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(Report of Director
of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services)
 
Members received an update on the outcome of
the formal consultation on the Hildenborough Parking Review and
considered whether proposals should be implemented or
abandoned.
 
Due regard was given to the responses received
and it was noted that whilst there might have been a need for a
wide scale parking review prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the
need for intervention had significantly diminished as working from
home arrangements and the desire to commute by train had
altered.  As a result the proposals had been revised significantly
at informal consultation stage in respect of reducing residential
parking permits and elements of on-street pay parking, prior to a
formal consultation was undertaken in January 2025.
 
Following consideration by the Joint
Transportation Board, the Deputy Leader (also the Cabinet Member
for Finance, Waste and Technical Services) resolved that:
 

(1)         
the objections received for proposals shown for Riding Lane (North)
(Location 2), Stocks Green Road (East) (Location 9) and Watts Cross
Road and B245 London Road (Location 12) be set aside and parking
restrictions at these locations proceed for implementation, subject
to the effect of the agreed reduced restrictions set out as
follows:
 
(i)           
Riding Lane / Riding Park junction – new “junction
protection” double yellow lines for 15m in each direction;

 
(ii)         
Leigh Road (opposite Stocks Green Road) – replacing existing
single yellow lines with double yellow lines; and
 
(iii)        
Watts Cross Road and B245 London Road – new double yellow
lines at the junction of Watts Cross Road and B245 London Road,
extending southeastwards to the
northwestern side of Foxbush (on the
northeast side) and to the northern side of Noble Tree Road (on the
southwest side).
 

(2)         
the objections at all other locations be upheld and those parking
restriction proposals be abandoned, including Ashley Road (Location
3) which was originally recommended for implementation by
Officers.