September 5th, 2012 |
Consultation On Priory Chase Parking Restrictions
Proposals from County Highways – click on the plan twice to enlarge it!
County Highways have contacted us today. They are sending out consultation letters to residents re parking restrictions in Priory Chase, Rayleigh:
South Area Office
1 Endeavour Drive
Festival Leisure Park
Basildon
Essex SS14 3WF
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Owner/Occupier
Priory Chase
Rayleigh Date: 05 September 2012
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Our Ref: DM/289/1/SGA
Your Ref:
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Dear Owner/Occupier
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PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS – NO WAITING AT ANY TIME & NO STOPPING. INFORMAL CONSULTATION
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I wish to advise you of our intention to proceed with the introduction of the above orders on Priory Chase. These are shown on the enclosed plan.
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The waiting restrictions would prevent long term parking within Priory Chase to reduce congestion and improve turning movements into and out of the Asda car park and loading area. It is also intended to introduce School Keep Clear markings and waiting restrictions outside St.Nicolas Church of England Primary School to improve safety by preventing inappropriate parking on the roundabout and footways.
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As this is the informal consultation stage we are asking you to raise any concerns with us so that we may consider these comments before the formal orders are publicised in the local press. Please note that although Priory Chase is currently private any formal Traffic Regulation Order introduced would become enforceable regardless of the status of the road.
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I would ask that you send any comments that you may have to my email at susan.anker@essex.gov.uk or alternatively you may write to me at the above address. All comments should reach me within 21 days from the date of this letter.
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Should you wish to discuss this matter further please do not hesitate to contact me at this office.
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Yours faithfully
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Susan Anker
Engineer
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
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September 5th, 2012 at 08:09
I trust that Asda will be required to comply with any future restrictions as well as residents? At busy times during the year, for example – Christmas, it is common to see one Asda lorry in their yard and one parked up outside.
As a local resident I don’t really want to see Asda lorries parked in other local roads either, so if parking restrictions are granted, it would be good if Asda are obliged to could manage their road fleet effectively. One solution might be to hold lorries in laybys on the nearby major routes such as A127, A12 and A130.
September 6th, 2012 at 06:09
If memory serves, the very issue of lorries parking up was discussed when ASDA and local residents met at the Leisure Centre what must be nigh on 6 years ago now, what ASDA had stated was that during busy periods lorries would park up on the lay-by on the A1245 just before Carpenters Arms Roundabout, and would be told when to come in.
ASDA already have signage up saying no waiting on the road, which is regularly ignored by drivers and not imposed by ASDA, and with photographic evidence that ASDA have no problem of unloading lorries on the road either, it is clear that they have no regard for their neighbours.
September 7th, 2012 at 01:09
If restrictions are granted – who will be responsible for enforcing on-street parking regulations?
September 7th, 2012 at 09:09
That’s a good question. It’s public highway, even if it hasn’t been adopted yet. So it would be enfored by the South Essex Parking partnership of councils.
January 16th, 2013 at 12:01
What the hell is going on with this? What progress has been made since these letters were supposedly sent out? Looking like nobody has the backbone to get the proper parking laws enforced.
The total domination of one side of the road with cars being parked on the double yellow lines is ridiculous and very often dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians.
January 17th, 2013 at 06:01
Tom, the double yellow lines were painted by ASDA, who were responsible for tarmacing the road from Rawreth Lane to the Temple Way Roundabout. There was no consultation for the yellow lines, and until the road is adopted are not enforceable.
Letters were sent by ECC, and I believe they were sent to all houses that would be affected by the double yellows, I sent a response (via email) as soon as I received a letter, and received a reply the same day. That said, I have heard nothing further since!
January 28th, 2013 at 10:01
Hi Corey,
Oh that’s interesting… ECC never seem to know anything about the road / if it’s going to be adopted etc.
So you live there? Do those houses not have their own parking?
How can it be Asda’s responsiblity to tarmac the road when the leisure centre and housing was there before Asda?
January 30th, 2013 at 10:01
Hi Tom,
I most certainly do live there – a few weeks shy of 7 years now. The houses along Priory Chase (opposite ASDA) have one garage and one parking space in a communal area.
I am guessing you might be fairly new to the neighbourhood? If not, accept my apologies for the assumption. ASDA had a planning application submitted long before we paid our deposit on our house in 2005, indeed when we visited RDC offices to view the plans for ASDA it was a very much different plan to what we ended up with, however it was part of planning that ASDA be responsible for the final tarmacing of Priory Chase upto the roadabout.
I will email the respondent to my email to see what is happening with the adoption of the road, and line enforcement, and will let you know the response via this thread.
Regards
February 3rd, 2013 at 07:02
hi Corey,
I have lived in Temple way for nigh on 6 years. I risk my life daily turning out of Temple Way into Priory Chase due to parked cars, a fact I have reported to both local police and various council departments. I am afraid for my young grandson and my elderly mother, both of whom are unable to jump back on to the pavement when trying to cross the road from between parked cars, trucks vans and big 4 wheel drive vehicles. May I respectfully suggest that the yellow lines should be enforced to protect innocent pedestrians, and that residents of Priory Chase use their garages and allocated parking spaces as per. the intended use? During the 5+ years I have lived here, Iam yet to see an Asda truck parked in Priory Chase.
Regards.
February 4th, 2013 at 02:02
Hi Alison,
The yellow lines are not enforceable because the law does not permit them to be. The law requires public consultation, and this is currently under way, unfortunately the road currently remains a private road. I totally understand where you are coming from, I live at the very entrance to Temple Way, and have numerous photo’s not only of lorries parked on Priory Chase, but also unloading the lorries whilst parked on Priory Chase and wheeling them into the service yard. Our hand delivered letter of complaint to the ASDA store manager, went unanswered!
Having been subjected to road rage and physical attack from one young girl who almost hit my car head on by pulling out from behind parked cars at speed without looking, I am very much for the enforcement to take effect and the sooner the better. In my response to ECC when the consultation first went public, I advised that the proposed restrictions did not go far enough and made additional recommendations which I was informed were being taken into consideration. I did email ECC last week for an update on the enforcement, but to date have received no reply.
If the power were in my hands, these would have been enforced a long time ago, but like you I am just a resident. Perhaps our Cllrs could actually start chasing this matter, and bring it to resolution?
Warmest regards
February 4th, 2013 at 04:02
I have emailed County Highways this afternoon and will let you know the response !
February 4th, 2013 at 05:02
Thanks Chris
February 5th, 2013 at 03:02
Received today from ECC
“Taylor Wimpey have already completed the street lighting remedials and I have a meeting with them on Thursday, so hopefully a decision will be made as to when they will undertake the remaining works required for Essex County Council and Anglia Water to be able to adopt. I am aware of the inconsiderate parking but would like to discuss the restrictions with Taylor Wimpey before make the traffic orders legal.
I will update you when I know more.
Kind regards”
February 5th, 2013 at 07:02
Beat me to it Corey !
Similar response from ECC as well today:
“The developer has completed the street lighting faults and only has works to the small roundabout to do on the highway side. They also need to complete some remedial works to the sewers to allow Anglia Water and Essex County Council to adopt the estate.”
Also got some information about the parking issue but would like to clarify something before publishing it here…
February 7th, 2013 at 12:02
Alison, I sympathise with your predicament but I fear you are wasting your time calling the Police. Their sole function is to massively overreact to any road traffic incident, however small, and close the road for hours, oblivious to the traffic chaos all around. However, should there be any instance of, for example, ASB, and they never have enough officers to deal with it.
February 7th, 2013 at 07:02
As if to prove a point:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21366175
February 8th, 2013 at 12:02
Further email received today following meeting with Taylor Wimpey yesterday…
“I attended the meeting with Taylor Wimpey and we discussed this site in detail. They are keen to have the estate adopted but they have a programme of works every year to undertake remedials on outstanding sites, Priory Chase being one of them.
I stressed the level of residents feelings and they have assured me that this will become a priority and are due to update me soon on the timescales for the sewer remedials to take place, I will be following this up.
With regard to the lines, Taylor Wimpey have agreed to parking restrictions which can be put down prior to the carriageway being adopted. This is something I will undertake but it won’t happen quickly as I need to organising the funding, draw up the final traffic regulation order and arrange for signing and lining.
I hope this is helpful.
Kind regards”
April 24th, 2013 at 01:04
Is there any update on this? Taylor Wimpey have had sufficient time since February to progress matters. The parking situation is ridiculous.
April 24th, 2013 at 05:04
I’ve heard nothing further, but if I read the ECC email properly, it seems that although Wimpey agree to the parking restrictions, it is still down to ECC to implement, I’m probably being a little too pessimistic, but doubt it’ll happen any time soon.
My own experience with Taylor Wimpey would indicate that they work quickly and cut corners to get money, but will move at a snails pace if they have to spend it, so again don’t think the remedial works to the sewerage system or the roundabout will happen anytime soon either!
April 24th, 2013 at 06:04
I have emailed County Highways tonight and asked for an update.