Borough of Elmbridge - Waiting and Parking Restrictions

THE SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL

Amendments to Waiting and Parking Restrictions In the Borough of Elmbridge

Surrey County Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the following order under Sections 1, 2, 4, 32, 35, 36, 45, 46, 49, 51, and 53 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 the Road Traffic and Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”):-
1. The Surrey County Council (Various Roads in Elmbridge) (Waiting Loading and Unloading Restriction and On-Street Parking Places Orders) (amendment No. 3) Order 202-, which will amend the following Orders:- (1) The Surrey County Council Various Roads in the Borough of Elmbridge (Consolidation and Revocation of Controlled Parking Zones) Order 2021; (2) The Surrey County Council Various Roads in the Borough of Elmbridge (Consolidation and Revocation of Residents’ On-Street Parking Places) Order 2021; (3) The Surrey County Council (Various Roads in Elmbridge) (Revocation and Consolidation of Waiting, Loading and Unloading Prohibition and Restriction) Order 2021; (4) The Surrey County Council (Various Roads in Elmbridge) (Consolidation and Revocation of Free Street Parking Places and Loading Bays) Order 2021; (5) The Surrey County Council (Various Roads in Elmbridge) (Consolidation and Revocation of Free Street Parking Places) (Disabled Persons) Order 2021; (6) The Surrey County Council (Various Roads in the Borough of Elmbridge) (Consolidation and Revocation of Prohibition of Stopping Outside Schools) Order 2021; (7) The Surrey County Council Various Roads in Elmbridge) (Consolidation and Revocation of Prohibition of Waiting of Heavy Commercial Vehicles) Order 2021; (8) The Surrey County Council (Borough of Elmbridge) (Consolidation and Revocation of Solo Motor Cycle Parking Places) Order 2021; and (9) The Surrey County Council Various Roads in the Borough of Elmbridge (Consolidation and Revocation of On-Street Car Club Parking Places) Order 2021; so as to make the following provisions:- (a) Prohibit the waiting by vehicles in certain lengths of the roads specified in the First Schedule to this Notice, during the times and on the days specified in the said Schedule; (b) Provide that the usual exemptions, for loading on and unloading from vehicles, boarding and alighting from vehicles, for works on or adjoining the said lengths of roads, the maintenance of those roads and the services in them and for disabled persons vehicles in accordance with the Blue Badge Scheme, would apply; (c) Revoke such waiting restrictions in certain lengths of the roads specified in the Second Schedule to this Notice, without replacement; (d) Prohibit the waiting by heavy commercial vehicles (over 5 tonnes) in Faulkner’s Road, Hersham, subject to certain exemptions such as for loading and unloading, emergency service vehicles etc. (e) Provide such free on-street parking places in certain lengths of the roads in the Third Schedule to this Notice, to operate on the days and at the times specified therein; (f) Specify that the vehicles which may be left the free on-street parking places shall be passenger vehicles (8 seats or less), motor cycles, invalid carriages and goods vehicles under 5 tonnes; (g) Provide a residents’ only parking place, Monday-Saturday 9am-7pm, in Park Road, Esher, for use by Esher Green Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) permit holders; (h) Provide residents’ only parking places, Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm, in Springfield Meadows, Weybridge, for use by Weybridge CPZ permit holders; (i) Provide shared use parking places MondaySaturday 8am-6pm permit holders (Cobham CPZ) or free parking limited to 2 hours no return 2 hours in Cedar Road, Cobham, and include the property known as “Limes” in the list of those eligible for a resident’s permit in the said CPZ; (j) Include Park Square in the list of roads eligible for permits for the Esher Green CPZ; (k) Vehicles left by specified disabled persons may wait in the on-street parking places specified above, without time limit at any time and certain other vehicles may wait in such parking places in certain circumstances, e.g., to allow persons to load or unload (maximum 20 minutes), emergency vehicles, etc. and outside of the hours of operation indicated any vehicle may be left for any period without time limit; (l) Provide disabled persons’ free on-street parking places operational at any time without time limit in Canada Road, Cobham and Thames Street, Walton-On-Thames: certain other vehicles may wait in the disabled persons’ free onstreet parking places in certain circumstances e. g. to allow persons to board or alight (maximum 2 minutes) to load or unload (maximum 20 minutes), etc.; (m) Revoke a disabled persons’ parking place (without limit) in Bennett Close, Cobham; (n) Introduce car club parking places operating at any time for holders of a car club permit in Thamesmead (CC-304) and Ashley Park Avenue (CC-305), Walton-On-Thames subject to certain exemptions such as emergency service vehicles, but no exemption shall apply to blue badge holders. (o) Extend the existing prohibition of stopping by vehicles, in Portmore Way, Weybridge as indicated by zig-zag markings on site. Exemptions shall apply for any person causing a vehicle to stop in order to avoid an accident, or if required to do so by law, anything done with the permission of a police constable in uniform or in accordance with any sign placed by Surrey Police, or for any vehicle displaying a valid waiver certificate issued by the Council.

2. The East Molesey Controlled Parking Zone will be revoked. This will change the signing of the restrictions on the ground. 
The only changes to the waiting restrictions therein will be; (1) no waiting at any time restrictions will be introduced, in parts of Creek Road, at the accesses to Nos. 3, 25, Creek Cottages and the rear access to 2-6 Bridge Road; Bridge Road, outside the Prince of Wales pub and Ellu Amour Boutique; (2) a free parking place Monday-Sunday 8am-6pm, limited to 30 mins no return within 2 hours in Bridge Road outside Nos. 25/27 will be provided. Exemptions will be as for similar restrictions indicated above.

3. Drafting amendments will be made to the Orders specified herein to allow to remove references to the Borough Council relating to the operation of parking enforcement. 

4. The Council also proposes to make The Surrey County Council (Various Roads in Elmbridge) Electric Vehicle Parking Places Order 202-, under Sections 32, 35 and 36 of the Act, which will introduce such electric vehicle on-street parking places in certain lengths of the roads specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Notice, to be used at the times and on the days specified therein by electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles for the purpose of charging the said vehicle by use of the electric charging post installed in respect of that parking place; Certain other vehicles may wait in such parking places in certain circumstances e.g. to allow persons to board or alight (maximum 2 minutes) to load or unload (maximum 20 minutes), etc. but no exemption shall apply to blue badge holders.

Where a new restriction is imposed in this Notice, any existing restriction on the same length of road will be revoked.

A copy of the proposed Orders, together with plans showing the lengths of roads to which the Orders relate and a Statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing the Orders may be inspected at (a) Surrey Highways, Hazel House, Merrow Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7BQ (by appointment) (b) Elmbridge Borough Council, Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, KT10 9SD, (by appointment), (c) Walton Library, 54 The Heart (off Hepworth Way), Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 1GH, (d) Hersham Library, Molesey Road, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4RF (e) Weybridge Library, Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DE, (f) Molesey Library, The Forum, Walton Road, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 2HZ, (g) Cobham Library, The Cedar Centre, Cedar Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 2AE, and (h) Dittons Library, Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0BS, during normal opening hours. The said plans and Statement of Reasons may also be viewed on our website, at www.surreycc.gov.uk/elmbridgeparking. If you wish to object to, or make representations relating to the proposed Order, you must send the grounds for your objection or representation (including any in support), by (1) using the online form via the webpage quoted above; (2) in writing to Mr D Curl at Hazel House, Merrow Lane, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7BQ; or (3) by email at highways@surreycc.gov.uk by 22 December 2023.

Any reference to a road in this Notice is a reference to part of the road only.

First Schedule – No waiting
At any time – Canada Road, Lockhart Road, Fairacres, Freelands Road, Four Wents, Haleswood, Tartar Road, Tilt Road, 
Cobham, Station Road, Winston Drive, Stoke D’Abernon,St. Mary’s Road, Bell Road, Molesey Park Road, Ember Farm 
Way, Ember Farm Avenue, Esher Road, Hampton Court Avenue, Orchard Lane, Broadfields, East Molesey, Mill Road, Farm 
Road, Douglas Road, Esher, Robinsway, Thistlecroft Road, Hersham Road, Rydens Grove, Faulkner’s Road, Molesey Road, 
Riverside Road, Southdown Road, Hersham, Station Road, Foley Road, Coverts Road, Foxwarren, Claygate, The 
Broadway, Weston Green, Weston Park, Weston Park Close, Station Road, Giggs Hill Road, Watts Road, Portsmouth Road, 
Sugden Road, Rectory Lane, Betts Road, Thames Ditton, Thamesmead, Ambleside Avenue, Langport Court, Cottimore 
Lane, Homefield Road, Oakbank Avenue, Ashley Close, Oakfields, Station Avenue, Kings Close, Walton-On-Thames, Vale 
Road, St. Mary’s Road, Portmore Park Road, Portmore Way, Staniland Drive, Dixon Drive, Thames Street, Grotto Road, 
Elmgrove Road, Springfield Lane, Greenlands Road, Palace Road, Oatlands Avenue, Weybridge, Molesey Road, Hurst 
Road, Beauchamp Road, Ray Road, Priory Lane, Grange Road, Glebelands, Green Lane, West Molesey
Monday-Sunday 8am-6pm – Rectory Lane, Thames Ditton; Ashley Close, Walton-On-Thames
Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm – Springfield Meadows, Weybridge
Second Schedule – Revocation of waiting restrictions

At any time – Speer Road, Thames Ditton
Monday-Saturday 8.30am-6.30pm – Freelands Road, Four Wents, Cobham
Third Schedule – Free On-Street Parking Places
Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm limited to 1 hour no return within 1 hour – Rydens Grove, Molesey Road, Hersham; Dudley Road, Ashley Park Avenue, Hersham Road, High Street, Walton-On-Thames
Fourth Schedule – Electric Vehicle Parking Places
Monday-Sunday 8am-6pm limited to 2 hours – Freelands Road, Cobham; Faulkner’s Road, Hersham; The Broadway, Thames Ditton; Ashley Park Avenue, Ashley Road, Walton-On-Thames; Elmgrove Road, Bridge Road, York Road, Weybridge; Esher Park Avenue, Esher

Dated: 24 November 2023

Lucy Monie – Director – Highways & Transport, Environment, Transport & Infrastructure Enquiries to: Traffic Regulation Orders Team, Hazel House, Merrow Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7BQ, Tel: 0300 200 1003