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Nine Acres Close, Hayes – Objection received to Proposed Waiting Restrictions
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Democratic Services Location: Phase II DDI: 01895 25 0692 CMD No: 2026/1781 To: COUNCILLOR WAYNE BRIDGES CABINET MEMBER FOR RESIDENTS SERVICES c.c. All Members of the Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee c.c. Dan Kennedy, Corporate Director of Residents Services c.c. Caroline Haywood, Residents Services c.c. Ward Councillors for Pinkwell Date: 05 August 2026 Non-Key Decision request Form D NINE ACRES CLOSE, HAYES – OBJECTION RECEIVED TO PROPOSED WAITING RESTRICTIONS 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 Thursday 13 August 2026 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. Ryan Dell Democratic Services Title of Report: NINE ACRES CLOSE, HAYES – OBJECTION RECEIVED TO PROPOSED WAITING RESTRICTIONS 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 Residents Services Executive Decision Report Cabinet Member 05 August 2026 Classification: Part 1 Public Page 1 NINE ACRES CLOSE, HAYES – OBJECTION RECEIVED TO PROPOSED WAITING RESTRICTIONS Cabinet Member Lead Councillor Wayne Bridges Cabinet Member for Residents Services Chief Officer responsible Dan Kennedy – Corporate Director, Residents Services Report author Caroline Haywood – Resident Services Report classification and reason Public Relevant Committee Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee Electoral Ward Pinkwell 1. Executive Summary To inform the Cabinet Member that an objection has been received to the proposed ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Nine Acres Close, Hayes. The estimated cost associated with the recommendations in this report is £440, to be managed within existing Transportation Service revenue budgets. 2. Recommendations That the Cabinet Member for Residents Services: 1. Considers the objections received from the statutory consultation for the proposed ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Nine Acres Close, Hayes 2. Approves the introduction of the proposed ‘At Any Time’ waiting restrictions on Nine Acres Close, Hayes, as shown at Appendix B to this report 3. Reasons for decision To improve access on Nine Acres Close yet still maintain parking for residents. 4. Proposal 1. Nine Acres Close is a residential road within Pinkwell Ward. Nine Acres Close is a self - contained residential development. The U4 bus route uses the start of the road and then enters Prologis Industrial Park through a bus gate. A plan of the area is shown on Appendix A to this report. Executive Decision Report Cabinet Member 05 August 2026 Classification: Part 1 Public Page 2 2. The Council received a request from a resident for measures to deter vehicles from parking in a small layby at the start of one of the junctions on the estate restricting access. As a consequence, a detailed site investigation was undertaken by Council officers. 3. Officers observed that a vehicle was parking in the lay-by. This vehicle restricted access for large vehicles. There was evidence of some damage to street furniture, which could have been caused by large vehicles trying to negotiate the narrow carriageway. 4. As a result of the site observations, a proposal was developed to extend the double yellow lines in the lay -by, in or der to keep this area clear of parked cars to improve access and promote road safety at all times. The proposed ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions are shown on the plan attached as Appendix B of this report. 5. The Cabinet Member agreed to take the proposal through the statutory 21-day consultation process, which involved the placing of advertisements in the local press and the display of public notices on site. During this period, the Council received two objections. 6. The first objector stated “There is no need for double yellow lines to be extended as there is no obstruction to passing cars on this side of nine acres. …... When there was no cars parked another car tried to squeeze into the hole I was exiting and crashed into my car …I would say the yellow lines need to be on the side of number 50 and 49 where cars cannot pass ,the passing place between 53 and 20 happily lets flatbed trucks through with the cars parked. There was a car dumped in that place for. Few days - it was smashed and dumped and should have been removed double yellow lines does not stop the dumping of vehicles! Cars speed from the top houses down they do not need to have more space to speed and double yellows really need to be put on the U4 bus route as the drivers always struggle…. parking is a huge problem it doesn’t need to be made worse because the houses at the top want to speed down.” 7. The second objector stated “I feel the extension of the double yellow lines would cause more restriction than reduce, not only for those driving, but also for public transport. The parking on Nine Acres Close is always crowded but rarely restrictive. There is adequate space for cars to pass as it currently is, though extending the double yellow lines as far as you have proposed would force more people to find parking elsewhere, including the main road which is on a bus route, making it harder for regular traffic and public transport to operate properly.” 8. The local Ward Councillors have been consulted, and all three have responded supporting the proposal. 9. After careful consideration of the comments received from the statutory consultation and the thoughts of the local Ward Councillors, it is recommended that the Cabinet Member agrees to proceed with the proposed ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Nine Acres Close, Hayes in Appendix B to this report. Executive Decision Report Cabinet Member 05 August 2026 Classification: Part 1 Public Page 3 5. Corporate implications Financial (mandatory) Y Equalities impact assessment Legal (mandatory) Y Workforce Alternative options (mandatory) Y Public Health Risk management (mandatory) Y External partners Asset Communications Procurement Committee comments Planning Digital Climate Change Other a) Financial The cost associated with the recommendations to this report is estimated at £4 40 and will be managed within the existing revenue budget for the Transportation Service. b) Legal The Council’s power to implement the proposed ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Nine Acres Close, Hayes is set out in section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 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. Consultation must also meet the standard set by established common law principles in public law, namely fairness and adequacy. If the decision is taken to make the order introducing the proposed ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions, 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. Executive Decision Report Cabinet Member 05 August 2026 Classification: Part 1 Public Page 4 Moreover, the Council has various statutory duties in relation to road safety, such as under section 39 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and section 16 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, which are relevant when deciding on road traffic measures. To this end, the report states that the proposed waiting restrictions will help keep the relevant area clear of parked cars to improve access and promote road safety at all times. Pursuant to established public law principles on consultation, the decision maker, when deciding whether to approve the recommendation to introduce the proposed waiting restrictions, must be satisfied that all consultation responses, which are set out within this report, including those that do not accord with the officer's recommendation , were conscientiously taken into account. Regulation 13 of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedures) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 also requires the Council to consider all objections made. The Council must also be mindful of its public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. c) Alternative options The Council could decide not to proceed with the installation of the ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions as advertised. d) Risk management There are no other options. 6. Consultation & engagement Consultation has been carried out on this proposal through a notice on site and in the local press. Local Ward Councillors have also been consulted. 7. Timetable for implementation Subject to approval, the intention is to implement the recommendations within three months. List of appendices attached Appendix A – Location Plan Appendix B – Plan of Proposal List of Background Papers • Traffic order • Objection emails Executive Decision Report Cabinet Member 05 August 2026 Classification: Part 1 Public Page 5 APPENDIX A – LOCATION PLAN Executive Decision Report Cabinet Member 05 August 2026 Classification: Part 1 Public Page 6 APPENDIX B – PLAN OF PROPOSAL