on the parade. The Greenway No I absolutely do not support this extension. This would mean friends cannot visit and park outside and tradesmen working on the house would get parking tickets. The current 1 hour parking restriction is sufficient in preventing commuters parking here. I have experienced no difficulty and have not seen this petition. The Greenway Yes Agree with this but needs to be patrolled by the appropriate bodies. The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes The biggest issue is weekend parking ‐ can the yellow lines be operated 7 days a week? Cars park all weekend from either the flats across Ickenham High Road or for using West Ruislip Station. HS2 workers continually use our road especially at the back of the shops part of the road from parking as it has no restrictions, can yellow lines be put on this stretch of the road? We live near this section of the road. Every day/night people drive up and down this stretch looking for parking. Our kids are awoken daily from 5am with cars driving around waiting for residents to move so they can park either for the station, HS2 or the shops. We have a dropped kerb which is registered however it is continuously blocked with cars which means I cannot get my car out this is a huge problem when we need to bring our kids to school and go to work. We would be happy for either longer operational hours for the yellow lines or even residents permits also for the stretch of road behind the shops to have yellow lines or permits. Both should be operational over the weekends as this is the biggest issue. The Greenway Yes The Greenway No The Greenway No I would prefer if you delt with the entrance to The Greenway where the double yellow lines are permanent vehicles parked there on both side of the road restricting entering and leaving The Greenway and very little enforcement, also the timing of the traffic lights at Aylsham Drive causing traffic cues and the lights heading for Ickenham go red before the lights for the traffic for Ruislip meaning you don't get a chance to turn right out of The Greenway The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes The worst of the parking takes place at the junction with The Greenway and the High Road. People park on both sides of The Greenway on the double yellow lines whilst they go to the shops and obstruct the footpath for pedestrians, elderly people and mums with babies in buggies. People in cars and vans park both sides of the road in The Greenway. That goes on all day long. Perhaps we need double red lines there. Someday I feel there will be an accident. The Greenway Yes There should be also restrictions Saturdays and Sundays. People going to football and shopping (station) unable to get into drive (not acceptable). The Greenway Yes Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made The Greenway Yes May I add one comment! Speeding ‐ Cars come down The Greenway 30/40 MPH. It is so dangerous! Would it be possible for a speed limit of 10MPH? I have lived here for over 15 years and know many people in this road but was totally unaware of this “petition” and I do not agree with the new proposal for the following reasons: ‐ the current system of 1 hour has worked extremely well during the week ever since it was introduced. The only issue is car/van juggling when workmen are at our homes but it’s manageable usually as it’s only one hour and not too annoying. ‐ Longer hours of no parking will be grossly unfair on residents who want visitors, carers and workmen to come to their homes. The situation will be unmanageable and in order to prevent a few extra cars in the road during the day it will be the residents suffering. ‐ Extending the hours during the week is a nonsense as most of the issues, with the roads being reduced in size due to over‐parking, are actually at the weekends and when the football matches are on at White City. To be honest, as long as they leave our driveways clear, it doesn’t bother me too much – it’s just a bit annoying but not necessary to make our own lives more difficult for the rest of the week! ‐ If any change were made then I believe it would be wise to simply add an hour of no parking between 5‐6pm perhaps to stop the football parkers but as this type of parking is not very often I think it’s still over zealous. ‐ If any changes to our parking are made then I’d like to physically be invited to a forum so that everyone can brainstorm the best alternatives. *ACTUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE*: more to the point the real issue is the parking on both sides at the entrance to the Greenway from the High Road the B466. The shenanigans of U‐turns, backing in and out and, more crucially, blocking with parked cars on both sides and near the corners, are a massive accident waiting to happen! As I explained on the phone to Kevin Urquhart on 11 April I had involved Roy Cliss a few years ago to try to resolve this. Unfortunately, the solution of adding “no loading” stripes and signs for the first 20 metres has simply not worked. People ignore and probably don’t even understand these stripes. The first 20‐30 metres from the end of the road going in are the most dangerous as people are too lazy to park further down to go to the shops. I’ve informed people they’ll be ticketed, I’ve explained why they shouldn’t park there and I get no positive response even though I’m sure their Highway Code tests told them they should never park on corners or block roads!!! Even the postman insists on parking right near the corner of the road. He won’t be happy when someone turns in and bashes his car – it is in a blind spot when entering from the left!... One problem why nothing changes is that very little ticketing is done here and therefore no one gets the message about not parking. This happens throughout the day, week, weekend and seems to be the worst from 4.30 to 6.30pm and throughout the evening. Can a warden not be sent here during this time? Something I do not understand is why when a workman comes to our homes, and the resident and workmen have forgotten in the heat of the moment about the 1 hour no parking rule, in the space of 10 minutes a ticket is issued?! How is this possible when no one does anything about the Unsafe parking constantly happening at the end of the road?! PLEASE find some solution for this problem before someone is injured or killed! NoThe Greenway Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made The Greenway Yes We would be in favour of a possible Saturday morning restriction in addition. The Greenway No a) We strongly oppose any extension of parking restrictions in The Greenway b) It is unnecessary. The existing restrictions between 10am and 11am prevents the road being used by commuters using West Ruislip Station. c) We are not in a school catchment area. d) There are a number of shops on the High Road and their staff need to park their cars in a convenient location. e) It would limit visits from family and friends who live far away and who travel to see us by car. f) It would disrupt locals tradesmen from carrying out essential repairs to properties and gardens. They would continually be moving their vehicles from street to street, increasing pollution, and causing delays to getting work close. g) We are elderly and with the new times proposed we will be unable to invite our friends for coffee in the morning or afternoon tea. This would make us more isolated again. h) A number of people in The Greenway require health care visits daily and the proposed increase of parking restrictions would not be convenient. The Greenway No If these hours are extended, what about the people who use the allotments and the cricket club and dog walkers. The Greenway No I understand parking 10‐11am but some families who like myself start at 7am and arrive home at different houses. I park on the street, so how is this fair as I cannot come before 5pm and no visitors, its so unfair. Nobody parks in this street, what will you be gaining!!!!! The Greenway No Its is already very difficult and inconvenient for most residents without the luxury of a lot of off‐street parking. This is not an issue for the large properties at the end of the road who have space for numerous vehicles. These are the only people who wouldn't be affected by more parking restrictions. There is plenty of parking for everyone who parks in the road, even when its a bit busier on a weekend the cars are always parked responsibly no overhanging drives etc. We have no idea why anyone has started a petition for more parking restrictions. Please keep us informed of any developments as we are very concerned. The Greenway Yes I think residents in The Greenway should have parking permits for their visitors and people working on their property. The Greenway No The Greenway Yes The Greenway No This proposal would be very inconvenient for me, there is only room for one car on my driveway and two hours each morning and afternoon is too long, especially if there are tradespeople working here. The double yellow lines at the beginning of the road should be monitored when people park on both sides of the road on them it causes huge problems for drivers leaving and entering the road. The Greenway No The Greenway No The houses at the High Road end mostly have large drives so have no need to park on the road, hence would be happy with the longer restrictions. Lots of houses elsewhere in The Greenway do not and residents with more cars than drive space need to park in the road. This already causes problems with the 10 to 11am restrictions and some neighbours help out for that hour by offering parking for those that need it (this would not always be possible for 4 hours of restrictions). Others have to move their cars to Oak Avenue for that hour (not possible for more than one hour as the restrictions start there at 11am). Lots of visitors, builders, decorators etc arrive at 10 in order to park. Where will our visitors etc park if 4 hours a day? I never had or seen any problems with non‐residents parking in the road after 10, they all park responsibly. Where else would visitors to the shops park? If they can put up with the parking on Saturdays and Sundays which are often worse (more of) then why not Monday to Friday? The biggest problem is the parking on the double yellow lines which drivers seem to get away with all of the time! Not that I would want it but I feel residents parking bays would be best if 10‐12 and 3‐5 necessary. At least we could park outside our own houses then. Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made The Greenway No The existing parking restrictions are already a sufficient deterrent. Having an extension to these operating times really serves no benefit to the residents. If anything the main issue that be better monitored, is the section of The Greenway with the double yellow lines at the junction by Tesco, as cars are blocking access to The Greenway, parking unauthorised. The Greenway No I would support 10‐11am as it is and 3‐4pm (two lots of 1 hour) We would very much be in favour of extending the restrictions to include Saturday. We have big problems with Wembley and weekend shopping parking. The Greenway No The parking is not a problem for us but the road off the High Road is lethal and parking there despite double yellow lines is lethal. Often traffic cannot pull in or out of the road. Need camera. The Greenway Yes I am fully in favour of the proposed extended times but respectively suggest that this should be extended to Saturdays also. The proximity of West Ruislip Station means that attendance of various football games on that day causes even worse abuse. More particularly could I ask that LBH pay more attention to the parking at the top of the road adjoining the High Road where constant abuse of the double yellow lines and the small lines on the kerb which indicate no parking at all. This area is blatantly abused all and day and evening to the point where access and exit becomes dangerous. I suggest a camera catching the constant violation would be extremely lucrative for LBH. The Greenway No Instead of making the life of all residents of The Greenway difficult by extending the hours, try to find a solution where vehicles park on the beginning of The Greenway where it should be double yellow lines but vehicles are always parked on both sides of the road. The Greenway No The Greenway Yes The Greenway No We think that 10 to 11 am is sufficient to stop commuters parking all day. We think that the suggestion of 2 hours in the afternoon is too much; no parking on the single yellow line between 3 to 5 is overkill. It can be difficult with trades people doing work on our property with the hour in the morning, it would be a nightmare if they could not park between 10 and 12 and then again between 3 and 5. We think that the bigger problem is the drivers parking on double yellow lines at the beginning of the road, often on both sides, restricting cars entering The Greenway and leaving. They never seem to get booked and it is a big problem with drivers parking there to visit Tesco's, takeaway shops and have haircuts. There is also the added problem of cars doing a U‐turn at the entrance to The Greenway, coming from the station and stopping to shop, parking outside Tesco which can make it very difficult to turn out onto the High Road. My partner and I have experienced occasions when vehicles have nearly collided with our vehicles. We did get the central reservation opposite the shops extended to stop making U‐turns but it hasn't worked completely. We have contacted Counsellor Bianco to get a road sign erected to make the priority clear where the road joins back to the main route, (traffic that has turned right behind the shops) as we have had several instances of vehicles pulling onto the rest of the road, difficult to explain on paper, which he considers unnecessary. We would be happy to meet with any Councillors see the traffic problems we need to deal with. To sum up, we are happy with the single yellow line restrictions as they are and consider it unnecessary to extend them but would appreciate it if the double yellow lines could be monitored and tickets issued as no one should be parking on them at any time. The Greenway Yes Lots of cars park on The Greenway at weekends too, particularly when there is a QPR home football match. Queens Park Rangers fans park and get the Central Line to White City. I would be in favour of restrictions on weekends between 3pm and 5pm to stop this too. The Greenway No Living in The Greenway, I have no issues with the parking on single yellow lines in the road. The only issue is with the constant parking on the double yellow lines at the top of the road which seems unenforced and causes lots of danger. Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made The Greenway No Concerned about cars, vans etc parking on the double yellow lines at the top of the road near the shops. Anything that can be done to prevent this happening and possibly causing accidents and preventing emergency vehicles coming down the road would be very welcome. The Greenway Yes The new suggested hours are very helpful indeed, thank you. The Greenway No I oppose any new additional parking restrictions until the current regulations are enforced, referring, particularly, to the double yellow lines at the junction of The Greenway with High Road, Ickenham. 24/7 vehicles park for occupants to just "pop in" for a newspaper, pizza, fish and chips, curry, something from Tesco or even visit the barber! In my opinion the occasional visit from a traffic warden is ineffective to deal with the problem. Camera control similar to that operating on the junction of Ducks Hill Road / Northgate would be more positive effective and safer. The current situation is an accident waiting to happen. It causes unavoidable congestion and overheated tempers for drivers who must wait on the crown of the road to into or our of the junction. The Greenway No In my opinion the parking at the beginning of the road that are double yellow lines need addressing because people park up there constantly during the day both sides of the road and there will be eventually a major accident. Plus nobody seems to get a ticket. The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes I wish to raise two points for your consideration in support of the petition. I often have vans and cars parked outside my property from Friday afternoon until Monday morning. Secondly the exit from The Greenway onto the High Road Ickenham can be hazardous at times due to vehicles parking on both sides of the road in The Greenway at the exit. There are double yellow lines with chevrons clearly marked but vehicles still park on them and no action is taken. Also vehicles making a U‐turn at the junction is dangerous, perhaps need a pedestrian refuge to help people crossing the road. The Greenway No The Greenway No I am elderly and need a bit of help! My cleaner arrives in her car on Thursday at 2pm approximately. Gardeners arrive at 1.30pm on Mondays for one hour approximately. (Meals are delivered on Thursday also about one o'clock lunchtime) The present 10‐11am operating time is fine, but I understand other residents' frustration. The Greenway No The Greenway No The Greenway No I don't feel that there is a problem with the current restrictions. If anything extending adding operating times would feel more of an inconvenience to me when having people visiting. Maybe consider parking permits for residents. Also, more parking wardens controlling the double yellow lines at the start of The Greenway would be a good thing. Quite often cars park dangerously. The Greenway Yes Double yellow lines adjacent to barbers shop particularly no waiting zone area on junction from High Road to The Greenway needs much better enforcement. Very dangerous when convenience shoppers are parking here and manoeuvring around parking too close to junction. Very selfish driving problems for pedestrians and drivers vision at the junction. The Greenway No Parking is limited in this area I think 11‐10am is fine as it is. Having more parking restrictions will only make it harder for residents to park. Currently there is not enough parking and having more restrictions will cause more issues. The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes As a person who lives here the yellow lines will help but any space without yellow lines will be taken by HS2 workers. Fed up with this I would like to see parking bays for residents. We are right next to a station West Ruislip also people park and go to work making it hard for single mum to get her shopping and child into our home. Please sort this I would rather pay for a permit. You have parking bays further down the road none right opposite a train station. The Greenway Yes The roads around this area seem to be a car park for West Ruislip tube station as people park all day and return at the end of the day. Most of the people who park on the yellow lines couldn't care less where they park. Approximate address Indicated preference Comments made The Greenway No The road during the week is generally quiet except the recent building works (residential not HS2). Compared to how the road is congested over the weekends I can see no real reason behind this suggestion. It will further encourage parking in communal off‐street parking set aside for the many flats, this is already a problem that this idea will exacerbate. The Greenway Yes The Greenway Yes The Greenway No The parking problem on this road is caused by the lack of parking outside Tesco on the High Road because it is constantly taken up by huge Tesco delivery lorries. There is very little traffic on The Greenway and always lots of parking spaces, these restrictions are unnecessary. As a resident of the above street I am surprised that I have been unaware of the submitted petition until receipt of your letter. It would be interesting to know what percentage of the households in The Greenway participated in the petition as well as which part of The Greenway is mostly affected with the non‐residential parking and in what way. Why is the Council prepared to take under consideration the single recommendation put forward by the petitioners by asking residents if they are in support of this proposal? It appears that this process is either biased or somewhat hasty without given proper consideration. Can you please bring to my attention the Council’s policy for responding to resident’s petitions? Is the Council prepared to consider alternative measures such as: •AlternaƟve restricƟve parking Ɵmes than the ones in the proposal •IntroducƟon of DYL at specific locaƟons •Introducing P&D parking •Introducing resident’s parking Any consultation formal or informal should explore: a) to seek information over the suitability of the current operating times of the SYL and the difficulties that residents may be faced with b) to seek and/or provide recommendations on measures to address the problem c) support of recommendations put forward I am not averse to amending the current parking restrictions, however, I am concerned that the particular proposal might have adverse effects on residents parking availability. Has any thought been given to associate any proposed parking restriction timings to the shift working pattern of HS2? It is my belief that such an option will discourage HS2 personnel from parking on The Greenway especially if the restrictions timings commence 30‐60mins after their shift starts. A similar issue with parking is also occurring during match days that affects the whole length of The Greenway. Spectators are using The Greenway as a car NoThe Greenway
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Executive Decision Notice – 15 June 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
Outcome of informal consultation for a possible extension
to the operating times of the existing waiting restrictions in
The Greenway, Ickenham
Reference No. 820
Date of decision Thursday 15 June 2023
Call-in expiry date Thursday 22 June 2023
Relevant Select
Committee
Property, Highways and Transport Select Committee
Relevant Wards Ickenham and South Harefield
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 responses received to the informal
consultation for a possible extension to the operating
times of the existing waiting restrictions throughout
The Greenway, Ickenham;
2. Decided to take no further action to amend the existing
restrictions in The Greenway, Ickenham at this present
time due to the response from residents and views
indicated by the local Ward Councillors; and
3. Instructed officers to advise Parking Services
colleagues to carry out regular targeted enforcement of
the existing restrictions on section of The Greenway,
Ickenham near to shops where significant non-
compliance had been noted by residents.
Reason for decision The decision reflects the views of the local Ward Councillors and
the response received to the informal consultation where the
majority of residents and nearby businesses who responded
have indicated a preference of no change.
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Alternative options
considered and
rejected
The consultation with residents of The Greenway, Ickenham
offered the option of extended operating times for all of the
existing waiting restrictions or for no changes to be made to the
current parking arrangements.
Classification Part I – Public
Link to associated
report
Link to report
Relevant Officer
contact & Directorate
Kevin Urquhart – Place Directorate
Any interest declared
by the Cabinet
Member(s) /
dispensation granted
N/A
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