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Harold Avenue, Hayes - Report on Informal Consultation on Extending ‘HY2’ Parking Management Scheme
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Democratic Services Location: Phase II Ext: 0185 DDI: 01895 250636 CMD No: 1523 To: COUNCILLOR STEVE TUCKWELL CABINET MEMBER FOR PLANNING, HOUSING & GROWTH c.c. All Members of th e Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee c.c. Dan Kennedy , Corporate Director of Residents Services c.c. Gordon Hill, Residents Services Directorate c.c. Ward Councillors for Pinkwell Date: 12 September 2025 Non-Key Decision request Form D Harold Avenue, Hayes - Report on Informal Consultation on Extending HY2 Resident Parking Scheme Dear Cabinet Members, Attached is a report requesting that a decision be made by you as an individual Cabinet Member. Democratic Services confirm that this is not a key decision, as such, the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 notice period does not apply. You should take a decision on or after Monday 22 September 2025 in order to meet Constitutional requirements about publication of decisions that are to be made. You may wish to discuss the report with the Corporate Director before it is made. Please indicate your decision on the duplicate memo supplied and return it to me when you have made your decision. I will then arrange for the formal notice of decision to be published. Naveed Ali Democratic Services Title of Report: Harold Avenue, Hayes - Report on Informal Consultation on Extending HY2 Resident Parking Scheme Decision made: Reasons for your decision: (e.g. as stated in report) Alternatives considered and rejected: (e.g. as stated in report) Signed ……………………………………………………… Date…………………….. Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth Cabinet Member Report – 12 September 2025 Page 1 Part 1 Public Harold Avenue , Hayes - Report on Informal Consultation on Extending HY2 Resident Parking Scheme Cabinet Member & Portfolio Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth Responsible Officer Dan Kennedy - Corporate Director of Residents services Report Author & Directorate Gordon Hill – Residents Services Directorate Papers with report Appendix A - Location Plan HEADLINES Summary To inform the Cabinet Member of the results of an informal consultation on extending the ‘HY2’ Resident Permit Parking Scheme into Harold Avenue, Hayes Putting our Residents First Delivering on the Council Strategy 2022-2026 This report supports our ambition for residents / the Council of: Live in good quality, affordable homes in connected communities This report supports our commitments to residents of: Safe and Strong Communities Financial Cost The estimated cost associated with the recommendations to this report is £1,5 00, to be managed within existing Transportation Services revenue budgets Select Committee Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee Ward(s) Pinkwell RECOMMENDATIONS That the Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth: 1) Notes the responses received during the informal consultation undertaken in the Harold Avenue on extending the HY2 scheme into their road; and 2) Based on the views expressed during the informal consultation, instructs officers to prepare a detailed design to formally consult upon extending the HY2 scheme into Harold Avenue Reasons for recommendations The recommendations reflect most responses received during the informal consultation, with residents and the local Ward Councillors supporting the scheme. Cabinet Member Report – 12 September 2025 Page 2 Part 1 Public Alternative options considered / risk management The Council could decide to leave the current parking arrangements unchanged. Democratic compliance / previous authority None at this stage. Select Committee comments None at this stage. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. A petition with 23 signatures was submitted to the Council by residents of Harold Avenue, Hayes signed under the following heading: “Residents Only Parking needed for Harold Avenue, Hayes .” In an accompanying statement the lead petitioner has indicated that they would like to see the following: “We did turn down the offer of residents parking some years ago, but circumstances have changed, and we have all agreed we so badly need it now as we are all having daily problems with the parking situation . We would like to bring to your attention some of the issues we have on our street due to the parking situation which has been made even worse since the new housing/flats have been built on the Nestles factory site and the road becoming busier. There is never any available parking on our road for residents/visitors/ family ect of Harold Avenue due to other people and businesses parking their vehicles here and often for weeks and months without moving them, we have also discovered that people who occupy the flats are using our road for free parking as we believe they have a charge to pay for their own parking, again often leaving their cars here for weeks and months. We also have people parking their cars here while going on holiday as its local to the airport. There are never any spaces down our road for visitors and family and it is really a big problem for us all now.” 2. Harold Avenue is a small residential road that which is one of only two access roads feeding the industrial estate, and the new development on Nestles Avenue, and the Hayes & Harlington Station car park and drop-off facility. There is an existing waiting restriction along the whole length of the road operating Monday -Saturday 8am-6.30 to keep the road clear during the busiest periods. 3. Harold Avenue residents were previously consulted in 2017, along with those in several surrounding roads, on a possible resident ’s permit parking scheme but the proposal was Cabinet Member Report – 12 September 2025 Page 3 Part 1 Public deferred when residents of Harold Avenue indicated that they did not support the proposals at that time. 4. However, following the submission of a new petition, an informal consultation was prepared, and a letter and questionnaire sent to every property within the proposed extension of the parking scheme. A reply-paid return envelope was also supplied, and residents were given three weeks to respond 5. Of the 13 packs delivered, seven were returned representing a 54% response rate. Five were in support of a scheme and two were against . One of the objectors commented that they may need carers who will also need to be able to park. If parking is regularly need ed for carers the Council does have a Carers’ Permit available that is not limited to one vehicle registration. 6. A couple of the responses in favour of the scheme raised the question of if they will still be able to report vehicles that blocked their dropped kerbs. The enforcement of dropped kerbs will not change and generally, within a resident parking scheme there will be a single yellow line in front of residential dropped kerbs operating at the same time as the rest of the scheme. Outside of the scheme times the enforcement of dropped kerbs can continue as it does now. 7. The results of this consultation were shared with local ward councillors who responded that they fully support the installation of a scheme in Harold Avenue. 8. Therefore, based on the views expressed during this consultation, the petition received previously, and the views of the local ward councillors , it is recommended that the Council formally consults on the proposed scheme. Financial Implications The estimated cost associated with the recommendations to this report is £1,5 00 and will be managed within existing revenue budgets for the Transportation Service subject to the usual approvals. RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities To allow the Cabinet Member to consider the residents’ request. Consultation & engagement carried out (or required) Residents of within the consultation area were informally consulted. CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS Corporate Finance Cabinet Member Report – 12 September 2025 Page 4 Part 1 Public Corporate Finance have reviewed the recommendations to this report and concurs with the financial implications as set out above. Legal The Council has conducted an informal consultation into extending the ‘HY2’ resident permit parking scheme into Harold Avenue, Hayes and this report now recommends formal consultation on the proposal. The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 empowers the Council to introduce various road traffic measures, including implementing the proposed extension of the ‘HY2’ resident permit parking scheme into Harold Avenue, Hayes. The consultation and order -making statutory procedures to be followed are set out in Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedures) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996. If the decision is taken following formal consultation to make the proposed order, Part 5 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 set out the signage requirements, which must be observed. In exercising any of the powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, section 122 of the 1984 Act requires the Council to consider its statutory duty to secure the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic (including pedestrians), and the provision of suitable and adequate parking facilities on and off the highway. These powers must be exercised so far as practicable having regard to the following matters: (a) the desirability of securing and maintaining reasonable access to premises; (b) the effect on the amenities of any locality affected and the importance of regulating and restricting the use of roads by heavy commercial vehicles, so as to preserve or improve amenities of the areas through which the roads run; (c) the national air quality strategy; (d) the importance of facilitating the passage of public service vehicles and of securing the safety and convenience of persons using or desiring to use such vehicles; and (e) any other matters appearing to the Council to be relevant. The Council’s statutory duty must be balanced with the concerns raised by any objectors. Moreover, pursuant to established public law principles on consultation, namely fairness and adequacy, the decision maker, when coming to a decision on whether or not the proposal is to be progressed, must be satisfied that all consultation responses, including those that do not accord with the officer's recommendation, were conscientiously taken into account. The Council must also be mindful of its public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. In this instance, the consultation responses have informed the recommendation to progress the proposal to formal consultation. It must be ensured that the proceeding formal consultation and any subsequent action taken is in accordance with the rules and requirements mentioned above. Comments from other relevant service areas None at this stage. Cabinet Member Report – 12 September 2025 Page 5 Part 1 Public BACKGROUND PAPERS NIL. TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES Appendix A - Location plan
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Executive Decision Notice – 22 September 2025
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OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE DECISION NOTICE
PUBLISHED BY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
Notice is hereby given that the following decision(s) have been made today by
Cabinet Members at the London Borough of Hillingdon:
Title of decision Harold Avenue, Hayes - Report on Informal Consultation
on Extending HY2 Resident Parking Scheme
Reference No. 1523
Date of decision Monday 22 September 2025
Call-in expiry date Monday 29 September 2025
Relevant Select
Committee
Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee
Relevant Wards Pinkwell
Decision made
Cabinet Members
making the decision
Councillor Steve Tuckwell - Cabinet Member for Planning,
Housing & Growth
Decision Approved
The Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth:
• Noted the responses received during the informal
consultation undertaken in Harold Avenue on
extending the HY2 scheme into their road; and
• Based on the views expressed during the informal
consultation, instructed officers to prepare a detailed
design to formally consult upon extending the HY2
scheme into Harold Avenue.
Reason for decision The Cabinet Member was informed of the results of an informal
consultation on extending the ‘HY2’ Resident Permit Parking
Scheme into Harold Avenue, Hayes. Considering the views
expressed during the consultation, the petition received
previously, and the v iews of the local ward councillors, the
Cabinet Member agreed to formally consults on the Scheme.
Alternative options
considered and
rejected
The Council could, if it chooses, decide to leave the current
parking arrangements unchanged. This would mean
maintaining the existing layout and regulations, without
introducing any new restrictions or modifications. Such a
decision might be considered if the feedback from residents was
Executive Decision Notice – 22 September 2025
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mixed, or if the Council believes that the current system is
functioning effectively and does not require intervention at this
time.
Classification Part 1 - Public
Link to associated
report
The link to the report can be found here
Relevant Officer
contact & Directorate
Gordon Hill – Residents Services Directorate
Any interest declared
by the Cabinet
Member(s) /
dispensation granted
N/A
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Executive Decision Notice – 22 September 2025
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