BOROUGH OF POOLE
CANFORD CLIFFS AND PENN HILL AREA COMMITTEE
27 JULY 2011
REPORT OF HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND HEAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION SERVICES
Traffic REGULATION ORDERS – LANGDON ROAD AND FRANKLAND CRESCENT
1. Matter for Consideration
1.1. To consider objections to recently advertised Orders.
2. Recommendation
2.1 It is recommended that:
i) The Orders for Langdon Road are not confirmed but that a shorter length is re-advertised on the outside of the bend outside Langdon Court and No 70 as shown on the attached plan.
ii) The Orders for Frankland Crescent are not confirmed.
3. Information
3.1 The following orders were advertised between26 May and 23 June:
(i) Langdon Road – Double yellow lines around the inside of the bend.
(ii) Frankland Crescent – Double Yellow lines on the bends
(iii) Avalon – extension of the existing double yellow lines
3.2 Representations have been received in response to items (i) and (ii) and these have all been circulated to the Committee members. There were no objections to item (iii) and this order will be made as advertised.
3.3 The proposals for Langdon Road and Frankland Crescent follow a joint study involving officers of Transportation Services the Emergency Services and Environmental and Consumer Protection Services (ECPS) to identify locations where their vehicles experience particular access difficulties. These access problems are for the most part caused by parking rather than road layout. It is recognised that kerbside parking is a highly valued resource amongst residents and so the study concentrated on locations where the difficulties were a regular occurrence.
4. Langdon Road
4.1 Eighteen letters of objection and a petition with 82 signatures have been received objecting to the proposals.
4.2 The objectors question the need for the restrictions as they feel that large vehicles do not experience problems here. They feel that there is already a shortage of parking problems here and the proposed restrictions will make it even more difficult for residents and their visitors to park, especially when events are held at the nearby hall. Some of the objectors feel that the restrictions will lead to higher traffic speeds in the road.
4.3 An investigation of the issues with the refuse collection vehicle indicates that they could operate with a shorter clearance, and there would be an opportunity to reduce the number of parking spaces lost by imposing the yellow lines on the opposite side of the road, outside Langdon Court (as shown on the attached drawing). There have been requests in the past to keep the accesses clear in this area, and it would be helpful to have the facility for vehicles to pass each other on the bend.
4.4 The Committee would need to re-advertise the restrictions to impose yellow lines on the other side of the road, but this could be combined with other orders in a subsequent batch of Orders.
5. Frankland Crescent
5.1 Seventeen letters of objection and a petition with 32 signatures have been received objecting to the proposals.
5.2 The objectors feel that there is no need for restrictions in the road. Some feel that there are no longer problems now that recent building work has finished. They feel that the proposed restrictions will cause inconvenience for residents and their visitors and would merely displace parking elsewhere in the road. Some of the objectors have suggested that the problems could be addressed by removing the planted area on the acute corner, while other suggest that drivers park more thoughtfully since the notices were displayed.
5.3 The problems do appear less intense in Frankland Crescent recently and it suggested that the Orders are not confirmed.
JULIAN McLAUGHLIN
Head of Transportation Services / SHAUN ROBSONHead of Environmental and Consumer Protection Services
Appendix A - Langdon Road – Advertised and recommended restrictions
Appendix B – Frankland Crescent – Advertised restrictions
Name and Telephone Number of Officer Contact
Steve Dean (01202) 262071