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The Croydon Debate

Three types of petitions may be presented to full Council under the Croydon Debate item: Borough Petitions; Local Petitions; and Member Petitions.

 

Two Member Petitions have been received ahead of this Council meeting from Councillor Humayun Kabir, Bensham Manor Ward. These two petitions are directed to the Mayor and Cabinet Member for Streets and Environment, Councillor Scott Roche.

 

The petitions have been verified and are worded as follows:

 

1.1                Petition for resident parking permits: Haslemere Road CR7 7BF / 7BE

For the attention of The Parking Permits Team at Croydon Council

We, the undersigned residents of HASLEMERE ROAD, request the Parking Permit Team to consider resident only parking restrictions on our road. Since the implementation of resident only parking on Lakehall Road, parking outside and around our homes has become a huge problem. With the local hospital, doctor’s surgery, local bus depot workers, mechanic’s workshops on Haslemere Road and Brigstock Road, as well as the new Whitehorse School site, parking is extremely difficult for those of us who live here, as vehicles from staff at these facilities dominate the parking spaces here. From around 7am until 7pm Monday to Saturday, it is virtually impossible to park out cars on the road that we live on.

As the residents of HASLEMERE ROAD, we request the following:

·         Resident parking permits for all residents, along with guest permits, to be effective at times that will avoid local facilities and businesses dominating all parking spaces. FOR EXAMPLE, resident only parking between the hours of 8-6pm, Monday to Saturday.

·         The enforcement of the yellow lines at the bend of the road opposite the mechanic’s workshop to avoid cars parking on the corner and obstructing the road, which causes congestion and sometimes damage to other parked vehicles, where drivers try to manoeuvre around this tight bend.

 

Yours faithfully,
The undersigned residents of Haslemere Road, CR7

 

 

1.2                Petition for resident parking permits: Penhurst Road CR7 7EE / 7EA

We, the undersigned residents of PENHURST ROAD, request the Parking Permit Team to consider resident only parking restrictions on our road. Since the implementation of resident only parking on Lakehall Road, parking outside our homes has become a huge problem on this road. With the local hospital, doctor’s surgery, local bus depot worker, mechanic’s garages on Brigstock Road and Haslemere Road, as well we the new Whitehorse School site, parking is extremely difficult for those of us who live here, as staff and vehicles from these facilities dominate parking spaces here. From around 7am until 7pm Monday to Saturday, it is virtually impossible to park our cars on the road that we live on.

 

The absence of yellow lines at the junction with Brigstock Road means that two oncoming cars cannot drive down the road, as there is nowhere for either car to pull in. We witness almost daily arguments and ‘stand-offs’ at this part of the road and a number of parked vehicles have been damaged. Resident parking permits would mean the road can be easily accessed by all road users.

 

As the residents of PENHURST ROAD, we request the following:

 

·         Resident parking permits for all residents, along with guest permits, to be effective at times that will avoid local facilities and businesses from dominating all parking spaces. FOR EXAMPLE, resident only parking between the hours of 8-6pm, Monday to Saturday.

·         Yellow lines at the junction with Brigstock Road, in order to avoid cars having to reverse onto the main road to let oncoming vehicles through and to avoid conflict between all road users and damage to parked vehicles.

·         Yellow lines on the bend of the road near numbers 30-46 to avoid cars parking on the corner and obstructing the road, which causes congestion and sometimes damage to other parked vehicles, where drivers try to manoeuvre around this tight bend.

 

Yours faithfully,
The undersigned residents of Penhurst Road, CR7

 

Minutes:

Two Member Petitions had been received for this Council meeting, both of which requested residents’ parking permits on two streets in Bensham Manor Ward. These had been delivered on behalf of residents by Councillor Humayun Kabir, whom the Chair invited to say a few words.

 

Councillor Kabir stated that he supported these petitions as all the surrounding streets had been designated residents’ parking permits, causing build-up on these roads, which not only made it difficult for residents to park near their houses but also made it difficult for emergency vehicles to access the streets.

 

The petitions were put to the Cabinet Member for Streets and Environment, Councillor Scott Roche, who responded that the residents of these streets had provided negative feedback to proposed Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) in the area when consulted in 2019, but that this petition gave cause to go out to consultation again.