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Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders

Meeting: 10/11/2015 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee (Item 141)

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Decision:

Issue for Decision

 

The Committee to consider the recommendations of the Joint Transportation Board in relation to Waiting Restrictions Variation No 30 and Designated Parking Places Variation No 11.

 

Decision Made

 

1.  The Committee agreed the Joint Transportation Board’s recommendations, in relation to Waiting Restrictions Variation No 30 and Designated Parking Places Variation No 11 and agree to make the Orders, where recommended, save for the restriction at The Mallows, Maidstone (paragraph 5.24 of the report).

 

2.  The Committee agreed the Joint Transportation Board’s recommendation in relation to The Mallows. However, should a solution via Maidstone borough Council’s and Kent county Council’s Street Cleansing Services not be found, proposals for parking restrictions are to be returned to the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee for further consideration.

 

3.  The Committee agreed to recommend to Kent County Council as the Highway Authority that the various Orders be sealed as agreed.

  

Minutes:

The Committee considered the recommendations of the Joint Transportation Board in relation to Waiting Restrictions Variation No 30 and Designated Parking Places Variation No 11.

 

It was agreed, for clarity, the paragraph:

 

“Joint Transportation Board Recommendation:  To recommend to the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee to proceed with the proposal.”

 

Should be entered after paragraph 5.19 of the report at the end of the section titled “Orders not receiving objections to Waiting restrictions variation No 30 and Designated Parking Places Variation No 11.”

 

It was requested that a report be presented to the Committee at a later date investigating the introduction of restrictions on the western side of Farley Lane from Tonbridge Road to Glebe Lane to alleviate some of the problems with bus routes being restricted by cars parking inappropriately.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

1.  The Committee agreed the Joint Transportation Board’s recommendations, in relation to Waiting Restrictions Variation No 30 and Designated Parking Places Variation No 11 and agree to make the Orders, where recommended, save for the restriction at The Mallows, Maidstone (paragraph 5.24 of the report).

 

Voting:  For – 9

 

 

2.  The Committee agreed the Joint Transportation Board’s recommendation in relation to The Mallows. However, should a solution via Maidstone Borough Council’s and Kent County Council’s Street Cleansing Services not be found, proposals for parking restrictions are to be returned to the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee for further consideration.

 

Voting:  For – 8  Against – 0    Abstentions – 1

 

 

3.  The Committee agreed to recommend to Kent County Council as the Highway Authority that the various Orders be sealed as agreed.

 

Voting:  For – 9

 

 

4.  That a referral be made to the Joint Transport Board requesting that a recommendation be made to Kent County Council Highways authority investigating the introduction of restrictions on the western side of Farley Lane from Tonbridge Road to Glebe Lane to alleviate some of the problems with bus routes being restricted by cars parking inappropriately.