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Proposed waiting restrictions - Woodhayes Road area
Implementation - 14 November 2013
Following the statutory consultation carried out in July 2013, the Council’s decision is to proceed with the waiting restrictions proposed for the Woodhayes Road area as shown on the linked plan below.
The representations received along with officers’ recommendations were reported to the Cabinet Member for Environmental Sustainability and Regeneration on 18 September 2013. After careful consideration a decision has been made to proceed with the making of the Traffic Management Order (TMO) to:
- implement the proposed waiting restrictions at the following locations:
- Woodhayes Road at key locations
- Copse Hill at its junctions with Woodhayes Road, Ridgway, Cottenham Park Road, Rokeby Place and Ernle Road.
- junction of Ernle Road and Woodhayes Road.
- junction of Dunstall Road and Woodhayes Road.
- Ridgway, between Edge Hill and Woodhayes Road.
- proceed with the publication of the Exemption Notice and the implementation of the proposed partial footway parking in Woodhayes Road close to its junction with Strachan Place and extend the double yellow lines outside property no 1 The Sycamore Woodhayes for a distance of 15 metres.
It has also been decided to defer the making of the Traffic Management Order (TMO) of the measures proposed for the Wool Road Conservation Area until the effect of the Woodhayes Road restrictions is determined. The following junctions will be excluded at this stage:
- junction of Dunstall Road and Wool Road;
- junction of Mckay Road and Dunstall Road;
- junction of Wool Road and Ernle Road
The partial footway parking proposed outside property no.1 & 2 The Sycamore, Woodhayes Road will be excluded.
Wool Road Cul de sac will not be subject to any restriction as this section of the road is private.
The report and the Council’s decision is linked below.
Documents
- Implementation leaflet - Woodhayes Road Area waiting restrictions
- Plan of proposals
- Delegated Report
- Cabinet Member decision
Statutory Consultation - 6 June 2013
We are seeking your views on proposals to introduce waiting restrictions within your area. we carry out careful consultation to ensure that all road users are given a fair opportunity to give their views and express their needs on parking proposals. The parking needs of the residents and visitors are given consideration but maintaining safe access must take priority.
We have received numerous complaints regarding the obstructive parking that is taking place on Woodhayes Road and its junctions with Ernle Road, Dunstall Road and The Ridgway causing traffic congestion. To address this problem we are proposing to introduce double yellow lines at key locations, such as bends and junctions.
We also intend to protect all the key locations in the surrounding roads with double yellow lines to improve visibility and sight lines to address possible parking displacement.
To address the bottleneck caused by obstructive parking on Woodhayes Road, between Dunstall Road and Crooked Billet, it is proposed to formalise footway parking on the northwest side of Woodhayes Road to assist the free flow of traffic in this area.
What happens next
A Notice of our intentions to introduce the proposed restrictions will be published in the local newspaper, London Gazette and posted on lamp columns in the vicinity. Representations for and against the proposals described in this Notice must be made in writing to the Head of Street Scene and Waste Management Division, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or email trafficandhighways@merton.gov.uk by no later than 27 June 2013, quoting reference ES/SGE/WRWOODHAYES. Objections must relate only to the elements of the scheme that are subject to this statutory consultation.
A copy of the proposed TMO, a plan identifying the areas affected by the proposals and the Statement of Reasons can be inspected at the Merton Link, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX during the normal office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. A copy can also be inspected at Wimbledon Library.
We are required to give weight to the nature and content of your representations and not necessarily the quantity. Your reasons are, therefore, important to us.
All representations along with Officers’ comments and recommendations will be reported to the Cabinet Member for Environmental Sustainability and Regeneration for a decision. Please note that responses to any representations received will not be made until a final decision is made by the Cabinet Member.
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Contact us
Traffic & Highways
Merton Civic Centre
London Road
Morden
SM4 5DX
Telephone: 020 8545 3214
Fax: 020 8545 4865
Email: trafficandhighways@merton.gov.uk
This page was last updated on Friday 8 May 2015
