BOROUGH OF POOLE

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY GROUP – 11 DECEMBER 2003

REPORT OF HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

ON BRAILSWOOD ROAD

1.Purpose of the Report and Policy Context

1.1To consider requests by local residents to include Brailswood Road in the Heckford Park Area Residents Parking Scheme.

  1. Recommendations

2.1 It is recommended that:-

(a)The previous decisions to not introduce the Residents Parking Scheme in Brailswood Road be confirmed.

(b)The Traffic Panel be asked to consider the requests for yellow lines at the bend in Brailswood Road and to make recommendations to the Area Committee.

3. Information

3.1Residents were consulted on a possible extension to the Heckford Park residents parking zone in September. The response of the consultation was reported to the 16 October TAG 2003; Appendix A shows the responses from each road as they were summarised in the report to that meeting. The TAG recommended extending the scheme to include the Sterte and Haynes/Stokes Avenue Area, but not the Jolliffe Rd/Marnhull/Brailswood Rd Area.

3.2A pre-advert letter was delivered on the 11 November informing residents of the results of the consultation. Since then 6 letters have been received enquiring why Brailswood Road was not to be included in the scheme when there was a clear majority in favour.

3.3Although a clear majority of respondents from Brailswood Road (75%) were in favour of the scheme, there is not an overall majority in the area surrounding Brailswood Road. Within these roads, Denby Road, Jolliffe Road (North of Jolliffe Avenue), Jolliffe Avenue. Winterbourne Road, Winterbourne Close, Sandbourne Road and Marnhull Road, there was only 50.1% in favour of the scheme. In the whole area, 56.3% of respondants supported the scheme. A summary of the results of the consultation in this area is shown in Appendix B.

3.4The Council would not introduce the scheme in a single road in isolation, particularly when other roads closer to the Town Centre are not included in the area scheme.

3.5In fact, there were only 20 returns from 38 properties in Brailswood Road. Although 75% of the returns were in support of a residents parking scheme, experience indicates that objections are often prompted by the official advertisement of the orders rather than by the initial consultation letter

3.6Residents have expressed specific concerns about safety on the bend in Brailswood Road and asked for waiting restrictions to be imposed to prevent vehicles parking at this location. There is no relevant injury accident record at this location over the previous 4 years, but local issues regarding waiting restrictions can be considered by the Area Committee. It is suggested that the Traffic Panel be asked to make a recommendation to the Area Committee on this issue.

JAMES T BRIGHT

Head of Transportation Services

Appendix A-Residents Parking Scheme Consultation Results

Background Papers - Nil

TAG111203T3J

Name and Telephone Number of Officer Contact

Steve Dean (010202) 262071

APPENDIX A

RESIDENTS PARKING SCHEME

CONSULTATION RESULTS

Summary of Results of Consultation, highlighted Roads to be included in the Heckford Park Residents Parking Scheme.

Road Name / No of Returns / Yes / No / Percentage in favour
Brailswood Road / 20 / 15 / 5 / 75.0
Denby Road / 10 / 5 / 5 / 50.0
Fernside Road / 1 / 1 / 100.0
Haynes Avenue / 25 / 24 / 1 / 96.0
Jolliffe Avenue / 1 / 1
Jolliffe Road / 17 / 10 / 7 / 58.8
Marnhull Road / 11 / 6 / 5 / 54.5
Sandbourne Road / 14 / 8 / 6 / 57.1
Sterte Avenue / 6 / 3 / 3 / 50.0
Sterte Close / 13 / 8 / 5 / 61.5
Sterte Esplanade / 18 / 15 / 3 / 83.3
Sterte Road / 15 / 12 / 3 / 80.0
Stokes Avenue / 40 / 33 / 7 / 82.5
Well Lane / 8 / 6 / 2 / 75.0
West View Road / 7 / 4 / 3 / 57.1
Wimborne Road / 38 / 23 / 15 / 60.5
Winterbourne Close / 1 / 1 / 0.0
Winterbourne Road / 12 / 4 / 8 / 33.3
Linthorpe Road / 41 / 24 / 17 / 58.5

RESIDENTS PARKING SCHEME

CONSULTATION RESULTS

Summary of Results of Consultation of Residents Parking Scheme in the Brailswood Road Area.

Road Name / No of Returns / Yes / No / Percentage in favour
Brailswood Road / 20 / 15 / 5 / 75.0
Denby Road / 10 / 5 / 5 / 50.0
Fernside Road / 1 / 1 / 100.0
Jolliffe Avenue / 1 / 1 / 0.00
Jolliffe Road / 17 / 10 / 7 / 58.8
Marnhull Road / 11 / 6 / 5 / 54.5
Sandbourne Road / 14 / 8 / 6 / 57.1
Winterbourne Close / 1 / 1 / 0.0
Winterbourne Road / 12 / 4 / 8 / 33.3
Total / 87 / 49 / 38 / 56.3