Petition Schedule 2022

Sports Ground Rear of Brandville Gardens

Ref: Pet. 455

Date Received: 12.01.2022

Subject:

We, the undersigned, would like Redbridge council to take action against the owner of the filed that is known as the "Sports Ground Rear of Brandville Gardens, Woodville Gardens, Barkingside, Ilford" on the Redbridge Council website. The field is unattended, overgrown and we as residents bordering the filed with our properties are concerned with its unsightly state and the vermin, foxes and other pests coming into our back gardens.

Number of Signatories: 34

Progress:

12.01.2022 - Acknowledgement sent.

27.01.2022 - Civic Pride - Officer have investigated the site and they have not witnessed any accumulation of waste or overgrown vegetation that requires enforcement action. The vegetation present is meadow grass and brambles that have been allowed to freely grow on the land that does not warrant enforcement action. It is possible that some of the vegetation may be overgrowing onto neighbouring properties, however this would be a civil matter that the enforcement team can not enforce upon.

“The matter relating to rat activity has been referred to the Council’s Environmental Health Service who will arrange for the land to be inspected for rat activity, if active rat activity is noted this will be raised with the land owner with an expectation that a treatment regime to eradicate the rats is undertaken.”

Petition Closed.

Hermon Hill: Give us our street back : Reduce speeding and create safe walkable pavements

Ref: Pet. 456

Date Received: 17.03.2022

Subject:

Hermon Hill is first and foremost residential street, home to families, retirement homes, and nurseries yet it is also used by a high volume of speeding drivers and for overflow parking from Wanstead High Street. Following a significant number of collisions, it is only a matter of time until the combination of speed racers and on pavement parking kills one or more people. The situation has to change, and we are calling on the London Borough of Redbridge to make changes to the road and pavement layout.

This road is home to many families, young and old alike as well as their furry companions. There are also at least two retirement homes and two nurseries on the road. A road that also serves as the main pedestrian thoroughfare to Wanstead high street. The current situation is dangerous, creates a lot of anxiety, and is environmentally damaging. A toxic combination.

At the moment there are no traffic calming measures, and much of the pavement is turned over to parking. The priority is obviously fast and high volume traffic, not the protection of life, or the reduction of risk. Not only does the current situation make many pedestrians feel unsafe, it creates hazards to those who are disabled, those with visual impairments, and those with young children. The road acts as a magnet for speeding drivers, and the air pollution of the traffic volume affects every house, person, and animal along this key stretch of residential housing.

Our council has not acted on individual complaints and requests for speed controls and safer pavements so I am hoping with this we can show the collective will of residents and those who use the road to call on action from Redbridge Council. We deserve a safe walking and cycling environment for us, our children, neighbors, and pets.

Number of Signatories: 324

Progress:

24.03.2022 - Acknowledgement sent.

02.11.2022 - Highways - "Road safety is a priority for the Council and as such it has a Collision Reduction Scheme Programme that provides physical measures such as traffic calming. This is primarily funded by Transport for London. Schemes included in this Programme are selected on the number of collisions that have occurred resulting in slight, serious, or fatal injuries and there being appropriate physical measures that can be introduced to reduce these collisions. This funding has however drastically reduced over the last two years because of the impact of the pandemic on TfL’s income generated from bus and train fares.

Due to the limited funding available to develop remedial measures compared to the demand for these types of schemes, the Council has developed a matrix to assess and prioritise schemes, which includes consideration of collision data. This is also to ensure that scarce resources are targeted where most needed.

Traffic surveys were undertaken on A113 Hermon Hill to record speed and volume for 24 hours a day over a 7-day period. The traffic surveys demonstrate flows on A113 Hermon Hill are generally moderate-high with two-way flows between 500 and 1000 vehicles per hour in peak hours. These flows are what would be expected for a local distributor road which links the A12 with the A406 and is in close proximity to the Wanstead High Street commercial area. 85%ile traffic speeds (the speed at which 85% of vehicles is travelling at or below) ranged between 27 mph and 32.5 mph (ie. about the level of the current 30 mph speed limit).

There have been 7 personal injury collisions over a three-year period on the section of the A113 Hermon Hill between Wanstead High Street and George Lane. The collision rate for this section of road is 1.94 collisions per km per annum compared to the average for similar roads in the London Borough of Redbridge of 7.44 collisions per km per annum.

In consideration of the above, the A113 Hermon Hill between Wanstead High Street and George Lane would not be considered a high priority for road safety improvements when assessed against the Council’s Prioritisation Matrix.

It is important to note that the Council receives hundreds of requests for various traffic measures each year and demand far exceeds the available resources. Consequently, only a few of the requests received each year can be taken forward.

Regarding the complaints over vehicles parking on the footway, the carriageway in this part of Hermon Hill is less than 9.0 metres wide and forms part of a bus route. Under the Councils agreed footway parking criteria, these conditions mean that footway parking was previously considered suitable. However, in light of local concerns raised through the petition, our parking design team will add this to their major works programme with a view to consulting local residents over any changes that are required to the existing footway parking arrangement. Progression on their programme is currently subject to available resources and prioritisation, it is not yet possible to provide any committed dates. Should you need to contact the Parking Team directly you may do so by emailing: Parking.Schemes@redbridge.gov.uk.’

Petition Closed.

Forest Road

Ref: Pet. 457

Date Received: 01.04.2022

Subject:

I have lived in Forest Road, a cul-de-sac with 14 houses on one side and Epping Forest on the other side, for about 40 years and have always parked on the curb.

The road is VERY narrow and larger vehicles such as delivery vans and any lorries with building materials would have GREAT difficulty driving down the road. Also and more importantly EMERGENCY VEHICLES such as AMBULANCES and THE FIRE BRIGADE would also have difficulty in getting down the road. You have already deemed our road especially narrow and reduced the size of our rubbish collection van to accommodate the narrowness.

I believe that we would revert to the situation we had before where lorries and vans were driving over the kerb and into Epping Forest, which is illegal. From this we had constant problems with burst water mains due to the weight of these vehicles

A very pleasant parking official number 997 called today to inform us that we are no longer able to park on the curb as it is an offence.

I am now IN FEAR OF HAVING MY CAR DAMAGED due to the narrowness of the road.

The problem needs a solution such as the

LOWERING THE WHOLE KERB (which will prevent our cars bumping up and down)

PAVEMENT NARROWED or

A NOTICE ALLOWING PARKING ON THE CURB AND INSTALLATION OF THE REQUIRED

LINES

I am writing on behalf of ALL THE RESIDENTS OF FOREST ROAD who have signed the attached petition who are also in fear now of their cars being hit by vans and lorries and even bigger cars.

I have reported the problem to our local MP Sir lain Duncan Smith.
PLEASE COULD YOU ADDRESS THIS MATTER URGENTLY.

Number of Signatories: 34

Progress:

01.04.2022 - Acknowledgement sent.

22.04.2022 - Highways - "Thank you for your petition. I have added a request to our works programme to allow footway parking in Forest Road. We will progress this by submitting an internal report for consideration and to seek approval to formally exempt this road from the London-wide footway parking ban that was introduced under the Greater London Council Act 1974. The next scheduled meeting is due to be held at the end of April. We will write to all local residents with the outcome once it is known and if approval is given new parking signs will be displayed along the road indicating that footway parking is allowed.”

Petition Closed.

Application for a pavement Parking Area, Goodmayes High Road

Ref: Pet. 458

Date Received: 20.04.2022

Subject:

On behalf of the local businesses at 837 - 861 High Road, Goodmayes (listed overleaf), I wish to request a pavement parking area for the use of local shopkeepers in the area outside 837 - 855 High Road, Goodmayes. The grounds for our request are as follows.

Until recently, local shop owners have been allowed to park in this area, enabling us to load and unload stock, and therefore run our businesses efficiently. However we have recently been informed that vehicles parked in this area will in future be served with a Penalty Charge Notice for contravention code 62 for vehicles 'Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway'.
While loading and unloading for a period of 20 minutes is permitted on Goodmayes High Road (A118), our premises are all within 75 metres of the major traffic-light junction with Barley Lane (B117). Even short periods of legal stopping in this area by different businesses and delivery drivers at various times during the day are likely to cause unnecessary obstruction, congestion and potential danger to cyclists near this busy junction.
The pavement in this area is approximately six metres wide. A small van such as a Transit would require a parking area no more three metres in width, allowing at least three metres for pedestrians. It is noted that pavement parking is permitted outside the shops in Meads Lane, Seven Kings, to facilitate local shops situated there. This has the effect of reducing the width of the accessible pavement area there to approximately 2.5 metres, which is presumably deemed to be acceptable.

Number of Signatories: 8

Progress:

20.04.2022 - Acknowledgement sent.

25.04.2022 - Highways -Thank you for your petition, the contents of which have been noted. We are due to undertake a full parking consultation in this area from June. As part of that exercise, we will be looking at options to try and make parking and loading easier for local residents and businesses. We will be considering your request further as part of that exercise.”

Petition Closed.

Petition for the return of Individual refuse bins Block 26-40 Bearing way

Ref: Pet. 459

Date Received: 05.08.2022

Subject:

In early 2021 the council previously delivered Individual wheelie bins to the above premises.

For three weeks, residents used the Individual wheelie bins without issue.

then without lawful notice or explanation, the council removed the individual wheelie bins, and residents have been requesting their return ever since.

We the undersigned request the immediate return of our individual wheelie bins

Number of Signatories: 6

Progress:

05.08.2022 - Acknowledgement sent.

05.08 .2022 - Housing - The individual wheelie bins were issued as part of the councils’ Waste Strategy and were delivered in error to 26-40 Bearing Way and a number of similar blocks across the Hainault area. These were subsequently removed as individual bins are not appropriate for blocks of flats. Lengthy discussions had already taken place with the Cleansing department and Health and Safety officers: it was agreed that for Fire Safety and ease of access the Housing Service would install fire retardant bin stations containing communal bins with the capacity as advised by the councils Cleansing department, in a suitable location for the waste to be collected.

Consultation was caried out in January 2022 with the residents of 26-40 Bearing Way but did not include individual bins for the above reasons. We appreciate that the new facilities may not appeal to everyone, however they have been installed at all similar blocks across Hainault and other estates in the borough and have improved fire safety and when used correctly have improved waste management on our estates.’

Petition Closed.

Plans for Rear of Existing Block, Torrington Road

Ref: Pet. 460

Date Received: 01.11.2022

Subject:

We the undersigned residents require & request that the following be the only works carried out to the rear of block 2-24 Torrington Road:

The security gate & fence be reinstated to keep this block a separate entity, so we retain the safety & privacy we have always enjoyed.
The sheds promised to replace those demolished be erected along the rear fence of this property. If 12 are not possible, then at least enough so that each resident has ample safe & secure storage space as we had previously
The 10 clothes lines be left in situ as these are used by most of the residents
Seating & some planting in pots be provided so we can enjoy sitting outside
The assurance from Redbridge Housing that this block will not be expected to share any of its amenities with the tenants of the new build & will be recognised as a completely separate unit
The ruling that the tenants of the new build will NOT be allowed to have vehicles they park in Torrington Road so our very limited parking will not be compromised

Number of Signatories: 13

Progress:

09.11.2022 - Acknowledgement sent.

21.11.2022 - Housing - Officer have investigated the site and they have not witnessed any accumulation of waste or overgrown vegetation that requires enforcement action. The vegetation present is meadow grass and brambles that have been allowed to freely grow on the land that does not warrant enforcement action. It is possible that some of the vegetation may be overgrowing onto neighbouring properties, however this would be a civil matter that the enforcement team can not enforce upon.

Petition Closed.

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