You may have seen our previous posts on the Surrey Parking Review 2023. The Staines proposal is for resident parking permits having previously been proposed in 2017/18 following a petition from Richmond Road, Eton Court and Augur Close residents, where it was subsequently dropped due to concerns from surrounding residential streets over displacement and added parking pressure. The County Councillor responsible for this Division and these roads is Sinead Mooney.
Consultation runs from 5 Jul – 2 Aug 2024
How could this impact you?
The drawings and written description below can also be found on Surrey County Council’s website – https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/parking/reviews/spelthorne/spelthorne-parking-review-2023
What/Where: Staines Moor Lane to the north of the Meadow Court junction, outside 13 to 20 Meadow Court, introduce a 35m (7 parked car lengths) ‘permit holders H only – Everyday 8am to 6:30pm’ parking bay.
When: Everyday 8am to 6:30pm restriction.
Why: This is in response to requests from some residents for more permit holder space within this existing H permit area. Whilst the initially installed capacity of this H permit area, which includes Victoria Road as well, was deemed to be sufficient in total, it is understood that some permit holders are still struggling to find space, especially Meadow Court residents who are eligible for permits. Meadow Court (which isn’t technically feasible to have permit parking due to its narrow highway widths) has seen more parking pressure within their street because of the displacement parking following the scheme’s installation. After much consideration, an additional permit holder only bay, able to hold 7 parked cars, is deemed to be more than adequate to resolve the issue over lack of space within this permit scheme and will benefit all H permit holders. Any H permit holding resident can still park in any H signed permit bay on Moor Lane or within Victoria Road beyond the H entry sign. Please see drawing number 2023-1.Richmond Road / Eton Court / Augur Close on the public highway extents of Richmond Road, Eton Court and Augur Close, introduce a permit holders only (J identification) Everyday 8am to 6:30pm restriction.
Existing waiting restrictions(yellow lines) will still apply as normal, but it is also proposed to slightly reduce the lengths of existing double yellow lines on Richmond Road by the junction with Laleham Road and outside number 4 Richmond Road. This is to increase capacity for permit holders where it has been deemed possible and necessary due to the location of the required permit entry sign by the junction.
Online feedback form link: https://www.surreysays.co.uk/environment-and-infrastructure/spelthorne-parking-review-2023/
Consultation runs from 5 Jul – 2 Aug 2024
Electric Vehicle Recharging Bay
In addition, it is proposed to formally revoke the ‘electric vehicle recharging bay Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm max stay 4 hours’ outside Crescent Court, Richmond Road from our traffic regulation orders, after this bay was not possible to be installed on the ground due to inadequate footway width and other related construction design issues at this location, along with late additional objections to its installation.
Cost of permits
All resident permits are valid for one year and are issued subject to the following criteria and costs:
- Resident permits cost £84pa for the first permit issued to a household, £104pa for the second permit issued to the same household and £134pa for a third and subsequent permits.
- Resident visitor permits cost £2 for all day permits (with a limit per household of 150 per year) and £1 for 2 hour permits (with a limit of 250 per year).
- Childcare permits cost £104.
- Carers permits and operational permits are issued free of charge.
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/parking/parking-and-permits/parking-permit-schemes
Do I qualify for a residential parking permit under this proposal?
Properties that will be eligible for (J) permits and visitor permits, for use anywhere within the permit area shown on drawing 2023-2 (except on existing waiting restrictions) will be any residential property with a Richmond Road, Richmond Crescent, Eton Court or Augur Close address and the Laleham Road properties located only between the railway bridge and the Richmond Road junction.
Richmond Crescent is a private street, and the permit scheme will not apply here, but residents will be eligible for permits should they require them.
How many permits can I purchase?
The number of permits that can be applied for would be the sum of the number of vehicles belonging to a household, minus the number of off street parking spaces for that property.
Further information on how to apply for a parking permit here: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/parking/parking-and-permits/parking-permit-schemes
The County Councillor responsible for this Division and these roads in the Parking Review 2023 is Sinead Mooney.
