2:17pm Friday 2nd May 2008
Teddington Society's Brian Holder explained why Waldegrave Road should not be in a station area controlled parking zone (CPZ), and how CPZ rules were being used to impose parking restrictions on a new Richmond Housing Partnership development, not to improve the general parking situation.
Park Road is a mirror image of the Waldegrave Road situation. Another Richmond Housing Partnership development is to take place on the derelict site adjacent to the St John Ambulance Hall.
There have been four CPZ consultations and, in all four, Park Road residents have always voted against the introduction of a CPZ, either in part or in all of the road.
In December 2007, the voting was 172 properties consulted, 58 voted (33.7 per cent). "Yes" votes were 22 (12.8 per cent); "no" votes 31 (18 per cent); 114 (66.3 per cent) did not vote or had no preference.
There is a similar situation in Clarence Road, with 87 properties being consulted: 54 voted (62 per cent). "Yes" votes were 16 (18.4 per cent); "no" votes 37 (42.5 per cent); 33 (37.9 per cent) had no opinion or did not vote.
The neighbourhood watch team contacted residents in the 48 properties between Adelaide Road and Queens Road to confirm how many residents did not want a CPZ and how many did.
They also raised a petition: 30 residents opposed to a CPZ signed it; eight who wanted a CPZ did not; four residents abstained; and six residents were away - a "no" majority.
Councillor Martin Seymour, shadow cabinet member for transport, agreed to give the poll to the full council meeting on Tuesday to find out why Park Road has been included in the proposed CPZ when the new CPZ rules require a majority "yes" vote in each road included within a CPZ.
Pieter Morpurgo, Park Road, Teddington
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