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Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 199 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2020 as an accurate record.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2020 were agreed as an accurate record.

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Disclosure of Interests

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality to the value of which exceeds £50 or multiple gifts and/or instances of hospitality with a cumulative value of £50 or more when received from a single donor within a rolling twelve month period. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Democratic Services representative at the start of the meeting. The Chair will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests.

Minutes:

There were none.

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Urgent Business (if any)

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

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Albert Road (Part) & Eldon Park - Results of Informal Consultation on a Possible Extension of the South Norwood Controlled Parking (CPZ) pdf icon PDF 178 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding the results of the informal consultation on the possible extension of the South Norwood CPZ into Albert Road (part) and Eldon Park.

 

The Parking Design Manager introduced and explained that there was a concern about the level of parking in in Albert Road, as problems were being caused by people parking on the foot way. It also bordered the South Norwood Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ), so parking was proving difficult in this area. Residents and Ward Councillors had been involved and consulted with before the informal consultation process begun in October 2020. The recommendations in the report were to begin the formal consultation period.

 

RESOLVED – That the Traffic Management Advisory Committee recommended to the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Croydon to:

 

1.     Consider the responses received to the informal consultation on the proposed introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in Albert Road (part) and Eldon Park Area.

 

2.     Agree to proceed to the formal consultation stage for a proposal to extend the South Norwood CPZ into the section of Albert Road from the existing boundary by Coventry Road to its junction with Eldon Park, as illustrated on drawing number PD-405a.

 

3.     If formal consultation is agreed, delegate to the Highway Improvement Manager, Public Realm Directorate the authority to give the notice.

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Crystal Palace and South Norwood Low Traffic Neighbourhood pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report which outlined the evolution of the Temporary Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) at Crystal Palace and South Norwood, implemented in stages in response to the ongoing Covid19 Pandemic.

 

Ian Plowright, Head of Transport, Planning and Strategic Transport, and Rachel Flowers, Director of Public Health, introduced the report and gave a presentation. This can be found on the following link:

https://webcasting.croydon.gov.uk/meetings/11439

 

Public Speakers

 

Eliska Finlay, representative of Open Our Roads, addressed the Committee and explained that the response rate from the consultation was high, and clearly showed that residents wanted the scheme to be removed entirely. She raised concern that despite fewer residents voted in favour of the scheme, the recommendations to the Cabinet Member of Sustainable Croydon were to continue. Local residents and the local primary school had explicitly asked the council to not install Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera technology; however, the consultation period and engagement with the residents had appeared to have broken down as residents were feeling powerless and their quality of life issues were being dismissed. She requested that the Cabinet Member did not extend the scheme, and instead, re-consulted with the four key boroughs, local schools, local businesses, and residents to design a scheme which was appropriate for the area. A specific transport and traffic management strategy was needed for the area, which included full data to measure the success or failings of a new scheme being introduced. Eliska Finlay concluded by stating that residents would welcome a scheme that improved the environment and reduced the reliance on cars, as long as it was suitable for the area.

 

Stuart Aitken addressed the Committee in his capacity as a local resident of Patterson Road, Bromley, and explained that the residents of Patterson Road and neighbouring streets had been effected with an additional large amount of traffic that Croydon Council had diverted through when the scheme was implemented. He noted that the residents had sent multiple emails, over 1000 people had signed a petition to remove the scheme, two videos had been sent of over 50 cars queuing to leave the area, and of two very serious incidents of road rage. He explained that these had felt ignored by Croydon Council. He concluded by reading a story, which had been sent to Croydon Council in September 2020, written by his neighbour who had lived on Patterson Road for 20 years:

 

“I got a call at 9am telling me my mother was dying. I jumped into my car in a state of panic. The normal 10 minute journey took me 40 minutes because of the heavy traffic Croydon Council had caused. As I walked into her room, she took her very last breath. I cannot tell you the pain and suffering you have caused me. I wasn't there to hold her hand and tell her how much I loved her. Because you decided to close off the roads of only a few privileged people impacting the majority of us, but also me, very,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5/20

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Exclusion of the Press and Public

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

 

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”

Minutes:

This was not required.