Agenda item

1.   That Cabinet approves the Council seeking delegated authority from Hertfordshire County Council to make the Traffic Regulation Order noted in 2 below.

2.   That, subject to (1) above, the  making of a Traffic Regulation Order to implement a loading/unloading ban along Waterhouse Street as set out in the draft order at Appendix 1 of the report to Cabinet be approved.

3.   That authority is delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, Planning and Regeneration, to authorise the sealing of the Traffic Regulation Order  following the consultation period and consideration/resolution of any objections received

Decision

1.   That Cabinet approves the Council seeking delegated authority from Hertfordshire County Council to make the Traffic Regulation Order noted in 2 below.

2.   That, subject to (1) above, the  making of a Traffic Regulation Order to implement a loading/unloading ban along Waterhouse Street as set out in the draft order at Appendix 1 of the report to Cabinet be approved.

3.   That authority is delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, Planning and Regeneration, to authorise the sealing of the Traffic Regulation Order  following the consultation period and consideration/resolution of any objections received

Reason for Decision

Hemel Hempstead TownCentreBusInterchange Project;To seek approval for the making of a new Traffic Regulation Order within Waterhouse Street, to enable the further enforcement of parking on double yellow lines in order to protect the works carried out to Waterhouse Street as part of the Bus Interchange project.

Bus Interchange – Traffic Regulation Order

1.     To   approve   the making of a Traffic   Regulation   Order associatedwiththe Bus Interchange project, within Waterhouse Street, Hemel Hempstead.

2.     To seek delegated authority   from Hertfordshire County Council to make a  Traffic  Regulation Order in Waterhouse Street, Hemel Hempstead.

Risk Implications

The area of Waterhouse Street riskassessment is included as part of the PID for Market Square and Bus Station Regeneration Project. 

Equalities Implications

EqualityImpactAssessmentcarriedoutas partofeachdesign processes. 

Health And Safety Implications

The Stage 3 safety audit refers to this TRO parking enforcement option that would protect the area, and HCC confirm that no further safety audit is required to carry out these works

Corporate Objectives

TheHemelHempsteadMasterplansupportstheCouncil’svision and in particularthecorporateobjective of Regeneration.

Monitoring Officer/S.151 Officer Comments

Deputy MonitoringOfficer:

The Council requires delegated authority from Hertfordshire County Council as the relevant Highway Authority before it can exercise delegated powers to make the TRO and this authorisation must be secured before the order is formally advertised.

Regulations made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 set out the rules for formal consultation under the Act and these must be followed to ensure that the process is completed lawfully.

DeputyS.151 Officer

All of the costs associated with the consultation and delivery and enforcement of the Traffic Regulation Order will need to be from within the approved project budgets.

Advice

The Portfolio Holder Planning & Regeneration noted that the bus interchange had now been completed and was working well. The map shown as appendix 1 illustrated where the regulations would be enforced.

The Leader of the Council added that the photos showed some of the issues regarding loading bays.

The Assistant Director (Planning, Development & Regeneration) explained that the time to confirm a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) was dictated by any objections received. It was hoped that this one for Waterhouse Street would be concluded by July/August 2016.

The Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration hoped that any taxi driver issues, relating to the rank and parking, would be resolved.

The Portfolio Holder for Residents & Corporate Services supported the TRO and asked if the consultation had been open to everyone or would specific groups need to be consulted separately, e.g. disabled groups.

The Assistant Director (Planning, Development & Regeneration) noted that there had been wide consultation, and not targeted to specific groups, however they would have been consulted on the original plans.

The Group Manager (Legal Governance) added that there was no requirement to consult disabled groups specifically and the newspaper publication would suffice.

Voting

None.