Residents’ anger at parking proposals for Laindon (From Basildon Recorder)
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Residents’ anger at parking proposals for Laindon
12:00pm Tuesday 25th September 2012 in News
By Lauren Hockney
Unhappy residents – Mike Poppy, Gill Blake and Melissa McGeorge
RESIDENTS claim parking rules being drawn up to stop commuters clogging up roads in Langdon Hills are out of date.
For years residents have had their lives blighted by commuters using their roads as car parks to avoid having to use the expensive Laindon station car park.
However, plans to tackle the problem by introducing no parking and residential zones in various roads have been criticised by a residents’ association.
David Burton-Sampson, the group’s chairman, said a “brief consultation” about the changes was carried out by Essex County Council four years ago, but nothing happened due to a lack of funding.
He said: “It might have worked four years ago, but it will make matters worse. Since that consultation, parking rules have changed so commuters are parking in different areas to where they were.
“They are parking along Valence Way and on the bends, which is extremely dangerous.”
Mr Burton-Sampson, who has lived on the estate for nine years, said the association has now launched a consultation.
He claims the association has contacted the county council’s highways department three times in the last two weeks, but so far no one has got in touch.
An Essex County Council spokeswoman said: “Essex County Council is following up on the results of the commuter review and launched a public consultation on September 7 seeking residents’ views on the proposal to introduce a residents’ parking scheme in Langdon Hills, to help alleviate the parking issues being experienced in the locality.
“The scheme includes an extension of the existing residents’ parking scheme, which is currently in place in part of Valence Way.
“We would like to encourage residents to put their views forward. All comments will be considered before any decision is taken on whether to implement the scheme.”
To have your say, e-mail TRO.Comments@essex.gov.uk or write to Essex Highways, 1 Endeavour Drive, Festival Business Park, Basildon , SS14 3WF by September 29.
Comments(12)
crowny
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12:45pm Tue 25 Sep 12
Of course, the simple solution is for there to be free parking available at the station
Nebs
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4:19pm Tue 25 Sep 12
LaindonResident
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4:56pm Tue 25 Sep 12
Nebs wrote:i disagree, Parking restrictions have to be put in place, otherwise it becomes a joke.Residents have a right to complain, the way the parking is in Laindon, you dare not have any visitors to your home in the day, as they cant park anywhere
As long as they park safely in the road then there is no problem. If they park dangerously or cause an obstruction then report them to the police, otherwise they have as much right to park there as anyone else.
LaindonResident
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4:56pm Tue 25 Sep 12
Nebs wrote:i disagree, Parking restrictions have to be put in place, otherwise it becomes a joke.Residents have a right to complain, the way the parking is in Laindon, you dare not have any visitors to your home in the day, as they cant park anywhere
As long as they park safely in the road then there is no problem. If they park dangerously or cause an obstruction then report them to the police, otherwise they have as much right to park there as anyone else.
Eric Whim
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5:19pm Tue 25 Sep 12
Basildon.lad.21
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5:44pm Tue 25 Sep 12
stevejms
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7:44pm Tue 25 Sep 12
a2clan
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3:22pm Wed 26 Sep 12
a2clanisadickhead
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9:47am Thu 27 Sep 12
Hoody81
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2:18pm Thu 27 Sep 12
IamShaw
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4:37pm Wed 10 Oct 12
Basildon.lad.21 wrote:Riding a bicycle isn't the solution. These people don't live 1 mile away, but maybe 4/5/6 miles away. When you say "Everyones a winner", the commuters are already winning... To cycle 6+ miles a day is not winning.
Why cant these stupid lazy office sitting suit wearing commuters walk to the station, or perhaps cycle if they live over a mile away. The station needs to provide good bike locking sheds like the ones at Benfleet. And of course good CCTV to put their minds at ease when they are at work that their bikes are safe. If that was the case, residents are happy because their streets are cleared, and commuters are happy cos their bikes are safe. Everyone is a winner.
Commuters are having a hard enough time having to pay a fortune to use the train, and then to add another £6/day parking is an insult. I assume they pay their taxes, so have a right to park as they please (if not illegally).
Eric Whim says...
12:33pm Tue 25 Sep 12
Not On The Kerbide Outside My House