Purpose

To seek approval from Assistant Director to
implement a traffic regulation order subject to no objections being
received. If objections are received the report will be considered
by Strategic Director. The effect of the order would be to
introduce a length of no waiting at any time restriction on Cumwell
Lane, Hellaby.

Decision

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

24th August
2023
 

Title:

Cumwell Lane, Hellaby proposed No
waiting at any time restriction
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

 Simon Moss
Assistant Director, Planning,
Regeneration and Transport 
 

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

To promote, consider objections
to and implement Traffic Regulation Orders under the Traffic
Regulation Act 1984.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

The
purpose of this report is to consider an unwithdrawn objection to
proposed no waiting at any time restriction on Cumwell Lane (both
sides of the road), Hellaby from its junction with the A631 Bawtry
Road for a length of approximately 415m in a southerly direction.
The key recommendation of the report is to continue with the making
of the order.
 

Reasons for the Decision:

Failure to secure the traffic
regulation order may result in vehicles parking on, or near to the
proposed new accesses into the development, which may affect the
free and safe flow of traffic, potentially affecting response times
for emergency services etc, or collisions at the accesses due to
restricted visibility.
 

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

One option considered was that
Cumwell Lane would be left as it is in it’s present state
i.e. without any waiting restrictions being introduced. However,
due to the requirement to ensure that the vehicle accesses to the
development do not have their visibility splay obstructed by
stationary vehicles, and that the operation of the proposed
signalised junction of Cumwell Lane and the A631 Bawtry road was
not compromised, then this option was not considered a viable
option.
 
Another option was omitting
waiting restrictions on one side, which could be dismissed on the
basis of leaving only a clear carriageway width of 5.5m, impacting
capacity near the signals and potentially worsening congestion,
which is known to be a sensitive issue locally.
 
A further option, following
receipt of the objection from the resident, was a shorter length of
waiting restriction directly outside the residential properties in
order to alleviate the concerns expressed in the resident
objection. Following discussions with the affected resident, this
option was not progressed as the resident did not wish to have
parked vehicles unknown to them directly outside their
property. However, the resident did request
omitting restrictions only at the objectors driveway, which can be
dismissed owing to risk of drivers (incorrectly) inferring they may
park from absence of yellow lines where it would (likely) present
unlawful obstruction.

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

No

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

 
No

Reports or parts of reports
considered

Cumwell Lane, Hellaby proposed No waiting at
any time restriction
 

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to consider
an unwithdrawn objection to proposed no waiting at any time
restriction on Cumwell Lane Hellaby
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker   Simon Moss
Dated: 24th August, 2023
 
Name: Simon Moss
Job Title: Assistant Director,
Planning, Regeneration & Transport