Ward: Canford Cliffs Approval & Funding: Canford Cliffs and Penn Hill Area Committee Request by: Local Residents Nature of Request: Parking restrictions on the south-eastern side of the road near No 25 and oppose Wentworth Background: Waiting restrictions have recently been confirmed along the north western side of the road, and at the junction with Minterne Road. The Traffic Panel discussed requests for waiting restrictions in Crichel Mount Road on 30 May 2012, and their recommendation was reported to the Area Committee on 27 October 2012 Members Comments: None Emergency Services No specific comments but they would generally support any Refuse Collection measures that assist access Comment: Traffic Panel Comments: The Traffic Panel considered the issue of parking in Crichel Mount Road in 2012. The Panel felt that parking controls were not needed in the road, but the Area Committee subsequently confirmed waiting restrictions along the north-western side of the road. The recently approved parking restrictions will confine parking to one side of Crichel Mount Road, and prevent parking at the junctions with Sandbanks Road and Minterne Road. These additional requests are for additional restrictions to:- Clear sightlines at the access from No 25 Crichel Mount Road The Panel noted that a resident had submitted photographs showing that it was difficult to see if vehicles parked close to his entrance, but the Council has a general policy that waiting restrictions will not be introduced purely to protect private driveways. The Council has no responsibility to keep driveways clear and it is not practicable to impose waiting restrictions to protect sightlines from driveways in an urban area (where residential roads have driveways at regular intervals). Clear the sightline around the inside of the curve, The noted that the resident’s Traffic consultant had submitted a report suggesting that waiting restrictions should be used to clear sightlines around the curve in Crichel Mount Road. The Council would not normally impose waiting restrictions to clear the inside of a curve of this nature in a residential road. In fact
Ward: Canford Cliffs Approval & Funding: Canford Cliffs and Penn Hill Area Committee Request by: Local Residents Nature of Request: Parking restrictions on the south-eastern side of the road near No 25 and oppose Wentworth Background: Waiting restrictions have recently been confirmed along the north western side of the road, and at the junction with Minterne Road. The Traffic Panel discussed requests for waiting restrictions in Crichel Mount Road on 30 May 2012, and their recommendation was reported to the Area Committee on 27 October 2012 Members Comments: None Emergency Services Refuse Collection Comment: No specific comments but they would generally support any measures that assist access Traffic Panel Comments: The Traffic Panel considered the issue of parking in Crichel Mount Road in 2012. The Panel felt that parking controls were not needed in the road, but the Area Committee subsequently confirmed waiting restrictions along the north-western side of the road. The recently approved parking restrictions will confine parking to one side of Crichel Mount Road, and prevent parking at the junctions with Sandbanks Road and Minterne Road. These additional requests are for additional restrictions to:- Clear sightlines at the access from No 25 Crichel Mount Road The Panel noted that a resident had submitted photographs showing that it was difficult to see if vehicles parked close to his entrance, but the Council has a general policy that waiting restrictions will not be introduced purely to protect private driveways. The Council has no responsibility to keep driveways clear and it is not practicable to impose waiting restrictions to protect sightlines from driveways in an urban area (where residential roads have driveways at regular intervals). Clear the sightline around the inside of the curve, The noted that the resident’s Traffic consultant had submitted a report suggesting that waiting restrictions should be used to clear sightlines around the curve in Crichel Mount Road. The Council would not normally impose waiting restrictions to clear the inside of a curve of this nature in a residential road. In fact