Agenda item

Matters referred from the Hendon Area Residents Forum (If any)

Minutes:

Petition – Parking around Colindale.

Councillor Narenthira introduced the petition relating to parking in Colindale on behalf of the lead petitioner. She explained that the congestion in the area had now become a big problem and pedestrians trying to cross the road were finding it difficult to do so. Councillor Narenthira asked officers for an update on how the CPZ was addressing the problem and whether it would be possible to have a Keep Clear/Box junction installed at Charcot Road.

 

Officers confirmed that consultation on the installation of yellow lines in the area had started and that objections received needed to be considered by the Chief Officer. Officers agreed to write to the Ward Councillors and lead petitioner on the progress of the consultation.

 

Officers advised the Committee that £2,000 of funding would be required for the consultation and installation of the Keep Clear markings.

 

Following consideration of the petition, the Committee unanimously agreed to allocate £2,000 of funding for a box junction on Charcot Road.

 

Petition – Prince of Wales Close

Councillor Fluss introduced the petition on Prince of Wales Close. She explained that enforcement action was no longer taking place and this had led to the area being used for parking by students and commuters. Councillor Fluss explained that the petitioner had contacted the Council and Barnet Homes, but had yet to receive a satisfactory response. She told the committee that the residents of Prince of Wales Close would like a CPZ implemented in their road.

 

The lead petitioner, Mrs Rind, spoke for 5 minutes in relation to the petition. Mrs Rind reiterated the points that Councillor Fluss had made and also commented that customers of one of the local pubs and parents of children attending Sunnyfields school were also parking in Prince of Wales Close, further exacerbating the issue. She also said that she had experienced antisocial behaviour from the students parking in the close. Mrs Rind said the parking issues were having a detrimental impact on the daily lives of the residents and causing a great deal of stress.

 

The Assistant Director for Transport and Highways informed the Committee that the Council was aware of the issue and that a number of other streets which were owned by Barnet Homes had similar problems. He acknowledged that enforcement was currently not taking place in these streets, however as these were not adopted highways, the Council needed to work with Barnet Homes senior management to review the wider issue and ascertain how to enforce on the land. He said that it was difficult at this point to provide a timescale on when more detailed information would be available, but reassured the residents that this issue was being investigated. The Assistant Director said that an approximate idea of what would need to be done and the time this would take, could be provided at the next meeting of the Hendon Area Committee.

 

Following discussion, the Committee unanimously agreed to refer the matter to a Chief Officer to provide a written response to the Lead Petitioner within 20 working days and to instruct an officer to prepare a report for a future meeting of a relevant Committee on the issue raised with a recommended course of action.

 

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