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Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 1 (Part 1 Public) DULVERTON ROAD , RUISLIP – PETITION REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND 20 MPH ZONE Cabinet Member & Portfolio Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth Responsible Officer Karrie Whelan - Corporate Director Place Report Author & Directorate Steven Austin – Place Directorate Papers with report Appendix A HEADLINES Summary To inform the Cabinet Member that a petition has been received requesting traffic calming measures and a 20pmh zone on Dulverton Road, Ruislip. 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 The request can be considered as part of the Council’s annual programme for road safety measures. Financial Cost Should speed and traffic surveys be commissioned, costs will be c.£85 per location, managed within existing Transportation Services revenue budgets. Select Committee Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee. Ward(s) Ruislip Manor RECOMMENDATIONS That the Cabinet Member: 1) Meets with petitioners and listens to their request for traffic calming measures and a 20mph zone on Dulverton Road, Ruislip. 2) Also, subject to the outcome of the above, decide if officers should commission independent 24/7 speed and traffic surveys on Dulverton Road, at locations agreed with petitioners and Ward Councillors. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 2 (Part 1 Public) 3) Notes the on-going excellent work undertaken by the school with the support of the Council’s STARS Team that has contributed in the school achieving TfL Gold accreditation. Reasons for recommendations The Petition Hearing will provide a valuable opportunity to hear directly fr om the petitioners regarding their concerns and suggestions. Alternative options considered / risk management None at this stage. Select Committee comments None at this stage. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. A petition with 27 signatures has been submitted to the Council signed under the following heading: “Reduced Traffic Noise and Pollution along Dulverton Road, Ruislip. We want traffic calming measures i.e. 20mph, speed humps, install traffic cameras etc.” The lead petitioner has helpfully provided the following additional information: “To prevent speeding as Dulverton Rd is used as a cut through when Victoria Road is congested during the peak hours and weekends. The pavements are narrow and often children and parent walking to/from Lady Banks School, approa ching Chelston Approach and Chelston Rd. Often parents with prams, senior citizens walking and in mobility scooters find it difficult and dangerous to cross the road. The speed that the motorists, delivery vans, trucks and motorbikes drive thru is dangerous, noisy and increase in pollution. There have been several accidents happened at the crossroad and other waiting to happen if nothing done. Some of work from home and it is becoming harder to keep the window without the constant traffic noise. We want traffic calming measures i.e. speed humps, speed limit 20m phs install traffic cameras, etc . 2. Dulverton Road is a mainly residential road close to Ruislip Manor Station, multiple shops, Lady Banks School and many other local amenities. The average width of the carriageway is approximately 7 metres and is bounded on both sides by footways measuring on average around 2.5 metres wide. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 3 (Part 1 Public) 3. From officers’ site investigations, on -street parking was observed to be taking place on both sides of the road , even though many properties appeared to bene fit from off -street parking provision, which effectively reduced the available carriageway to one running lane. 4. Officers have interrogated the most recent police recorded collision data for the last five years and there are two recorded incidents on Dulverton Road both at, or close to the junction with Chelston Approach . The first was in July 2022 and the second was in November 2022 and both were classified by the police as ‘slight’. 5. Although the petition mentions so called ‘speed humps’ and if by these, petitioners are thinking of the older type of round -topped narrow transverse road humps – often known colloquially in the past as ‘sleeping poli cemen’ - then the Cabinet Member will be aware that the vast majority of councils, Hillingdon included, have not introduced these particular measures for many years. 6. Having said that, various forms of traffic calming features could be considered , where appropriate, if it can be fairly demonstrated that there is a case for them. However, petitioners may wish to consider that such features can sometimes have the unintended effect of increasing noise from passing traffic, notably skip lorries and similar commercial vehicles which may carry loose loads. 7. Horizontal traffic calming measures, such as chicanes and similar measures, are seldom suitable for the average residential road; they can cause loss of parking , are visually intrusive and are less effective at actually reducing the speeds , of cars and vans in particular. The Cabinet Member may wish to advise the petitioners to consider all these factors in their own deliberations and it should be noted that any form of physical measures can prove to be ‘popular’ and ‘unpopular’ in equal measures. 8. Subject to the above, the Cabinet Member may be minded to commission independe nt 24/7 speed and traffic surveys on Dulverton Road at locations agreed with petitioners and Ward Councillors. 9. As the Cabinet Member will be aware, independent traffic surveys are a reliable and well- established means to understand the real situation on the ground. These surveys generally use specialist equipment, including pneumatic tubes which are mounted temporarily on the road surface, fitted transversely across the whole width of the carriageway. These devices are installed for a period of at least a week or ten days and monitor traffic movements on a ’24/7’ basis. The discreet equipment is sufficiently sophisticated such that not only can it record traffic speeds at any given time, but also records the size and type of vehicles, from motorcycles to large multi-axel lorries. 10. The Cabinet Member will be interested to know that Lady Banks School, mentioned by petitioners, actively work with the Council’s School Travel and Road Safety (STARS) Team. The school started working with the Council on their School Travel Plan (STP) in 2021 and with the support of the STP lead and a hard-working team of pupils, the school have achieved Gold accreditation until at least 2026. 11. Over the last year the school have undertaken many projects but some to notable to mention are listed below; Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 4 (Part 1 Public)  The school regularly promote their park and stride walk zone map to parents to encourage them to park further from the school and walk the rest of the way  In March, the schools’ travel ambassadors took part in ‘Junior Roadwatch’ which is led by the police giving children the opportunity to take part in speed awareness engagement in their local community, near their school.  In April , the school hosted Hillingdon’s bike workshop for pupils and parents to encourage more families to cycle to school.  The school’s year 2 children received a ‘theatre in education’ workshop, funded by the Council provided by a specialist external theatre company which focussed on providing awareness of traffic in the roads around the school and how to stay safe,  For World Environment Day this year , the pupils focussed on how heavy traffic affects the environment and how active travel to school helps reduce pollution and improves air quality around the school.  The school hosted a parent coffee morning which focussed on parents’ driving behaviour. Parents idling and not t urning off engines outside the school was highlighted as a particular concern. The information gathered was sent out in a newsletter to parents and also discussed with the children at various assemblies. 12. It is also recommended that if they have not already done so, residents raise their concerns directly with the Metropolitan Police because they alone have the necessary powers to tackle speeding and inconsiderate driving in general (if this is the case in Dulverton Road) through enforcement. Physical traffic calming can be an effective tool , but as mentioned previously, it can also have unwelcome side effects including an increase in noise caused by traffic passing through, such as skip lorries and larger vehicles. 13. The petitioners also men tioned a desire for a “traffic camera”. It is suggested that the Cabinet Member may wish to clarify as to what the petitioners would like to see installed but it is worth noting that ‘speed cameras’ - technically ‘road safety cameras’ - are devices, owned, operated and maintained by a partnership includ ing TfL, The Metropolitan Police and His Majesty’s Courts. The overarching body called ‘London Councils’ which has a strategic role supporting all 33 London authorities, also has a key role. 14. Despite a common misconception, the Council has no direct role in this (as is the case with the other 32 London authorities) and furthermore does not receive any ‘revenue’ from these devices. 15. The selection of locations for these devices is determined by TfL, working with the police and in consultation with the relevant local authority, which generally will be asked to agree the location. There are strict criteria for site selection (by TfL/Police) which derive from Police Road Traffic Collision (RTC) Data - in simple terms, the statistics of ‘killed or serious injuries’ (KSI for short). Thankfully, Dulverton Road and the surrounding road are nowhere near such levels of severe RTC statistics to warrant an enforcement camera. 16. However, the Council can and frequently does employ standalone Vehicle Activated Signs and illuminated school warning signs and perhaps this is what petitioners may have been thinking of. Although these signs have no practical enforcement function they do act a s a reminder to drivers of a possible impending hazard. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 5 (Part 1 Public) 17. In light of the petition, it is recommended that the Cabinet Member may wish to hear the testimony from petitioners and their Ward Councillors to understand in greater detail their road safety concerns. Financial Implications Subject to the outcome of discussion with petitioners, the Cabinet Member may request the commissioning of speed and traffic surveys. The current cost of these is c.£85 per location, with spend managed through the existing Transportation revenue budgets. RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities? To allow the Cabinet Member to consider the petitioners’ request. Consultation & Engagement carried out (or required) None at this stage . CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS Corporate Finance Corporate Finance has reviewed the recommendations to this report and concurs with the financial implications as set out above. Legal There are no legal impediments to the recommendations set out within the report. Comments from other relevant service areas None at this stage. BACKGROUND PAPERS Individual consultation responses TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES Appendix A - Location plan.

Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 1 (Part 1 Public) CRANE GARDENS, HAYES – PETITION REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF ‘SPEED HUMPS’ Cabinet Member & Portfolio Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth Responsible Officer Karrie Whelan - Corporate Director - Place Report Author & Directorate Steven Austin – Place Directorate Papers with report Appendix A – Location Plan HEADLINES Summary To inform the Cabinet Member that a petition has been received requesting ‘Speed Humps’ on Crane Gardens, 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 The request can be considered as part of the Council’s annual programme for road safety measures. Financial Cost Should speed and traffic surveys be commissioned, costs will be c.£85 per location, managed within existing Transportation Services revenue budgets. Select Committee Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee. Ward(s) Pinkwell RECOMMENDATIONS That the Cabinet Member: 1) Meets with petitioners and listens to their request for ‘ Speed Humps’ on Crane Gardens, Hayes; and 2) Subject to the outcome of the above, decide s if officers should commission independent 24/7 speed and traffic surveys on Crane Gardens, at locations agreed with petitioners and Ward Councillors. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 2 (Part 1 Public) Reasons for recommendations The Petition Hearing will provide a valuable opportunity to hear directly fr om the petitioners regarding their concerns and suggestions. Alternative options considered / risk management None at this stage. Select Committee comments None at this stage. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. A petition with 21 signatures has been submitted to the Council by residents, most of whom live on Crane Gardens. The petition is signed under the following heading: “We the undersigned petition Hillingdon Council to formally request the installation of speed humps along our street to control the speed of traffic and improve safety in our neighbourhood.” The lead petitioner has helpfully provided the following additional information: “In recent years, traffic along North Hyde Road has significantly increased, and as a result, Crane Gardens has been excessively used as a cut -through by drivers seeking to avoid congestion. This increased traffic has led to many vehicles speeding through our narrow road, putting residents and their property at risk. There have been numerous incidents where resident vehicles have been damaged by passing cars, often due to drivers misjudging the width of the road . These incidents typically go unreported, leaving residents to bear the costs of the damage. Moreover, the high speed o f some drivers greatly increases the likelihood of more serious accidents, including potential harm to pedestrians, children and cyclists who regularly use the street. We strongly believe that installing speed humps in Crane Gardens will: Act as an effective measure to reduce vehicle speeds. Discourage non-local drivers from using our street as a shortcut. Reduce the risk of property damage and personal injury. Create a safer and more pleasant environment for all residents. The growing problem of speeding and increased traffic in our area is a pressing safety concern. Therefore, we urgently request that Hillingdon Council consider the installation of speed humps in Crane Gardens to protect our community.” 2. Crane Gardens is a mainly residential road close to Hayes and Harlington Station, Hayes Town Centre with its diverse range of shops and many other local amenities. The average width of the carriageway is approximately 4.5 metres and is bounded on both sides by a Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 3 (Part 1 Public) footway measuring approximately 3 metres . The road is approximately 115 met res in length. 3. The Cabinet Member may be aware that, since November 1987, footway parking is allowed in Crane Gardens following a petition received from residents. 4. Officers have interrogated the most recent police recorded collision data for the last five years and there has been once recorded incident on North Hyde Road at the junction of Crane Gardens which occurred in May 2022 and was classified as ‘Serious’. 5. Although the petition mentions so called ‘speed humps’ and if by these, petitioners are thinking of the older type of round -topped narrow transverse road humps – often known colloquially in the past as ‘sleeping poli cemen’ - then the Cabinet Member will be aware that the vast majority of councils, Hillingdon included, have not introduced these particular types of measure for many years. 6. Having said that, various forms of traffic calming features could be considered , where appropriate, if there is a case for them. However, petitioners may wish to consider that such features can sometimes have the unintended effect of increasing noise from passing traffic, notably skip lorries and similar commercial vehicles which may carry loose loads. 7. Horizontal traffic calming measures, such as chicanes and similar measures, are seldom suitable for the average residential road; they can cause loss of parking , are visually intrusive and are less effective at actually reducing the speeds , of cars and vans in particular. The Cabinet Member may wish to advise the petitioners to consider these factors in their own deliberations and it should be noted that any form of physical measures can prove to be ‘popular’ and ‘unpopular’ in equal measure. 8. Subject to the above, the Cabinet Member may be minded to commission independe nt 24/7 speed and traffic surveys on Crane Gardens at locations agreed with petitioners and Ward Councillors. 9. As the Cabinet Member will be aware, independent traffic surveys are a reliable and well- established means to understand the real situation on the ground. These surveys generally use specialist equipment, including pneumatic tubes which are mounted temporarily on the road surface, fitted transversely across the whole width of the carriageway. These devices are installed for a period of at least a week or ten days and monitor traffic movements on a ’24/7’ basis. The discreet equipment is sufficiently sophisticated such that, not only can it record traffic speeds at any given time, but it also records the size and type of vehicles, from motorcycles to large multi-axel lorries. 10. It is also recommended that , if they have not already done so , residents raise their concerns directly with the Me tropolitan Police because they alone have the necessary powers to tackle speeding and inconsiderate driving in general (if this is the case in Crane Gardens) through enforcement. Physical traffic calming can be an effective tool but, as mentioned previously, it can also have unwelcome side effects including an increase in noise caused by traffic passing through, such as skip lorries and larger vehicles. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 4 (Part 1 Public) Financial Implications Subject to the outcome of discussion with petitioners, the Cabinet Member may request the commissioning of speed and traffic surveys. The current cost of these is c.£85 per location, with spend managed through the existing Transportation revenue budgets. RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities To allow the Cabinet Member to consider the petitioners’ request. Consultation & Engagement carried out (or required) None at this stage. CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS Corporate Finance Corporate Finance has reviewed the recommendations to this report and concurs with the financial implications as set out above. Legal There are no legal impediments to the recommendations set out within the report. Comments from other relevant service areas None at this stage. BACKGROUND PAPERS Individual consultation responses TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES Appendix A - Location Plan.

Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 1 (Part 1 Public) PUMP LANE, HAYES – PETITION REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF A 20 MPH ZONE AND TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES Cabinet Member & Portfolio Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing & Growth Responsible Officer Karrie Whelan - Corporate Director Place Report Author & Directorate Alan Tilly – Place Directorate Papers with report Appendix A – Location Plan HEADLINES Summary To inform the Cabinet Member that a petition has been received requesting a 20mph zone and traffic calming measures on Pump Lane, 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 The request can be considered as part of the Council’s annual programme for road safety measures. Financial Cost Should speed and traffic surveys be commissioned, costs will be c.£85 per location, managed within existing Transportation Services revenue budgets. Select Committee Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee. Ward(s) Hayes Town RECOMMENDATIONS That the Cabinet Member: 1) Meets with petitioners and listens to their request for a 20mph zone and traffic calming measures on Pump Lane, Hayes. 2) Also, subject to the outcome of the above, decide if officers should commission independent 24/7 speed and traffic surveys on Pump Lane, at locations agreed with petitioners and Ward Councillors. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 2 (Part 1 Public) Reasons for recommendations The Petition Hearing will provide a valuable opportunity to hear directly fr om the petitioners regarding their concerns and suggestions. Alternative options considered / risk management None at this stage. Select Committee comments None at this stage. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. A petition with 29 signatures has been submitted to the Council signed under the following heading: We the undersigned petition Hillingdon Council to implement meaningful and effective traffic calming measures along Pump Lane in Hayes, including but not limited to a 20mph speed limit and speed bumps as well as any other measures the Council deems necessary, in order to reduce the numerous instances of speeding and reckless driving that occur throughout the day and during the night on Pump Lane. The lead petitioner has helpfully provided the following additional information: As the area around Pump Lane becomes more and more built up and residential, there is an ever-increasing risk of a catastrophic accident happening involving vehicles, pedestrians or road furniture. The completion in recent years of the New Hayes Fairview development on the former Chailey Industrial Estate site has already increased the number of pedestrians and other road users in the area, including the hundreds of new residents as well as the patrons attracted to frequent the businesses occupying the commercial units on the ground floor (not least the many children attending a martial arts school on the site). The addition of further new housing developments currently being built on Pump Lane will only contribute further to both foot and road traffic in th e area. As more and more people begin to frequent the area, there is a significant danger to people's safety if speeding and reckless driving is not brought under control. As well as the obvious safety concerns, there is also the problem of significant noise pollution caused be revving engines and cars which seem to have been deliberately modified to cause maximum noise disturbance. This is particularly bothersome through the night and into the early hours of the morning. Residents are frequently woken from their sleep in the night, which has a knock -on effect on their lives, including long and short-term health problems as well as work/ school performance issues. The people living in this residential area pay Council Tax fairly. It is not unreasonable for residents on/ near Pump Lane to expect to see a tangible benefit to the area the live in using the money they have paid in good faith for services which should at the very least keep them safe and afford them a relative amount of peace in their own homes. If Hillingdon Council intends to continue to grant planning permission for residential developments on/ around Pump Lane, then it must surely accept that changes will need to be made to reflect the changing nature of the area from one of primarily industrial use into Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 3 (Part 1 Public) one for residential purposes, and the need to provide safe and reasonably peaceful places for people to live. 2. Residents have submitted a petition requesting that traffic calming measures are installed along Pump Lane, Hayes to reduce the speed of traffic and improve road safety. The supporting statement and justification suggest that speeding is attributable to people driving in an errant, reckless and delinquent manne r. In casual language residents perceive that the road is being used as a “racetrack” by “joy riders” and “boy racers”. 3. Pump Lane is situated in Hayes and connects the Hayes By -Pass A312 to the east with Coldharbour Lane to the west. At its eastern end Pump Lane intersects with the Southall Green Quarter Western Access. The Green Quarter is a major residential mixed used development in Ealing, when completed and occupied, it is anticipated that there will be an uplift in the volume of traffic using Pump Lane. At the eastern end of Pump Lane, the land use is commercial changing to residential in the west. Midway along Pump Lane there is a 2.1m width restriction and 7.5t weight restriction westbound. East of this width restriction the speed limit is 30mph, to the west a 20mph zone is in operation. Throughout its length Pump Lane benefits from footways and street lighting on either side of the carriageway. For much of its length, parking is controlled by single yellow lines that prohibit parking between 8:00 am and 6.30pm; at the far western end double yellow lines are in operation – during the daytime there is no dedicated on-street parking available anywhere along Pump Lane. 4. The petitioners point out that there are several new and proposed residential developments at the western end of Pump Lane, this influx of new residents further heightens their concerns as there are a growing number of people “out and about” which includes children. In addition t o the road safety risk that speeding drivers present, the petitioners also highlight that it also creates noise disturbance and air pollution which detracts from their quality of life. 5. Officers have carried out a desktop search to establish if there is any information available that further informs the issues raised in the petition. The Metropolitan Police have also been contacted who helpfully responded mention ing t hat there have been an ongoing problem of anti-social car meets and speeding on Pasadena Close and Bilton Way – both roads take access for the roundabout at the eastern end of Pump Lane. To reach these roads participants may have driven along Pump Lane itself. 6. The Police Road Traffic Collision database has been interrogated to learn about road traffic accidents along Pump Lane that resulting in injury. Over the period 2019 to 2025 there have been six collisions along Pump Lane between vehicles, resulting in slight injury, and one collision resulting in serious injury. The Council is not i n possession of any current speed data along Pump Lane. 7. As mentioned above there are now residential development s along the western end of Pump Lane as well as the emerging development of the Green Quarter being built to the east in neighbouring Southall . There is known to be developer interest in redeveloping other commercial sites for residential use. All speeding presents a road safety risk but when this is taking place in residential areas the risk of a vehicle colliding with vulnerable Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 4 (Part 1 Public) road users is generally considered to be higher simply because there are more people out and about. 8. In response to this petition, it is recommended that speed surveys are commissioned to determine if speeding is taking place and if so to what extent – the number of v ehicles doing so and the speed at which they are moving. If speeding is found to be a road safety concern, officer s would then consider what type of intervention would most effectively address the issue whether this involves traffic calming, police enforcement or other measures. 9. The petitioners advocate the introduction of a 20mph zone which as the Cabinet Member will be aware are considered most appropriate where suitable around schools. However, in locations such as Pump Lane some members of the community may see it as being unnecessarily restrictive. They are likely to consider that it would lead to increased journey times and create a potential for congestion as slow-moving vehicle may cause queueing resulting in driver frustration. Driver annoyance heightens the road safety risk as some drivers may become impatient leading to riskier overtaking. There is also the matter of enforcement of the new speed limit which introduces a further undertaking for the Council and Polic. With these factors in mind, the Cabinet Member may wish to relate that the Council does not support a policy of blanket 20mph speed limit zones. 10. The petition mentions so called ‘speed bumps’ and if by these, petitioners are thinking of the older type of round -topped narrow transverse road humps – often known colloquially in the past as ‘sleeping poli cemen’, then the Cabinet Member will be aware that most councils, Hillingdon included, have not introduced these measures for many years. 11. There are various forms of traffic calming features that could be considered; however, it should be borne in mind that some devices can sometimes have the unintended effect of increasing noise from passing traffic; for example, the passage of skip lorries and other large vehicles, some with loose loads . Horizontal traffic calming measures , such as chicanes and similar measures, are seldom suitable for the average residential road; they can cause loss of parking , are visually intrusive and are less effective at reducing the speeds, of cars and vans in particular . Vertical traffic calming measures such as speed tables can be an effective tool, but as mentioned previously, it can also have unwelcome side effects including an increase in noise caused by passing traffic. The aforementioned skip lorries can be partic ularly noisy when lose chains clang against the side of the skip. The Cabinet Member may wish to advise the petitioners to consider these factors in their own deliberations and it should be noted that any form of physical measures can prove to be “popular” and “unpopular” in equal measure. 12. As the Cabinet Member will be aware, independent traffic surveys are a reliable and well- established means to understand the real situation on the ground. These surveys generally use specialist equipment, including pneumatic tubes which are mounted temporarily on the road surface, fitted transversely across the whole width of the carriageway. These devices are installed for a period of at least a week or ten days and monitor traffic movements on a ’24/7’ basis. The discreet equipment is sufficiently sophisticated such that not only can it record traffic speeds but also the size and type of vehicles, from motorcycles to large multi- axle lorries. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 5 (Part 1 Public) 13. It is also recommended that if they have not already done so, residents raise their concerns directly with the Metropolitan Police because they alone have the necessary powers to tackle speeding and inconsiderate driving in general (if this is the case in Pump Lane) through enforcement. 14. In light of the petition, it is recommended that the Cabinet Member may wish to hear the testimony from petitioners and their Ward Councillors to understand in greater detail their road safety concerns. Subject to the above, the Cabinet Member may then be minded to commission independent ‘24/7’ speed and traffic surveys on Pump Lane at locations agreed with petitioners and Ward Councillors. Financial Implications Subject to the outcome of discussion with petitioners, the Cabinet Member may request the commissioning of speed and traffic surveys. The current cost of these is c.£85 per location, with spend managed through the existing Transportation revenue budgets. RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities? To allow the Cabinet Member to consider the petitioners’ request. Consultation & Engagement carried out (or required) None at this stage. CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS Corporate Finance Corporate Finance has reviewed the recommendations to this report and concurs with the financial implications as set out above. Legal The Council received the required number of signatories for a valid petition. There are no special legal implications for the recommendation to consider the valid petition at a Cabinet Member Petition Hearing. Considering the petition in this formal way is a perfectly legitimate part of a listening exercise; to ascertain the specific actions the decision maker(s) can potentially take with regards to the issues highlighted in the petition, especially where consideration of the factual and engineering issues is still at a formative stage. Should there be a decision that further measures are to be considered, then the relevant statutory provisions will have to be identified and considered at that time. Cabinet Member Petition Hearing – 5 March 2025 Page 6 (Part 1 Public) Comments from other relevant service areas None at this stage. BACKGROUND PAPERS Individual consultation responses TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES Appendix A - Location Plan.