Parking

Parking in the roads near the High Road.
LRA is continuing to press the District and County Councils to provide residents’  parking schemes for these roads, where residents are under heavy pressure from commuter parking.

Parking in the roads near The Broadway.
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Parking either side of The Broadway
LRA – like many residents - is concerned and confused by the difference between the charges in the car-parks in the roads backing onto The Broadway. We have asked the Broadway Town Centre Partnership (BTCP) to look at the problem – the BCTP brings together traders and residents. We will be looking for a better charging regime in future.

Traps Hill parking
Parking on Traps Hill. LRA Cllr Chris Pond has been pressing the County Council to paint double-yellow lines down one side of Traps Hill, which currently becomes effectively one-way on weekdays. We are hopeful that the process will soon be underway but, as local residents need to be consulted and complex legal procedures followed, it won't be quick.

In April 2008 (yes, 2008) Chris Pond had required the road to be added to the long list kept by County Council Highways of roads that need surveying to determine what parking restrictions to apply. We gave them regular reminders, and we have taken the issue up with the Crime & Safety Panel at Epping Forest District Council.

Chris Pond and LRA vice-chairman David Linnell met a County Highways officer on site in January 2010 to discuss the details of the proposals.

Next, the County Highways Department needs to draw up a detailed plan and then carry out an informal survey of residents’ views. After that they will consider the results, decide on any adjustments needed, complete the drafting of the formal Traffic Reguulation Order and carry out a formal consultation with residents. Final decisions can then be made, the legal formalities completed, and yellow lines painted on the road-surface. Unfortunately it’s a long process.

See also “In the Town” Parking & traffic

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