Agenda, decisions and minutes

Cabinet Committee - Local Issues - Wednesday 31st January 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall, Huddersfield. View directions

Contact: Jodie Harris  Email: jodie.harris@kirklees.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

1.

Membership of the Committee

This is where councillors who are attending as substitutes will say for who they are attending.

Decision:

No apologies were received.

 

Minutes:

No apologies were received.

 

2.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 193 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet Committee – Local Issues held on 29th March 2023 ,  20th October 2023 and the 22 November 2023.

 

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the previous meetings (held on 29th March 2023 ,20th October 2023 and the 22 November 2023) be approved

as a correct record.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the previous meetings (held on 29th March 2023 ,20th October 2023 and the 22 November 2023) be approved

as a correct record.

 

3.

Declaration of Interests pdf icon PDF 17 KB

Members will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have any disclosable pecuniary interests or any other interests, which may prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items.

Decision:

No interests were declared.

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

4.

Admission of the Public

Most agenda items take place in public. This only changes where there is a need to consider exempt information, as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. You will be informed at this point which items are to be recommended for exclusion and to be resolved by the Committee.

Decision:

All agenda items were considered in public session.

 

Minutes:

All agenda items were considered in public session.

 

5.

Deputations/Petitions

The Committee will receive any petitions and/or deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also submit a petition at the meeting relating to a matter on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10, Members of the Public must submit a deputation in writing, at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting and shall subsequently be notified if the deputation shall be heard. A maximum of four deputations shall be heard at any one meeting.

Decision:

The Cabinet Committee received the following deputations:

 

  • Deputation from Mr Ajmal in relation to Item 8 (Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield)
  • Deputation from Mr Ahmed in relation to Item 8 (Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield)

 

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Highways responded to the content of the deputations at the consideration of the relevant agenda item. 

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Committee received the following deputations:

 

  • Deputation from Mr Ajmal in relation to Item 8 (Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield)
  • Deputation from Mr Ahmed in relation to Item 8 (Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield)

 

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Highways responded to the content of the deputations at the consideration of the relevant agenda item. 

 

6.

Public Question Time

To receive any public questions.

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

 

Any questions must be submitted in writing at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting.

Decision:

No public questions were submitted.

 

Minutes:

No public questions were submitted.

 

7.

Member Question Time

To receive questions from Councillors.

Decision:

No Member questions were asked.

 

 

Minutes:

No Member questions were asked.

 

 

8.

Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield pdf icon PDF 513 KB

The Committee will consider objections received for Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield.

 

Contact:

Ken Major - Principal Engineer

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

 

 

RESOLVED: that the objections to Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield be overruled, and that the proposals be implemented as advertised.

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered objections received for Traffic Regulation [No. 16] Order 2023, Proposed prohibition of waiting Blackmoorfoot Road, Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield.

 

The report was presented by Ken Major Principal Engineer who explained that the traffic regulation order was for two separate locations within the Crosland and Netherton ward and were advertised together. Both locations received objections during the advertising period of 4 October 2023 to 1 November 2023.

 

Significant issues regarding access/egress had been raised by a number of businesses on Blackmoorfoot Road. The main issue was that staff/visitors to businesses on the section of Blackmoorfoot Road were parking in a way which impeded access to and egress from the businesses. A scheme was developed to remove parking from these areas of concern and to make sure that other sections of Blackmoorfoot Road were not going to be impacted by displaced parking. The residents of Bulay Road had also had issues with their bins not being emptied due to bin wagons not being able to gain access to Bulay Road and Nelson Street. To improve the possibility large vehicles gaining full access regularly it was proposed to install “no waiting at any time” restrictions on key corners and junctions on Bulay Road, Nelson Street and Springdale Avenue. This would mean that the double yellow lines would free up tight turning areas so that larger vehicles could operate without obstruction.

 

Councillor Jo Lawson added that the problem of poor parking persisted despite other numerous interventions made to try and change parking behaviour.  In addition to the issues of waste collection on Bulay Road, there were concerns with regards to emergency vehicle access. In respect of Blackmoorfoot Road the issue of pavement parking was highlighted on a regular basis by residents. This reduced access for businesses and caused a large stretch of the road to be in-accessible to pedestrians (especially push chair and wheelchair users) raising concerns for their safety. Councillor Lawson further asked the Committee to consider residents needs highlighting support for the TRO as a step forward in relieving the persistent issues residents reported regularly.

 

Councillor Moses Crook highlighted the importance of the scheme in resolving the long-standing and persistent issues reported by residents where numerous attempts had prior been made to change behaviour. In response to concerns raised within the deputations given, it was noted that most of the parking restrictions may mirror existing restrictions due to their proximity to junctions (as listed in the Highway Code) and part of the aim of making the markings more visible was to increase adherence to the restrictions and the TRO did not remove significant legal parking. Councillor Crook also noted that some of the objections stated that parking restrictions were no longer required due to pavement parking, but in response it was highlighted that this was not a solution as this had a impact to pedestrian safety.

 

The Committee further noted that it was important for residents to benefit from regular waste collections as well  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.