Pine Grove

THE BOROUGH OF WELWYN HATFIELD (PINE GROVE, BROOKMANS PARK) (RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND PERMIT PARKING ZONES) ORDER 2023

 

THE BOROUGH OF WELWYN HATFIELD (PINE GROVE, BROOKMANS PARK) (PROHIBITION OF STOPPING AND WAITING ON VERGE OR FOOTWAY) ORDER 2023

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (pursuant to arrangement made with Hertfordshire County Council) proposes to make the above Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to introduce restrictions in Pine Grove, Brookmans Park as specified in the Schedules to this Notice.

 

Full details of the proposals can be seen below or upon appointment during reception opening hours at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City from Wednesday 6th September 2023. A copy of the documents can also be sent via post during this period upon request.

                                                                                             

General enquiries relating to the proposals should be referred to Matthew McCann, Parking Services Team Leader, Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6AE. Tel: 01707 357000. Email: parkingservices@welhat.gov.uk

 

Objections to the proposals should be made in writing via post to Geoff Sampson, Council Offices, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6AE OR by email at parkingservices@welhat.gov.uk by Friday 29th September 2023, stating the grounds on which they are made.

 

Proposal Documents:

Pine Grove - letter sent to properties Sept 2023 – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

Pine Grove Public Notice Sept 2023 – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk) Pine Grove -Reference only plan (including existing keep clear markings) – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

 

Pine Grove - Plan for Permits and Yellow Lines – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

Pine Grove TRO (Permits and Yellow Lines) 2023 – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

Pine Grove Statement of Reasons (Permits and Yellow Lines) 2023 – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

 

Pine Grove - Plan for Verge and Footway – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

Pine Grove TRO (Verge and Footway) 2023 – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

Pine Grove Statement of Reasons (Verge and Footway) 2023 – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (welhat.gov.uk)

 

Next steps 

Any objections received in accordance with the public notice will be presented to a future Cabinet Planning and Parking Panel which the public can attend. A decision on the proposals will be considered at
that meeting. The date of the meeting will be advertised on this webpage and all objectors will also be notified in advance

Future updates will be sent to residents by letter and published on this webpage.

 

Consultation responses

If you live in in Pine Grove you were sent a letter in January 2023.

We asked residents and businesses in the road to give us their views about what parking changes they would like to see.

The online survey closed on Sunday 12 March 2023.

 

We received total of 66 responses, however 9 were received from same households and duplicates were removed from data.

This led to a 64.8% response rate:

  • From the 57 property responses to the survey, 54 were supportive of introducing parking restrictions in the road.
  • 34 indicated a preference for a resident permit scheme and 52  indicated restrictions should apply Monday to Friday only. 
  • 15 preferred to run restrictions between 8am -10am and 2pm - 4pm, 17 preferred 9am-5pm, and 11 preferred 8am-8pm.

Permit zones enable enforcement of stationary vehicles which do not have a permit during restricted hours.

They do not prevent vehicles from driving along the road to access properties including the school.

A brief stop on the highway in order to pick up or drop off passengers within a residential permit zone is also permitted for all vehicles, under parking legislation.