More on Loveridge Avenue traffic

John Fareham and John Abbott have further details of the progress of the Loveridge Avenue traffic scheme.

The latest report we have from the officers says that, since the funds are in place as reported in CONTACT! 1920, they plan to advertise the traffic regulation order in the usual way and, once that process is complete and all the comments for or against have been considered, to apply to the magistrates’ court for the “stopping up order” under Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980 and see if they can get one even if there are any objections at the consultation stage. If they can, the dropped kerbs can from that point onwards go ahead.  We have made clear our concern that this does not address the concerns of those who live on the south side, some of whom contend that residents elsewhere with shorter front gardens than theirs have been allowed dropped kerbs, but it may well be that, in the event of comments being submitted against the scheme, the magistrates will not allow it to go ahead. At all events, the officers propose, in effect, to suck it and see.