Southend-on-Sea - Parking Bay Amendments and Tariff Zone Introductions

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL

THE SOUTHEND BOROUGH COUNCIL

(WAITING, LOADING AND STOPPING AND PARKING PLACES)

(MAP BASED) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2021

THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ORDER THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL

(OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES) (CONSOLIDATION ORDER 202*

THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL (WAITING, LOADING, STOPPING AND PARKING PLACES) (MAP BASED) (VARIOUS AMENDMENTS) AMENDMENT NO. X ORDER 202

THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL (OFF STREET PARKING PLACES) (VARIOUS AMENDMENTS) AMENDMENT NO. X ORDER 202*

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Southend-on-Sea City Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") in exercise of its powers under Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act hereby gives notice of its intention to make the following Orders.

On street:

Southend-on-Sea City Council intend to make the following amendments to on street provisions:

• Replace the Loading Bay and part of the Limited Waiting bays (9am-6pm, 2hrs no return within 4hrs) on Western Esplanade outside The Arches with a Loading only bay, operating 8am-9pm with a maximum stay of 30 minutes and no return within 2 hours;

• Replace part of Limited Waiting parking bays (9am-6pm, 2hrs no return within 4 hours) on Western Esplanade outside The Arches with shared use bays for Payment Parking (Zone 1A, 8am-9pm) and Business Permit Holders Only (8am-9pm);

• Introduce a new "Zone 2A in CP-1" 11am-9pm Tariff Zone to align with the permit zone operational times;

• Introduce a new "Zone 3B in CP" 11am-9pm Tariff Zone to align with the permit zone operational times;

• Introduce a new "Zone 3A in V" 9.30am-4.30pm Tariff Zone to align with the permit zone operational times;

• Introduce a new "Zone 3B in C" 8.30am-6.30pm Tariff Zone, to align with the permit zone operational times;

• Introduce a new "Zone 3A in SH" 9am-9pm Tariff Zone, to align with the permit zone operational times;

• Introduce a new "Zone 2A in M" 9am-6pm (Mon-Sat) and 11am-5pm (Sunday) Tariff Zone, to align with the permit zone operational times;

• Replace the Payment Parking bay (Zone 3A, 8am-6pm) on Rampart Street with shared use bays for Payment Parking (Zone 3A in SH, 9am-9pm) and Resident Permit Holders (Zone SH);

• Convert all existing Business Permit Holder bays and existing shared use bays for Business Permit Holders/Resident Permit Holders into shared use bays for Payment Parking (Zone 3B in C) and Permit Holders (Zone C) on Baxter Avenue, Boston Avenue, Harcourt Avenue, Sweyne Avenue and Wallis Avenue;

• Convert all existing Business Permit Holder bays into shared use bays for Payment Parking (Zone 3A in V) and Permit Holders (Zone V) on Coleman Street, Guildford Road, Milton Street, Prittlewell Street, St Ann’s Road, Sutton Road and Wimborne Road (within Permit Zone V, tariff Zone 3A in V will apply at these locations);

• Convert the following Business Permit Bays into Resident Permit Bays, within Permit Zone H; Colemans Avenue, outside No.77 to No.79 and adjacent to No.220 Prince Avenue Service Road; Northville Drive, outside No.6 to No.8; Queen Anne’s Drive, outside No.9 to No.19 and outside No.19, Richmond Drive, outside No.2, Rochester Drive, adjacent to No.151 Carlton Avenue;

• Replace part of the double yellow lines under the Pier on Western Esplanade with a Loading Only bay, operating 6am-9pm with a maximum stay of 30 minutes and no return within 2 hours;

• Replace part of the double yellow lines under the Pier on Western Esplanade with Business Permit Holders Only bays, operating 8am-9pm;

• Replace the shared use bays for Loading Only 6am-8am/Payment Parking 8am-9pm bay on Western Esplanade with Business Permit Holders Only, operating 8am-9pm; and

• Introduce a No Loading at any time restriction under the Pier on Western Esplanade, for a distance of approximately 10 metres.

Schedule 1

Table 1:

FOR ZONES AND CHARGES PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE (pdf format) SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

Off street:

Southend-on-Sea City Council intend to make the following amendments to off street provisions:

• To amend the operational charge period for Civic Centre East Car Park to Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holidays. Eligible Permit Holders Only Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.

• Revoke Permit (Red), Staff Permit (Orange) and Staff Permit (Blue) as set out in Table 1, Schedule 2.

• Introduce Staff Permit (Priority One), Staff Permit (Priority Two) and Staff Permit (Priority Three) as set out in Table 2, Schedule 2.

• Introduce Electric Vehicle bay parking in Eastwood Boulevard Car Park, Hadleigh Road Car Park, Leigh Hill Car Park, Parget Drive Car Park, Southchurch Park East Car Park and Sutherland Boulevard Car Park; and

• Schedule 1 of the 2022 Order will be replaced by Schedule 3 of this Order. Table 1 in Schedule 2 to this notice sets out permit types and associated information to be removed from Schedule 1 of the 2022 order and Table 2 in Schedule 2 to this notice sets out permit types and associated information to be inserted in to Schedule 1 of the 2022 order.

SCHEDULE 2

Table 1

Remove from Schedule 3 of The 2022 Order (as amended)

FOR PERMIT AND PARKING DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE (pdf format) SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

Civic Underground Car Park Mon–Sun including Bank Holidays

Table 2

Insertion of new entries and charges into Schedule 3 of the 2022 Order

FOR PERMIT AND PARKING DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE (pdf format) SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

The following car parks may be affected by these proposals:

Civic Centre North Car Park, Civic Centre East Car Park, Civic Underground Car Park (Staff Permit Holders only including weekends and bank holidays), University Square Car Park, Eastwood Boulevard Car Park, Hadleigh Road Car Park, Leigh Hill Car Park, Parget Drive Car Park, Southchurch Park East Car Park and Sutherland Boulevard Car Park.

Copies of the Notice of Intent, proposed draft Amendment Orders, the Statement of Reasons for proposing to make the Orders and maps/designs showing the proposals can be inspected:

At the Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER,

Online via our map based Order system, TraffWeb App using the following link: https://southend.traffweb.app, and

Online via the Councils website using the following link https://www.southend.gov.uk/tro

The public consultation period, will be live from 22nd May 2025 until 12th June 2025.

Any persons desiring to make a comment on the proposals, only within the given dates, can do so by:

making a comment on TraffWeb system under ‘Public Consultation’ using the following link, https://southend.traffweb.app/traffweb/2/PublicConsultation, or by emailing traffweb@southend.gov.uk, or stating the grounds thereof in writing addressed to the Traffic Management Team to the address stated above.

Date 22nd May 2025