Burlington Gardens and Old Burlington Street

CITY OF WESTMINSTER – CITY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITIES

DELEGATED AUTHORITY REPORT 7571

TRAFFIC ORDERS – BURLINGTON GARDENS AND OLD BURLINGTON STREET

INTRODUCTION OF RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE, AND AMENDMENTS TO PARKING PROVISIONS AND WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS

(Drawing Nos. 70043758-WSP-P01-DR-HI-1202 and -1203 Revs S1-P01)

(St. James’s Ward)

Background Information

Westminster City Council, with a funding contribution from the New West End Company, has developed proposals for a high-quality public realm scheme in Burlington Gardens. The proposals are intended to emphasise the importance of Burlington Gardens as the public forecourt to the northern entrance of the Royal Academy of Arts and to improve pedestrian movement and safety along the length of the road.

The public realm improvements in Burlington Gardens include:

· the reconstruction of the highway using a combination of Yorkstone and granite setts and Yorkstone slabs to complement the architecture of the Academy;

· the elevation of the carriageway between Cork Street and Vigo Street so that it aligns flush with the height of the footway, reducing its visual dominance;

· the lowering of the raised carriageway between New Bond Street and Cork Street to reduce vehicle speeds along the road and to support disabled access to the taxi rank (see item (c) below);

· the widening of the north-western footway and decluttering of both footways to: o reduce crossing distances and pedestrian congestion; o raise the profile of commercial frontages; and o provide opportunities for seating and cycle parking; and

· improved street lighting.

The design of these measures is intended to continue the aesthetics of the completed public realm improvements in New Bond Street, which lies at the south-western end of Burlington Gardens. The associated traffic management proposals (set out below) would extend the New Bond Street Restricted Parking Zone throughout Burlington Gardens up to its junction with Vigo Street.

Proposals

To support the public realm improvements in Burlington Gardens, it is proposed to:

7571/PJ WSP, Room 603, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0AU; T 020 3057 2156 1 (a) introduce a Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) which would restrict waiting and loading “at any time” throughout Burlington Gardens (without any visible yellow road markings), except in three designated goods vehicle loading bays on the north-west side of the road: · outside Nos. 3 to 5 Burlington Gardens (15.5 metres); · outside No. 7 Burlington Gardens (10 metres); and · adjacent to No. 1 New Bond Street (14.5 metres) – the existing loading bay adjacent to this property would be removed;

(b) remove all existing residents’ parking places and a redundant diplomatic parking place from Burlington Gardens to create a more open streetscape;

(c) relocate the taxi rank outside the Royal Academy of Arts, No. 6 Burlington Gardens to the north-west side of the road, adjacent to No. 1 New Bond Street;

(d) introduce a “Blue Badge” disabled persons’ parking place outside No. 1 Old Burlington Street;

(e) introduce a residents’ parking place outside No. 31 Old Burlington Street (15.5 metres) – the pay-by-phone parking place (5 bays) outside Nos. 31 and 32 Old Burlington Street and adjacent to Nos. 3 to 5 Burlington Gardens would be removed;

(f) extend the pay-by-phone parking place outside No. 30 Old Burlington Street south- eastward by 5.5 metres (1 bay);

(g) extend the residents’ parking place outside Nos. 3 to 9 Old Burlington Street north- westward by 4 metres; and

(h) shorten the residents’ parking place outside No. 1 Old Burlington Street by 9.5 metres at its south-eastern end.

The proposals would result in an overall gain of one taxi rank and one “Blue Badge” disabled persons’ parking place, and an overall loss of four pay-by-phone parking bays, nine residents’ parking spaces and one diplomatic bay (which is no longer required).

Recommendation

It is recommended that Traffic Orders are made to facilitate the implementation of the measures described above and shown on Drawing Nos. 70043758-WSP-P01-DR-HI-1202 and -1203 Revs S1-P01.

Statement of Reasons

The introduction of a Restricted Parking Zone in Burlington Gardens and removal of parking places from this road are necessary to improve pedestrian safety and movement, particularly around the frontage of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Burlington Arcade. The introduction of “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions throughout the road (except where loading bays and a taxi rank are provided) will prevent obstructive parking and maintain traffic flow following the widening of the north-western footway and will ensure there is a high level of visibility between pedestrians and other road users.

2 The introduction of three goods vehicle loading bays on the north-west side of Burlington Gardens (and the removal of the existing loading bay adjacent to No. 1 New Bond Street) will provide dedicated areas for couriers and goods delivery vehicles to load and unload without impacting traffic flow or pedestrian movements.

The rearrangement and re-allocation of parking provisions in Old Burlington Street will provide a reasonable balance of visitor and residents’ permit holder parking following the removal of parking from Burlington Gardens.

I agree / do not agree to the above recommendation and statement of reasons and give the following authorisations:

(a) that procedural steps be taken with a view to Traffic Orders being made under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

(b) that subject to no objections being received as a result of public notices and consultation, such Traffic Orders be made as proposed; and

(c) that in the event of objections being received, they be referred to me for consideration and reported to the Cabinet Member(s) if I consider it to be necessary in accordance with City Council procedure, following which I will decide whether or not the Traffic Orders should be made, with or without modification.

Signed Date 29/06/2020

Programme Assurance Manager Highways and Public Realm City Management and Communities

Signed Date 29/6/2020

Head of Parking City Management and Communities

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32 PARKING AND LOADING SCHEDULE 5

EXISTING PROPOSED DIFFERENCE NO WAITING AT ANY TIME MEASURE QUANTITY MEASURE QUANTITY MEASURE QUANTITY

OLD BURLINGTON STREET PAY BY PHONE PARKING 45m 8 22m 4 -23m -4 28 to 30 NO WAITING RESIDENT'S PARKING 104m 19 52m 10 -52m -9 Mon-Sat 8:30am - 6:30pm 5a Queensbury House 25 to 28 to 25 TAXI RANK 8.50m 1 10m 2 +1.5m +1 NO LOADING 'BLUE BADGE' 0m 0 6m 1 +6m +1 Mon-Fri 8.30am - 6.30pm, Sat 8.30am - DISABLED PARKING 1.30pm DIPLOMATIC PARKING BAY 5m 1 0m 0 -5m -1

LOADING BAYS 13m - 0m - -13m - NO LOADING AT ANY TIME NO WAITING 127.5m - 43m - -84.5m - Mon-Sat 8:30am - 6:30pm PAY BY PHONE PARKING PbP Mon-Sat 8.30am - 6.30pm, NO LOADING Mon-Fri 8:30am - 6:30pm 8m - 0m - -8m - max stay 4 hours Sat 8.30am - 1.30 pm "BLUE BADGE" DISABLED PARKING NO WAITING AT ANY TIME 135m - 261.5m - +126.5m - D "At any time", max stay 4 hours - Mon-Fri

3 27 8.30am-6.30pm NO LOADING AT ANY TIME 76m - 248m - +172m - DIPLOMATIC PARKING BAY GOODS VEHICLE LOADING DIPB 0m - 40m - +40m - "At any time" BAYS

4 RESIDENTS' PARKING ZONE E

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CORK STREET

LOADING BAYS LB "At any time", max stay 20mins 9

TAXI RANK 33 to 41 to 33 30 TB No stopping except taxis,

16.5m "At any time"

CORK ST MEWS

11.6m 9 GOODS VEHICLE LOADING BAYS GVLB "At any time", max stay 20mins

7 to 8 ONE-WAY WORKING

Underground 10 to 12 to 10

Car Park

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Chauser 13

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House 5 14

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32 PARKING AND LOADING SCHEDULE 5 EXISTING PROPOSED DIFFERENCE NO WAITING AT ANY TIME MEASURE QUANTITY MEASURE QUANTITY MEASURE QUANTITY

3 27 6.30pm NO LOADING AT ANY TIME 76m - 248m - +172m - DIPLOMATIC PARKING BAY GOODS VEHICLE LOADING DIPB 0m - 40m - +40m - "At any time" BAYS

4 RESIDENTS' PARKING ZONE E

25 29 R "At any time"

CORK STREET

LOADING BAYS LB "At any time", max stay 20mins 9

TAXI BAY 33 to 41 to 33 30 TB No stopping except taxis, 15.6m "At any time"

CORK ST MEWS

9 GOODS VEHICLE LOADING BAYS

22m GVLB "At any time", max stay 20mins

7 to 8 ONE-WAY WORKING

Underground 10 to 12 to 10

Car Park

7 9 8

15.7m

21 31

Chauser 13

4 to 6

House 5 14

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LB 19

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Bank

42 16

RALPH LAUREN

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REV DATE BY DESCRIPTION CHK APD

1 to 3 DRAWING STATUS CONSULTATION LB 3 to 5 SP 1 SP 7 15.7m 9.9m LC 10.2m LC SP 14.1m LC SP LC LC

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40 STAGE 2 33 SCALE @ A1 DATE DESIGN/DRAWN CHECKED APPROVED SHEET 1:250 11/06/2020 JL VT JN A1 WSP PROJECT NO. FMC PROJECT No. WCC PROJECT NO.

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