Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Simon Hill, Senior Democratic Services Officer Email: democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
Note: The minutes of this meeting have not been approved.
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Substitute Members (Assistant to the Chief Executive) To report the appointment of any substitute members for the meeting. Minutes: There were no substitutions made for this meeting. |
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To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Local Highways Panel held on 18 September 2012. (attached) Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2012 be taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct record subject to the following amendments:
(a) Minute Item 14 (a) Priority Schemes for 2012/13. Item (ix) regarding Item 35 of the Historic Scheme List, Coopersale Common should be “Agreed;”
(b) Minute Item 14 (a) Priority Schemes for 2012/13. Item (xiv) regarding Thornwood, Woodside/Duck Lane – towards North Weald should be “Agreed;”
(c) Minute Item 14 (a) Priority Schemes for 2012/13. Item (xvi) regarding A121 should be “Agreed;”
(d) Minute Item 14 (a) Priority Schemes for 2012/13. Item (xxi) Pearls Lane Service Road, should say “Pyrles Lane” instead of “Pearls Lane;” and
(e) Minute Item 14 (a) Priority Schemes for 2012/13. Item (xxii) should say “30mph, and 20 mph.” |
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Matters Arising Minutes: The Chairman suggested that the quorum for this meeting should be three members from the County Council and three members from the District Council. The panel agreed.
RESOLVED:
That the quorum for the Local Highways Panel shall be three members each from the County Council and the District Council. |
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(i) To receive reports from members on proposed amendments to the list of schemes (circulated to members 18th Sept.);
(ii) Update on schemes agreed at previous meeting Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel received reports from each County Division present, with District colleagues, as follows:
(a) Scheme List 2012/13 Version 3
(i) Loughton Central
Item 6 (IT360) A1168, Rectory Lane/Westall Road, Loughton
Junction improvement
Decision: Currently greyed out on scheme list. County officers needed an indication of costs.
(ii) Loughton South
Item 1 Brook Road, Buckhurst Hill
Creation of footpath at Buckhurst Hill end of Brook Road, to link with existing footpath.
Decision: Deleted
(iii) Waltham Abbey North East
Item 2 (IT351) A121, Highbridge Street/B194 Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey
Junction improvement.
Decision: Feasibility study
(iv) Buckhurst Hill West
Item 11 (IT362) Lower Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill
Speed Humps, outside school.
Decision: Deleted
(v) Lower Nazeing
Item 7 (IT390) Quaker Lane/A112 Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey
Junction improvement.
Decision: Deleted
(vi) Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
Item 71 Station Road, Epping
Signal controlled crossing/pedestrian refuge
Decision: Deleted
(vii) Loughton Central
Item 15 Oakwood Hill, junction with Chigwell Lane, Loughton
Scheme for junction protection
Decision: Agreed
Installation of timber bollards, and additional planting, trees and bulbs to create an attractive avenue (linked to Item 15 above).
Decision: To reserve list
Item 41 Queens Road, Loughton
Speed humps.
Decision: To reserve list
Item 57 Chester Road, Loughton
Chicanes and pedestrian crossing
Decision: To reserve list
Item 72 Rectory Lane, Loughton
Pedestrian refuge (part of scheme vi) deleted as separate scheme
Decision: To reserve list
(viii) Loughton South
Item 17 Roding Road, Loughton
Rephasing of traffic lights and additional lining to enable a left and right filter lane at the lights. Changing parking restrictions to allow additional lane of traffic.
Decision: Deleted
Item 24 Westbury Road, Buckhurst Hill
Build outs
Decision: Deleted
Item 33 Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill
Pedestrian refuge
Decision: Deleted
Item 43 Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill
Convert single yellow line along forest stretch to double yellow line, as congested parking at weekends when hall is hired out.
Decision: Deleted (Referred to the North Essex Parking Partnership)
Item 44 Brook Road, Buckhurst Hill
Pedestrian facilities at signal junction
Decision: Deleted
Item 56 (IT387) Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill
Speed humps requested.
Decision: Deleted
Item 63 A121 High Road, Loughton
Signal controlled crossing.
Decision: Deleted
Item 89 Amberley Road, Buckhurst Hill
Potential junction alterations and one-way traffic order.
Decision: Deleted
(ix) Greensted and Marden Ash
Item 116 Greensted Road, Chipping Ongar
Vehicle activated sign/speed reduction.
Decision: Deleted
Item 117 B184 Fyfield Road
Parking restrictions adjacent pedestrian crossing.
Decision: Deleted
(x) Waltham Abbey North East
Item 77 Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey
Pedestrian crossing.
Decision: Agreed to retain on the list.
(xi) Ongar and Rural
Item 21 Ongar Road, Lambourne
VAS
Decision: Delete
Item 22 B184 Fyfield
Two VAS either end of 30mph zone.
Decision: Agreed to retain on the list
Item 26 Toot Hill Road, junction with Mill Lane, Toot Hill
Kerb the Bennett island. Landscape either flowerbed or flower tubs, to clean up eyesore, stop obtrusive parking and create a focal point.
Decision: Delete
Item 27 Toot Hill Road/Epping Road/School Lane, Toot Hill
Gateways ... view the full minutes text for item 22. |
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Programme Requests To consider requests for additional priority schemes. (Note - aim to ensure that total budget for year is committed). Minutes: The Committee received reports from each County Division present, with District colleagues, as follows:
(i) North Weald and Nazeing
Scheme 4 (IT358) B194 Nazeing New Road/North Street/Middle Street, Lower Nazeing
Junction improvement
Decision: Agreed
(ii) Lower Nazeing
Scheme 19 St. Leonard’s Road, Nazeing
Village Gateway and repositioning of VAS
Decision: Agreed
(iii) North Weald and Nazeing
Scheme 93 Church Mead junction with High Street, Roydon
Junction improvement
Decision: Referred to the North Essex Parking Partnership.
(iv) Epping Hemnall
Scheme 28 Hemnall Street junction with Grove Lane, Epping Town
Installation of pedestrian crossing
Decision: County Council officers would look at this.
(v) Loughton Central
Scheme 98 Traps Hill/Alderton Hill/Borders Lane
Mini roundabout and pedestrian refuge islands
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 100 Debden Lane
Speed limits/bend priority scheme/Vehicle Activated Sign
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 97 Alderton Hall Lane
Pedestrian guard rails
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 99 Pyrles Lane Service Road
Speed/traffic reduction
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 36 Barrington Road junction with Doubleday Road, Loughton
Dropped kerb location x 2
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 37 Sandford Avenue junction with Westall Road, Loughton
Dropped kerb location x 2
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 38 Colebrook Lane, junction with Westall Road, Loughton
Dropped kerb location x 2
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 39 Harvey Gardens junction with Colebrook Lane, Loughton
Dropped kerb location x 2
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 40 Conveyers Way, junction with Colebrook Lane, Loughton
Dropped kerb location x 2
Decision: Agreed
(vi) Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South
Scheme 92 Farm Way/Forest Edge/Station Way, Buckhurst Hill
Traffic calming on Station Way/Farm Way, junction warning signs or VASs
Decision: Agreed to a Feasibility Study
Scheme 34 Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill
Pedestrian facilities at signal junction
Decision: Agreed to a Feasibility Study
Scheme 53 Earls Path, Loughton
Traffic calming measures after road death
Decision: Agreed to signage
Scheme 48 Westbury Road/Palmerston Road/Buckhurst Hill
Review of all traffic measures put in place, advised that a police telephone number was also needed regarding a recent accident.
Decision: Agreed to a Feasibility Study
(vii) Waltham Abbey North East
Scheme 42 Roundhills, Waltham Abbey
Elderly crossing sign
Decision: Agreed to signage
Scheme 73 Crooked Mile, Waltham Abbey
Pedestrian refuge
Decision: Forwarded to County Council Cabinet Member
Scheme 64 Crooked Mile, North of Saxon Way and/or Crooked Mile, North of Monkswood Avenue, Waltham Abbey
Signal controlled crossing (s)
Decision: £5,000 feasibility study
(viii) Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
Scheme 14 (IT397) Epping High Street, Southern end
Congestion management
Decision: Look at in 2013/14
Scheme 35 Coopersale Common, Epping
Pedestrian refuge
Decision: Agreed
(ix) Ongar and Rural
Scheme 108 A113 Ongar Road, Abridge
Access to Hillmans Cottages
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 109 A113 Ongar Road, Abridge
Access to Stapleford Airfield
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 110 A113 London Road junction with Shonks Mill Road
Junction improvements
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 111 A113 Romford Road, Bridge Farm
Flooding at bridge
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 112 A113 London Road
Vehicles over taking within village
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 113 Bridge Road, Moreton
HGV restriction on bridge
Decision: Agreed
Scheme 114 Church Road, Moreton
Vehicle ... view the full minutes text for item 23. |
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Report on Highway Rangers programme Minutes: The Panel was advised that the Highways Rangers scheme was in operation. Officers said that enquiries, following analysis by technical officers were passed onto the appropriate Highways Engineer who then referred it to the Rangers.
Members asked about vegetation growing over footpaths and the health and safety implications for this. The Rangers could work safely from the verge, officers could serve notice on the landowner if they didn’t comply. |
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Winter Service Preparations Officers to report. Minutes: Essex County Council was currently encouraging Parish/Town Councils to participate in the Salt Bag Partnership. Each Parish/Town Council within the Partnership was being given one ton of salt for use on important pavements.
Not many of the Parish/Town Councils took part in the scheme. It was reported that:
1. There were not enough storage facilities for the salt.
2. There were not enough salt bins. Parish/Town Councils that had them reported that most bins were unusable and in a state of disrepair.
3. There were difficulties in manning the scheme.
County Councillor J Knapman advised that Chigwell Parish Council has a scheme for converting grass cutting vehicles to clearing snow. He agreed to pass on details to the Panel Chairman for circulation to Members. |
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Any Other Business Minutes: The Chairman advised that a member of the North Essex Parking Partnership would be present for the next Panel meeting. A guest would also be arranged to discuss the installation of Bus Shelters and explain how Section 106 worked in relation.
Councillor J Knapman suggested that a bigger pot should be created by the divisions for the larger schemes. He suggested that every division put in £20,000 of their budget and a priority list be created. County officers commented that other Panels do not split their budgets into divisions and schemes were prioritised. |
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Date of Next Meeting Minutes: The next meeting was scheduled for 1 November 2012 at 7.00 pm in the Council Chamber. |