793-795 London Road - proposed red route restrictions Consultation summary July 2016 Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 1 1 Background ................................................................................................................ 2 2 Scheme description .................................................................................................... 2 3 The consultation ......................................................................................................... 4 4 Overview of consultation responses ............................................................................ 5 5 Responses from statutory bodies and other stakeholders ........................................... 7 6 Conclusion and next steps .......................................................................................... 7 Appendix A – Response to issues raised .............................................................................. 8 Appendix B – Consultation Materials ..................................................................................... 9 Appendix C – List of stakeholders consulted ....................................................................... 13 Executive Summary Between 5 February and 17 March 2017, we consulted on proposed changes to parking restrictions at the area in front of 793-795 London Road, Croydon. The consultation received 11 responses, with 7 responses supporting or partially supporting the scheme. Main issues raised with regard to the proposals included requests for further private parking, or issues with nearby bus stands. Conclusion and next steps: After considering all responses, we intend to proceed with the scheme as set out in the consultation documents, subject to confirmation of funding and relevant approvals. We expect to announce a timeframe for implementation later this year. About this document: This document explains the processes, responses and outcomes of this consultation. Appendix A contains our responses to issues commonly raised. 1 1 Background London Road represents a long, multi-borough connection between areas of South London. It is also home to various commercial areas, with shopfronts representing a significant proportion of this thoroughfare. In response to a request from a local business owner, we investigated the possibility of changing parking restrictions outside 793-95 London Road, which represents a particularly busy commercial district in Thornton Heath. These proposals would seek to allow for more parking, as well as better access for disabled shoppers in the immediate vicinity. 2 Scheme description The proposals would provide a better balance of general and blue badge parking provision. The overall amount of parking would increase, benefiting local shops and their visitors. In addition a new parking bay on private land would be marked out – this would not be subject to any TfL parking enforcement. 2.1 Descriptions of the proposals 1. Parking & Disabled Persons’ Vehicles restriction (general parking, maximum 30 minutes) - relocated and extended to 20 metres length, accommodating a maximum of 4 cars at any one time 2. Disabled Persons' Vehicles restriction (blue badge holders only) – relocated to rear of general parking - proposed 6 metres long, accommodating one vehicle at any one time 3. New private parking bay 4. Removal of section of No Stopping restriction (red line) The red route restrictions apply Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm. At other times parking is uncontrolled except on double red lines and bus stops. Note that all other red line and red route restrictions will remain as existing. Consultation materials, including the map and consultation letter sent to residents/stakeholders, can be found in appendix A. 2 2.2 Location of proposed scheme 3 3 The consultation The consultation ran between 5 February and 17 March 2016. The potential outcomes of the consultation were: We decide the consultation raises no issues that should prevent us from proceeding with the scheme as originally planned We modify the scheme in response to issues raised in consultation We abandon the scheme as a result of issues raised in the consultation The objectives of the consultation were: To give stakeholders and the public easily-understandable information about the proposals and allow them to respond To understand the level of support or opposition for the change To understand any issues that might affect the proposal of which we were not previously aware To understand concerns and objections To allow respondents to make suggestions 3.1 Who we consulted The public consultation intended to seek the views of residents living close to the junction. Please see Appendix B for a map of the local area consulted. We consulted stakeholders including traffic police, London TravelWatch, Members of Parliament, Assembly Members and local interest groups. A list of the stakeholders we consulted is shown in Appendix C and a summary of their responses is given in Section 5. 3.2 Consultation material, distribution and publicity We sent a letter and map explaining the proposed changes to approximately 2000 local households and businesses. A copy of consultation materials can be found in appendix B. In the consultation material that was available online, we asked two specific questions regarding the proposals: 1. Do you support our proposals? 2. Do you have any further comments on these proposals? Question 2 provided a free text area where people were able to leave their comments. We invited people to respond by emailing us at [email protected] or by using the TfL website https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/london-road 4 4 Overview of consultation responses 11 responses to the consultation were received; 7 were received online and 4 via email. Of these responses, 9 were from members of the public, and 2 were from stakeholder groups. In the consultation material we asked two scheme-specific questions: Do you support our proposals? 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 No Not Yes Partially Not sure No opinion Answered Number of respondents 3 5 0 0 3 0 Do you have any further comments on our proposals? We asked people to elaborate on their previous answer by asking “Do you have any comments?” We invited people to leave comments on the proposals. 11 comments and suggestions were received, which fell into several main themes, which are listed in the following table. 5 Table 1 Comment Number of comments Room for more private parking 4 Extend hours of operation 2 Parking on both sides of space possible 2 Widen footpath 2 Space should be left clear 2 Rationale not clear for change 1 More parking could be allowed 1 Rationale for red line not clear 1 Some short-term free parking should be available 1 No private parking should be made available 1 Bus stop needs redesign to allow for safer [zebra] crossing 1 Consent of owner needed for proposals 1 6 5 Responses from statutory bodies and other stakeholders We received a total of 2 responses from stakeholders which are summarised below. Sense with Roads The organisation was in partial support of the proposals, though questioned their rationale. They also queried whether there was not room for the further extension of private parking along Deepak Foods. Finally, there were queries as toward the availability of free parking, as well as the necessity of red restrictions along the route, which would prevent the possible introduction of parking on both sides of the project area. Cllr. Stuart King, Croydon Council Asked to ensure the project only proceeded under the consent of the property owner (Deepak Foods) 6 Conclusion and next steps After considering all responses, we intend to proceed with the scheme as set out in the consultation documents, subject to confirmation of funding and relevant approvals. We expect to announce a timeframe for implementation later this year. 7 Appendix A – Response to issues raised Has TfL investigated the designs to ensure more private parking could not be added? We are not responsible for the provision of private parking. However an opportunity has been found for a parking space on private non-highway land. We are pleased, in agreement with the local businesses, to mark out a private bay as part of the proposed parking changes. What are the hours of operation on the parking restrictions in the proposals? These are listed in the explanation paragraph after the itemised proposal list. Has TfL looked at the possibility of enhancing pedestrian provision near the bus stop outside this address? This does not form part of the scope of these minor parking proposals. Has the possibility of removing all restrictions or removing all parking outside this address been queried as part of the proposals? Having no controls could mean that there would be no turnover of parking – to the detriment of local businesses. 8 Appendix B – Consultation Materials B1 Consultation letter 9 10 B2 Map of proposals 11 B3 Letter Distribution Area 12 Appendix C – List of stakeholders consulted London TravelWatch Elected Members Caroline Pidgeon AM Greater London Assembly Darren Johnson AM Greater London Assembly Fiona Twycross AM Greater London Assembly Gareth Bacon AM Greater London Assembly Jenny Jones AM Greater London Assembly Murad Qureshi AM Greater London Assembly Nicky Gavron AM Greater London Assembly Stephen Knight AM Greater London Assembly Tom Copley AM Greater London Assembly Murad Qureshi AM Greater London Assembly Steve O’Connell