Agenda item

A – Member’s Item in the name of Councillor John Marshall: speed survey on Hampstead Way between Meadway and Wellgarth Road and the possibility of introducing a controlled crossing.

Further to consideration the Committee unanimously RESOLVED:

To approve funding of £5000 to carry out a feasibility survey at the location above.

B – Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Peter Zinkin: ask officers to take the necessary steps to replace the single yellow line outside the garage entrance at Annabel Court, Hodford Road, NW11 with a double yellow line to ensure safe egress from the garage.

Councillor Zinkin gave representation on the above. He noted that officers should be discouraged from using single yellow lines within the CPZ in future as it had little effect. The Strategic Director for Environment would feed this back.

Further to consideration the Committee unanimously RESOLVED:

To approve funding of up to £2000 to replace the single yellow line with a double yellow line at the location above.

C – Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Graham Old: consider a crossing on Hendon Lane near the junction with Arden Road or nearby due to speed of traffic on Hendon Lane between Cyprus Ave and Wickliffe Ave.

Councillor Old presented his item. He noted that a VAS was in place but did not appear to be as effective as when it had first been installed so this may need to be moved to a different location.

The Strategic Director for Environment suggested that officers contact Councillor Old to meet him at the site to discuss options for improving safety. The officers would contact Councillor Old to arrange this.

Action

Following consideration the Committee unanimously RESOLVED:

To await the outcome of a site visit by officers. Following this the issue would be discussed at the next meeting. There was no budgetary requirement for this from the Committee.

D - Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Arjun Mittra: Electricity supply pillar for community events.

The Chairman deferred this item to the next meeting - Cllr Mittra was unable to attend due to illness.

Action

E – Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Alison Moore: speed control measures for Church Lane, N2

Cllr Moore presented her item. She thanked the Committee for the additional signage and prompt response regarding this issue.

However she had brought this back to the Committee because, although there had been some improvement, a minority of vehicles continued to drive in excess of 30mph. In addition she was aware that the road was scheduled for micro-asphalt treatment in Year 4 of the Recovery Programme and it would make sense for the speed control measures to be considered before this went ahead. She also requested that other interventions might be considered by officers, for example, a camera.

The Strategic Director for Environment confirmed that any measures would be undertaken in line with the resurfacing works and he would instruct officers accordingly. A speed survey and feasability study would cost £5,000 and he would discuss with officers the possibility of the addition of CCTV. He would expedite the speed surveys, to allow sufficient time to fit in with the micro-asphalt treatment, which would go head by the autumn of 2018 and would report back to the Committee in June.

Action

The Chairman asked that implications of the one-way system around Leslie Road and Leopold Road also be taken into account so that work did not need to be undone on these roads.

Further to consideration of the above it was unanimously RESOLVED:

To approve funding of up to £5000 for speed surveys with possible feasibility study if required at the above location.

F- Member’s item in the name of Councillor Ross Houston: Hervey Close and Ballards Lane junction – unrestricted parking outside of 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday allowing just one vehicle at a time through in either direction.

Cllr Houston noted that the title in the report ‘Hervey Road’ was incorrect; ‘Hervey Close’ was the street name.

Councillor Jim Tierney also spoke on this item noting that it was a hazardous and very busy junction where motorists were forced to reverse into the main road.

The Strategic Director for Environment noted that there would be no budget implications as the work could be completed at the same time as Member’s Item B.

RESOLVED - the Committee unanimously agreed that a Traffic Engineer should review the situation and look for an amendment to the restrictions at this junction in order to ensure the safe and free flow of traffic into Hervey Close.