On-street charges scrapped
On Monday, Surrey County Council Elmbridge Local Committee – in a widely welcomed move – reversed the unpopular decision to introduce on-street parking charges with parking meters on Weybridge shopping streets. Instead, the current arrangements will remain in place, with limited free waiting of an hour, or in some places just 20 minutes, to ensure a good level of ‘churn’ of spaces for shoppers. This reversal of policy seems a piece of obvious good sense, though it took the overthrow of the Leader of Surrey County Council before it became possible.
Resident permits in Weybridge North?
Plans were also announced for detail changes to restrictions in specific roads across the borough. One major item for Weybridge is the proposal for a new consultation on residents-only parking in Elmgrove Road, Oakdale Road, The Crescent, Dorchester Road, Gascoigne Road, St Albans Avenue. The reason for the proposed resident permit scheme is to improve amenity for residents, by helping them park near their homes. Readers may recall the last consultation was on a far bigger scheme covering much of north Weybridge, which was roundly rejected as failing to meet local needs. Parking problems in the named roads have been an ever increasing issue, and we await publication of details of this more focused local scheme.