victoria road waltham abbey objections and comments...objection to efdc4/resident permit parking...

Victoria Road Waltham Abbey Objections and Comments

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From: XX

Sent: 27 April 2020 07:00

To:

Subject: Fwd: Objection to EFDC4/resident permit parking area vr1/Victoria road Waltham abbey

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From: XX

Date: 27 April 2020 at 06:59:21 BST

To: XX

Subject: Fwd: Objection to EFDC4/resident permit parking area vr1/Victoria road Waltham abbey

Objection to efdc4/resident permit parking area vr1/Victoria road Waltham abbey

We (number XX woollard street Waltham abbey) would like to raise our objections to the proposed

use of restricted parking on the adjacent Victoria street. Our objections are many but in the main

1. we have not been consulted or included in the application prior to the scheme coming into place.

2. We in woollard street are pedestrianised at the behest of the council and do not have a suitable

parking space at the rear of our property. The rear access road to our property is too narrow there is

no turning room and is lined by the bins from greenfield street on one side. 3. There is plenty of

space on Victoria street for residents parking during working days. The “house free” side of Victoria

road opposite the houses on Victoria road abutting woollard street provides essential parking in an

overcrowded situation and still allows the Victoria road residents their allotted space in front of their

residence. We trust you will take our objections into consideration when making your decision.

With many thanks.

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From: XX Sent: 17 April 2020 14:08 To: Parking Subject: Proposed Victoria Road Parking Permit Scheme Hi, I have been given your email address from my contact at Epping Forest District Council as I am now very angry about the proposed Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey, Parking Permit Scheme. I have been in touch with EFDC since October, when I first became aware of it as myself and every neighbour in Woollard Street, I spoke to before the lockdown were totally against this scheme going ahead. I believe the consultation started last Thursday 9th April and will finish on Monday 4th May. Today is the 17th April and having received other post today, there has still been no letter about the

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consultation, which as now been open for 8 days. I enquired whether the consultation could be postponed before it started because of the current situation and not being able to speak to neighbours because of lockdown, to which I was advised was not possible. When were the letters sent out and were they sent to all of Woollard Street residents? If not, please advise which numbers they have been sent to. This is now extremely urgent as there are residents who want to object by post and it is now unlikely, once they have received their letters, they will be able to reply and get the letter returned in time. What can be done about this situation? I am extremely concerned that myself and other residents are not going to be able to object in time. Regards XX

XX

Mon 04/05/2020 13:29 To whom it may concern, I am aware that my objection letter has already been forwarded to the North Essex Parking Partnership but I want to add some concerns to it. Firstly, that 2 of our councillors have very close connections to residents in Victoria Road and therefore a conflict of interest. XX - apparently her personal company secretary is a resident of Victoria Road and XX is also a resident of Victoria Road. Secondly, residents of Victoria Road are telling people that this is a “done deal“ and they are just waiting for the date for it to be implemented. Thirdly, I have heard that apparently a number of residents of Victoria Road that do not have cars, will be applying for those residents who have more than 2 cars, so that these households can get extra permits. I think the selfishness of Victoria Road residents is absolutely outrageous, especially considering their houses are only on one side of the road. They could not care less about the impact that this will have on residents of Woollard Street and neighbouring roads. None of us, apart from Victoria Road residents, have been involved in the application or invited to participate in the consultation. Also, there have not been any notices placed on the lampposts or street signs down Victoria Road and I have photographic evidence of this - which I understand is contrary to legislation. Considering that this consultation has gone ahead during the “lockdown” and the objection process being extremely difficult to locate online, I feel that these obstacles appear to be a suspicious attempt to put off people from making any objections, so that the scheme will just go ahead. I hope you will take note of my comments. Yours faithfully, XX XX Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex. EN9 1HD

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XX XX Woollard Street

Waltham Abbey

EN9 1HD

Waltham Abbey 25th April 2020 Dear Madam/Sir We are residents of Woollard Street since XX and I am a bit upset to see that you are at it again. Here are my objections to this appalling idea for a scheme of residents parking in Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey. In October 2019 I wrote to several people (emails can be shown on request) to do with parking in Epping Coucil and general parking and was told we would be notified with plenty of time to put our concerns to you. Woollard street is a PEDESTRIANISED STREET. 53 of the 56 properties are in this pedestrianised section. Adequate parking has not been provided by the council. Most residents in Woollard street DO NOT HAVE ANY PARKING at the back of their properties. Those that do, have space for one SMALL car only. Where are residents with 2 or more cars meant to park? Are you going to cancel our road tax on our second car ? Or use the huge amount of money we all pay in Council tax to improve our roads, some of which have holes the size of volcano craters? Occasional holes get filled by bunging some tar in them but not solving the overall problem. On one side of Woollard St (south side, odd numbered houses) the service road is far too narrow to manoeuvre most modern vehicles from the service road onto the properties. The “Statement of Reason” given was said to be “To improve the parking provision for residents and their visitors, with spaces often assumed by non-residents associated with the nearby town and local businesses”. Not surprising coming from politicians...A LIE - Mondays to Fridays during business hours, Victoria Road has PLENTY of parking spaces. Victoria Road has 26 houses on it and most of those have NO OTHER HOUSES facing them (east side), the opposite side is taken up by the sides of Woollard Street houses. Elderly family and visiting relatives will have to park 2 streets away and walk to our street to visit Woollard St residents. The western end of Woollard street is not pedestrianised but it has space for ONLY 6-8 cars, competed over by ALL WOOLLARD STREET HOUSES, THE 2 BLOCKS OF FLATS IN SEWARDSTONE STREET, AND OTHER RESIDENTS OF GREENFIELD, AND SEWARDSTONE STREETS. Future plans to convert the garages next to 15 Woollard Street into new flats will add to this problem too. Milton Street is already permit restricted so we can’t park there. We have not been consulted or included in the application or the investigations prior to the Scheme being put to consultation. We were not notified of the start of the consultation period and have only just discovered its end date. NO notices have been put up announcing the scheme and the consultation period in the vicinity of Victoria Road.

Woollard Street house prices will be negatively affected even for those with one car space on their properties. Potential buyers will not consider properties with limited provision for nearby parking. I am sure that with your majestic capability of understanding your citizens needs you will consider our objections with care. Sincerely XX 4

Street name: VICTORIA ROAD

Name: XX

Contact preference: Email

Address: XX woollard st

Postcode: En9 1hb

Phone: XX

Email: XX

Comment type: Object

Comment: I strongly object to this scheme, I live in woollard st, if this was to go ahead the residents

of woollard st would have very little parking and no visitors parking, this scheme is very unfair

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From: XX Sent: 21 April 2020 15:01

To: XX Subject: Proposal for Victoria Park residential parking Get Outlook for iOS Dear XX

I am writing this email by way of voicing my objection to the forthcoming plans proposed regarding Victoria Road to be made residential parking. Bearing in mind the houses requesting this parking are on one side of the road, how is this even possible that the residents of Victoria Road should have sole rights to the parking when we also live on the same road. There are 17 houses in Victoria Road and on one side alone there is enough space for 19 cars so, surely if approval is to be given this should factor into the decision enabling Woollard street to use the other side. We, the residents in Woollard street should have the same consultation and communication as Victoria Road but, yet once again we have not been considered in any of this. As Milton court/ street have also been allocated permit parking if this goes ahead where as a pedestrianised street are we expected to park our vehicles? The way this has been dealt with is absolutely unacceptable with no consideration for us that live in Woollard street. Regards XX

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Name: XX


Address: XX Victoria Road Waltham Abbey Essex

Postcode: en91he

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Phone: XX

Email: XX

Comment type: Agree

Comment: Hi my name is XX I am representing Victoria Road I live at number XX Victoria Road. The

residents of Victoria road have applied for Permit Parking in Victoria Road back in 2018 . I have

attached the letters from residents in Victoria road for representations to

[email protected] and [email protected]. I have been emailing XX also XX . We

have previously submitted our reasons for applying for residents permit parking back in 2018. We

look forward to your reply in due course.

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________________________________________ From: XX Sent: 28 April 2020 18:17 To: Parking Subject: Parking permit I am Resident of XX Woollard Street Waltham abbey En9 1hb I wish to Object for parking permit for Victoria Street Waltham Abbey pls can you forward this pls many thanks XX Sent from my iPhone

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From: XX Sent: 21 April 2020 21:05

To: XX

Subject: Parking restriction consultation for Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey Dear XX and XX

I am a resident at XX Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HD and I am writing in response to concerning proposals to place parking restrictions on Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey which would have a direct impact on me and my family and the residents on Woollard Street. I understand that the consultation is taking place and we have been invited to share our thoughts for consideration on the matter before the consultation period comes to an end. As a resident on this lovely but pedestrian only road; parking is a consistent problem and the majority of residents find themselves either parking on Sewardstone Road or Victoria Road (the roads on either end of Woollard Street) because we simply cannot park on the road itself. Putting parking restrictions on either of these roads would mean parking our cars very far away from our homes which even now does occur at times as spaces are limited. This has an impact on us in many ways. I work XX and find myself at times walking home XX from my car to my home and it can feel unsafe when there is alot of distance between the two. It impacts on the price of our car insurance where it considers how far our cars are parked away from our homes and it affects residents when they try to sell their homes; the car parking issue seems to be a repeated barrier for potential buyers as it is. Placing restrictions would magnify these difficulties further. It would cause a big disturbance to our daily lives and affect our happiness in our residences. I don't know any resident from Woollard Street who parks in the the garages that face the communal bins. It is a very narrow space to manoevre in and the residents bins are all outside those spaces. We cannot put the bins anywhere else and to be forced to use those spaces would be unreasonable. I for one have damp in my garage and feel my car may be at risk if i was forced to park it inside. I am also not the most confident driver and i have the school run to do each morning; it would take an incredible amount of time and stress to manoevre myself out of my garage each morning in that very small and narrow space, it would actually be really distressing. My garage door also doesn't enable locking from the outside; it is a manual garage lock that only works form the inside. This would invite expenses to change all of these things and to accommodate a potentially nightmare parking situation for us all on top of that is not okay at all. I would like to express my protest at the decision to place parking restrictions on Victoria road and any surrounding road to Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey and hope my views and my neighbours' views are valued and taken into

consideration. We are not fortunate to have an easy time of it with parking spaces because of the nature of our road as beautiful as it is that it is pedestrian only. Allowances must be made for us to accommodate the restrictions we already have because we cannot park on our road at all. Please don't make the decision to allow restrictions that would really have an impact on us all both on an every day level and a much wider level (financially, emotionally, safety) as identified above, Kind Regards XX XX Woollard Street Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1HD

XX

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey

Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone:XX

Email: XX


Comment: As a resident of Woollard Street, EN9 1HD, I strongly object to the introduction of the

parking restrictions. We do not have an other option to park as the street we live on is

pedestrianised. Our garages are accessible but there is not enough space to turn in the alley due to

the bins to the rear of Greenfield Street. As a result, there isn't the option to park in our garages.

There are not enough spaces for the residents on the part of Woollard street that is not

pedestrianised. As XX, it would be a hazard to park quite far away from our residence. I desperately

hope you will re-assess the situation and potentially consider giving Woollard Street residents the

option to apply for the permit so that we can still use victoria road. We rarely get visitors so I am not

too concerned if it is strictly for Victoria road and Woollard street residents only. And with that,

there should be enough spaces for us all to park safely.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: As a resident of Woollard Street, EN9 1HD, I strongly object to the introduction of the

parking restrictions. We do not have an other option to park as the street we live on is

pedestrianised. Our garages are accessible but there is not enough space to turn in the alley due to

the bins to the rear of Greenfield Street. As a result, there isn't the option to park in our garages.

There are not enough spaces for the residents on the part of Woollard street that is not

pedestrianised. I desperately hope you will re-assess the situation and potentially consider giving

Woollard Street residents the option to apply for the permit so that we can still use victoria road. We

rarely get visitors so I am not too concerned if it is strictly for Victoria road and Woollard street

residents only. And with that, there should be enough spaces for us all to park safely.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard Street

Postcode: EN91HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object to this unless Woollard street residents are provided with permits also. Woollard

street has no public parking areas and one side of victoria road is faced by woollard street property.

Restricting woollard street residents would be unfair and unjust.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield St

Postcode: EN91HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: This will place a massive strain on local residents especially those on pedestrianised

Woollard Street.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield Street

Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone:XX

Email: XX


Comment: Parking is already a problem on our street and permits on Victoria Road will make it even

worse.

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Name: XX

Contact preference: Phone


Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the parking permits as this will have a knock on effect for parking in Greenfield

Street & the surrounding area. Parking is difficult enough in Greenfield Street as most families have

more than two cars & other streets already park on Greenfield Street. If the residents of Victoria

road only get two permits per a household but have more than two cars they will be parking in

Greenfield Street or sewardstone Street. Also woollard Street residents do not have street parking as

it is a pedestrianised Street. So where are they suppose to park?

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Name: XX



Postcode: En91hj

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Residents on Victoria road will not buy permits for all their cars and park down greenfield

street which is already over crowded. Iâ€™d also like to see your suggestions of where residents of

Woodard street will park. That road is pedestrianised so they donâ€™t have the option of parking

outside there houses. Geeenfield street is empty between 9-4 every weekday after 5pm weekdays

and weekends parking is impossible so where do you want us to park when Victoria road residents

take our spaces!!! Just a money making scheme that will help maybe 4 properties but inconvenience

at least 4 roads doing so.

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Name: XX

Contact preference: No preference

Address: XX Greenfield Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object to this permit parking application. With parking already difficult as it is it will have

a detrimental impact on the surrounding roads with cars overflowing from Woollard Street (which is

pedestrianised) and Victoria road.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield street, Waltham Abbey

Postcode: EN91HL

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I live on Greenfield Street, I am sure this will further negatively impact on the availability

of parking on my road. We have X cars in my household of X and are already forced to park on

neighbouring roads approximately 50% of the time due to our working hours and the time we get

home. This will only make our situation worse as residents on Victoria Rd will now be parking on my

road due to permit restrictions

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treet name: VICTORIA ROAD

Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield street, Waltham abbey

Postcode: En91hl

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object

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Name: XX


Address: XX greenfield street

Postcode: en9 1hl

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the parking for residents only on Victoria road Waltham abbey. This will impact

heavily on parking on surrounding roads. We struggle now to park on Greenfield street, not only is it

Greenfield street residents parking here but we also have people parking here from surrounding

roads already. Also, residents on the right hand side of Greenfield street have previously been

rejected by the council to be able to park their vehicles at the rear of their properties , only allowing

residents from Woollard street to use the service road. I believe that many residents of Victoria road

have 3 or more vehicles on their address at present so really not fair to residents that live in

surrounding roads at all.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield St

Postcode: EN91HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: This will cause major disruption in an area already overcrowded with cars

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Name: XX


Address: XXWoollard street, Waltham Abbey

Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: As a resident of Woollard street for XX years now, I have seen the parking situation get

drastically worse over that time. People who work in Waltham Abbey often use the nearby roads to

park free while the residents cannot find anywhere on returning home. As a working mother of a

three year old ,I've often had to park a distance away while holding shopping, work things and a

tired toddler; which I'm sure you'll appreciate is no easy task. If the parking permit scheme goes

ahead in Victoria Road, it will only make it so much more difficult for the residents of Woollard

street,all fighting for a few remaining parking spaces. People will then park in the surrounding roads

which will just increase the problem and cause bad feeling with the residents. I implore you to see

common sense and prevent this scheme from becoming a reality.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object in the strongest possible terms to this proposed scheme. The parking situation is

already critical in the area and we struggle to find a spot after 17:30 all evenings (we only have one

car). This scheme WILL make things far far worse! We do need a some extra parking provisions made

available and this requires some smart thinking. E.G. The flats around Wollard St, Greenfield St &

Stewardstone Street have quite a bit of green space in front of them. Why can't they be turned into

parking bays? We need to take all residents parking requirements into consideration and not just for

the few who live on Vicroria Road. i.e Milton Street & Cleall Ave have also had new parking

restrictions implimented. Also, new flats re cently commissioned on King George's Rd have also

added to the problem. May I also suggest a new parking scheme be made available to Greenfield

Street residents, so they are not impacted by the Victoria Road residents parking overflowing to

Greenfield St.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I strongly object with the permit scheme on Victoria Road. Greenfield street is a

nightmare for parking as it is and this will make it even worse. Milton street has gone permit only

and the residents use Greenfield street for their additional cars which is very unfair.

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Name: XX


Address: 63 Sewardstone Street

Postcode: EN9 1hz

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Residents of Victoria road already park down my road sewardstone street and object to

non residents of our road parking here because they do not want to pay for it.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Sewardstone Street

Postcode: EN9 1hz

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Our road is already dangerously congested and dangerously parked due to parking

restrictions already in the area. Bare in mind Sewardstone Street is used for parking for the high

street of Victoria road is residential then all the roads should be

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Parking problems in the area are bad enough without adding further restrictions.

Residents in Woollard Street have very restricted parking as it is a pedestrianised Street and the

majority of houses do not have anywhere to park due to the narrow service road on one side of the

street. Furthermore new flats are proposed to be built on the garages at the end of Woollard Street

and the proposed parking provision for these flats in the plans was woefully inadequate. There have

been no notices in the local area or wider public consultation about this proposal. This will create

further problems of residents not having anywhere to park and causing them to park inconsiderately

blocking the current service road access which is already congested with parked cars. At the very

least Woollard Street residents should have a right to apply for a parking permit for them and their

visitors should this scheme get the go ahead. It seems that no consideration has been given to the

local residents other than those who actually live in Victoria Road which is very unreasonable given

the current parking difficulties in the surrounding area.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN91HJ

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: This will not solve any parking issues and make parking in Greenfield Street more difficult

than it already is seeing as the residents of both Woolard Street (Pedestrianized) and Victoria Road

both use Greenfield Street to park on. one already has five vehicles parked in Greenfield Street.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN91HJ

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: This will cause further parking issues in Greenfield street with the residents of both

Wollard Street and Victoria Road using it for their overflow parking.

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Name: XX

Contact preference: No Contact

Address: XX Greenfield Streed

Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Will push the parking problem onto the other streets, of which already has problematic

parking.

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Name: XX

Contact preference: Post

Address: XX, Woollard Street. Waltham Abbey.

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: First of all itâ€™s a little short notice. Where do residents of Woollard Street park? Many

at that end have no parking at the rear of there property.Also we have a number of flats going up

next to 15 Woollard Street which is only going to add to the problem ,and will affect property prices

for us all. The service road on the south side of Woollard Street is not fit for purpose as it is. There

for I think a new solution should be put forward and withdraw the Victoria Road Parking Permit

Scheme.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Sewardstone street Waltham Abbey

Postcode: En9 1hz

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: If this goes ahead it will Cause so many problems for the other streets. Parking is a

nightmare in the area as it is. The local shop works fill the streets with there cars as it is by 9.00 in

the morning. Cars are parked on the pavements as it is making hard for people in wheelchairs and

those with prams to pass they have to go into the road. My neighbour XX but the had no where to

park so they had to block the road. The local fire engine has to use the roads this will make it in

possible to get through. Most occupants in Victoria Road have 3 vehicles (two cars and work vans) as

they are only allowed two space this means there other vehicle will be parked in the near by streets.

You need to make Sewardstone street Greenfield street also permit parking. Also there are two car

parks in the Abbey that are hardly used. So give anyone who works in the local shop free parking in

the car park.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Brooker Road

Postcode: EN9 1HY

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: To do this will only make it harder for householders of adjoining streets to park outside

there own houses.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HZ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the proposed scheme. It is hard enough for residents in this area to find

parking, and has become even more so since the resident parking restrictions introduced to Milton

Street last year. I have just 1 car as do most of the residents of Sewardstone Street, but despite that I

frequently have to park a 10 min walk away, when returning from XX. Not much fun in the winter

dark and cold. It is, in my opinion, unreasonable to expect Sewardstone Street and the surrounding

area to absorb incidental parking from the town centre (especially on market days), people waiting

to pick up from the territorial cadet club and veterans centre (often for over 30 min) between 19.00

- 22.00, as well as cope with i ncreasing restrictions. We all live here so lets have some equity, or

perhaps ctreate a resident parking area on the council depot at the end of Orchard Street where we

can then all be allocated a space making room for second/third cars and people choosing not to use

the Quaker Lane car parking facilities. At least that way I would know I could park and not spend 20 -

30 min on occasion finding a space somewhere before walking home Please consider all of us not

just the few. Thank you XX

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Name:XX


Address:XX Sewardstone Street

Postcode: EN9 1HZ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: This scheme is ill advised and self seeking and will impact not only on Victoria Road but

on other neighbouring roads and street. I have not been sent and have not seen any notice of this

intended plan nor have I been invited to participate in the consultation. This is contrary to the

legislation. Clearly this means that the consultation process is flawed from the outset. I have no idea

of the hours of operation of the scheme - such information is necessary if an informed response is to

be made. I would also question the timing of any consultation coming as it does in the middle of the

"lockdown" which will have serious implications for people to get together to plan any campaign

against the proposal. This appears to be a grossly cynical attempt to distort the democratic process.

Anyone supporting it should look to their conscience.

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Regarding Scheme: EFDC4


Name: XX


Address: XX Sewardstone Street, Waltham Abbey

Postcode: EN9 1HZ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: This would have massive negative indications for the rest of the roads! I strongly object!

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: Good Afternoon, At the present moment it is near on impossible to find parking for

Woollard Street residents let alone any visitors so therefore feel it would have a very negative

impact on the surronding neighbours. The current situation as it is has already left my car being

scratched by a van and left un reported because of the way peope are trying to cram park. This will

get worse if more parking is taken away. The garages are now not in use so everyone who had one

of those needs to park as well as everyone who didn't have one. We also have to contend with local

businesses parking around here.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard Street,

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: To whom it may concern, I am a resident of Woollard Street; I live in the corner end

terrace which is side-on to Victoria Road. I am writing to oppose the CPZ IN THE STRONGEST

POSSIBLE TERMS because Woollard Street and Greenfield Street both link to Victoria Road and

neither of these streets has adequate parking in the first place. As you know, Woollard Street is

pedestrianised and cannot accommodate any parking at all. There are just six properties on the

evens-side of Woollard Street which can accommodate just six single vehicle parking spaces directly

behind the properties; this is however, off street on Victoria Road. Some residents of Woollard

Street are fortunate enough to have a garage, but again, this is on th e evens-side. All in all, many

residents of Woollard Street rely on parking in Victoria Road â€“ a natural choice as this is the ONLY

available place to park close to home. The garages at the top end of Woollard Street, as it meets

Sewardstone Street, have been closed due to a proposed new development, pushing car owners of

Woollard Street and Greenfield Street to either park further away from home or to attempt to park

on Victoria Road. Enforcing a parking ban for all vehicles EXCEPT residents of Victoria Road will mean

that many locals will not be able to park ANYWHERE NEAR their homes, as they do now.

Furthermore, it means that family and friends visiting residents in Woollard Street will have nowhere

to park at all. For visitors who have difficulty with mobility, but who do not have a disabled badge,

this will have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing of all concerned. It is unclear from the

proposals whether the CPZ will be 24 ho urs Sunday to Sunday or if there is any room for leniency.

The scheme may work if hours are imposed to discourage day time parking during the working day,

such as CPZ schemes where parking is restricted between the hours of midday and 2pm Monday to

Friday. This would be more acceptable to the residents of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street.

What is also unclear, is where the council expects car owning residents of Woollard Street and

Greenfield Street to park should the ban come into being? Surely it is the responsibility of the

council to consider the safety of ALL its residents? Forcing people to park far from their homes

presents all sorts of potential problems with safety, especially at night time or when it gets dark

early in the winter, walking great distances from a parking space to home opens us all up to

muggings and similar attacks. These have been on the increase in this exact neighbourhood. I would

like you to consider my opposition to the Victoria Road parking scheme with great seriousness.

Tue 28/04/2020 16:23

To whom it may concern, I am a resident of Woollard Street; I live in the corner end terrace which is side-on to Victoria Road. I am writing to oppose the CPZ IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS because Woollard Street and Greenfield Street both link to Victoria Road and neither of these streets has adequate parking in the first place. As you know, Woollard Street is pedestrianised and cannot accommodate any parking at all. There are just six properties on the evens-side of Woollard Street which can accommodate just six single vehicle parking spaces directly behind the properties; this is however, off street on Victoria Road. Some residents of Woollard Street are fortunate enough to have a garage, but again, this is on the evens-side. All in all, many residents of Woollard Street rely on parking in Victoria Road – a natural choice as this is the ONLY available place to park close to home. The garages at the top end of Woollard Street, as it meets Sewardstone Street, have been closed due to a proposed new development, pushing car owners of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street to either park further away from home or to attempt to park on Victoria Road. Enforcing a parking ban for all vehicles EXCEPT residents of Victoria Road will mean that many locals will not be able to park ANYWHERE NEAR their homes, as they do now. Furthermore, it means that family and friends visiting residents in Woollard Street will have nowhere to park at all. For visitors who have difficulty with mobility, but who do not have a disabled badge, this will have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing of all concerned. It is unclear from the proposals whether the CPZ will be 24 hours Sunday to Sunday or if there is any room for leniency. The scheme may work if hours are imposed to discourage day time parking during the working day, such as CPZ schemes where parking is restricted between the hours of midday and 2pm Monday to Friday. This would be more acceptable to the residents of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street. What is also unclear, is where the council expects car owning residents of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street to park should the ban come into being? Surely it is the responsibility of the council to consider the safety of ALL its residents? Forcing people to park far from their homes presents all sorts of potential problems with safety, especially at night time or when it gets dark early in the winter, walking great distances from a parking space to home opens us all up to muggings and similar attacks. These have been on the increase in this exact neighbourhood. I would like you to consider my opposition to the Victoria Road parking scheme with great seriousness and I thank you for your attention to this matter. Yours faithfully XX

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Name: XX


Address: XX Brooker Road

Postcode: EN9 1hy

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I feel that by introducing a parking permit scheme will force cars onto surrounding

streets. I live in brooker road and we already have problems with cars parking on surrounding streets

due to the industrial estate being filled up with more and more units with no consideration for

parking. Forcing people on the industrial estate to walk in the road. So I therefore object to the

proposed permit scheme

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Hi I object to the introduction of resident parking permit area VR1 on Victoria Road

because in isolation it will have a detrimental impact on neighbouring roads, in particular Woollard

Street. A resident parking permit area has already been implemented covering Milton Street and

Milton Court, west of Victoroa Road, and this has resulted in increased pressure for parking on the

unpedestrianised section of Woollard Street including from those visiting the town centre. Woollard

Street is closer to the town centre / market square than Victoria Road, so if a residents parking

permit area is introduced on Victoria Road it should at least also include the unpedestrianised

section of Woollard Street and ideally be within the same zone a s Milton Street/Milton Court. A

larger parking permit area as described above would discourage visitors to the town centre from

parking their vehicles in this residential area and by extension encourage greater use of the

designated town centre car parks accessed from Quaker Lane. I believe a public consultation should

be held on a resident permit parking area covering a larger area. Thank you.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex.

Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the Victoria Road permit parking scheme as Woollard Street is a pedestrianised

street and there is already a lack of parking for residents and visitors. Future plans for the garages

next to 15 Woollard Street, to build flats, will add more cars trying to find a parking space. The

proposed scheme will push the parking problems onto other nearby roads. My family will not be

able to park when they visit me.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I strongly object to the Victoria Road residents permit parking as already there is

inadequate parking for the residents of Woollard Street. Those residents that are able to park in

their garden, there is only room for one small car, and the service road is narrow so where are the

people going to park if they have more than one car or their car is too large for the space or they

havenâ€™t got room to turn onto their property? Also, Victoria Road only has houses on one side of

the road, the other side goes along the side of Woollard Street houses. There will also be nowhere

for visitors to park. My family already has to park a few roads away because of lack of parking and

the situation will only get worse XX; The parking has also become much worse since Milton Street

and Milton Court became resident permit parking areas.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex.

Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the proposed residents permit parking scheme in Victoria Road as there are

already parking problems in Greenfield Street, which were made worse by the permit parking

scheme in Milton Street and Milton Court as people cannot park there anymore. This has pushed the

problem to Greenfield Street. Woollard Street is pedestrianised, so where are all their cars going to

park? Even if some of them park on their property, there is not enough space for more than one car,

so those with more than one car would then look to park on Greenfield Street. Also those with more

than two cars on Victoria Road would come to park here too, as they can only get two permits per

household. I have a garage but already people o ften park across my driveway due to lack of parking,

so that causes problems and I can see it getting much worse if the scheme goes ahead.

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Name: XX


Address: Woolland Street

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I am writing this email by way of voicing my objection to the forthcoming plans proposed

regarding Victoria Road to be made residential parking. Bearing in mind the houses requesting this

parking are on one side of the road, how is this even possible that the residents of Victoria Road

should have sole rights to the parking when we also live on the same road. There are 17 houses in

Victoria Road and on one side alone there is enough space for 19 cars so, surely if approval is to be

given this should factor into the decision enabling Woollard street to use the other side. We, the

residents in Woollard street should have the same consultation and communication as Victoria Road

but, yet once again we have not been considered in any of this. As Milton court/ street have also

been allocated permit parking if this goes ahead where as a pedestrianised street are we expected

to park our vehicles? The way this has been dealt with is absolutely unacceptable with no

consideration for us that live in Woollard street.

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Name: XX


Address: Greenfield Street

Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I have raised my objection online to the proposed Resident Parking Area in Victoria Rd in

Waltham Abbey. I am also writing to you to object to this. It will have a great (negative) impact on

the parking in Greenfield St. When the parking permit scheme was introduced in Milton Street it

reduced parking availability and this proposal will worsen it again. I also wish to raise the fact that I

only heard about this proposal from a neighbour. I havenâ€™t seen anything in the post from the

council and due to the Covid-19 lockdown this greatly reduces the chance of local residents seeing

any planning notices that are normally pinned to lampposts. Some people havenâ€™t even been out

of their houses at all since mid-March. This is ve ry poor consultation and not democratic.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I am writing to object in the strongest terms to the proposed permit only parking scheme

for Victoria Road Waltham Abbey. I am a resident of Woollard Street, which is an adjoining street

and is pedestrianised. Most residents in Woollard Street do not have parking at the rear of their

property and rely on parking in the neighbouring streets. Parking restrictions recently introduced in

neighbouring Milton Street have already put increased pressure on local parking. Another important

consideration is that XX. They have mobility issues and if they are required to park a few streets

away, they will no longer be able to do this. Local resident s were not notified of the start of the

consultation period and have only just discovered its end date. No notices have been put up

announcing the scheme and the consultation period in the vicinity of Victoria Road.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: Hi. I am writing to oppose the Parking Permit Scheme that is being proposed for Victoria

Road In Waltham Abbey EN9. Weâ€™ve had a similar scheme set up in Milton Street and it has been

a huge problem As itâ€™s 24 hours a day. As a local resident the pressure of parking has increased a

lot and speaking to other residents and shopkeepers it has had an effect on them also. Please

consider the locals here and the feeling here and even please come and visit. There is a huge

discontent over this issue. Hopefully hear from you soon on the issue.

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Name: XX


Address: Woollard Street

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: As a resident of Woollard Street, we are writing to strongly object the introduction of

parking permits for Victoria Road residents. Our street was pedestrianised in the 80s and therefore

left us without parking spaces. We can access our garages but our car does not fit into the garage as

there is not enough space in the alleyway. The alley is also the rear access for the residents of

Greenfield St and therefore lined with their bins. This means, we currently park on Victoria road. I

would ask you to strongly consider, if permits are to be introduced, that they include our side of

Woollard Street. I believe the opposite side of Woollard Street have ample space to utilise their

garages. I have counted how many houses Victoria ro ad and Woollard street are and there is

enough space to include all the cars of those residents. Perhaps by making it permit only, there will

be less usage of the street for visitors or indeed people who park here during working hours so they

don't have to pay for parking in the centre of Waltham Abbey. It is interesting to see how during this

lockdown period when everyone is at home and all residents have parked on Victoria Road, there is

lots of space. I therefore do not believe the fact that Victoria road residents can not park in their

own street, is not due to Woollard Street residents taking them all up! I sincerely hope you consider

these. We are XX. The prospect that we would have to park very far away XX, is quite hazardous and

frustrating. Also, lets consider the housing market and how it would be difficult to sell on a home if it

currently does not have somewhere to par k it's car. We pay the same amount for council tax, car

tax etc than every single resident on Victoria Road so why should they receive special parking

facilities?

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard street

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: These restrictions would cause unnecessary chaos and is simply a money making scheme

for the council

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard street

Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: Woollard street is pedestrianised and 53 of the 56 properties are in this pedestrianised

section. Adequate parking has not been provided by the council. We used to rent a garage in

Woollard street but in June 2019 the council ended our tenancy saying there are plans to build

there. Since then we have a daily struggle to find parking when we get home from work. We are a

ONE CAR household and struggle to park near our property. The south side of Woollard street (odd

numbered houses) has a NARROW service road which does not have enough space to turn into the

back of the properties. So parking on your own property is also not an option. The "statement of

reason" given was said to be "To improve the parking p rovision for residents and thier visitors, with

spaces often assumed by non-residents associated with the nearby town and local business." This is

simply NOT true. Monday to Friday 8am -4pm there are hardly any vehicles parked along Victoria

Road. Victoria Road has 26 houses on it and most of those have NO OTHER HOUSES facing them.

Milton street is already permit restricted so we can't park there either. We have not been consulted

or included in the application or the investigations prior to the Scheme being put to consultation.

We were not notified of the start of the consultation period and have only just discovered its end

date. NO notices have been put up announcing the scheme and the consultation period in the

vicinity of Victoria road. Woollard street house prices will be negatively affected even for those with

one car space on their properties. This cannot go ahead, it is ridiculous. Where are Woollard street

residents expected to park?

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: The residents of Woollard Street have not been consulted on the parking permit scheme.

The parking for Woolllard street is appalling as it is a pedestrianised street and the only parking for

residents is a small parking space at the back of their property. For the residents of the south side of

the street (odd numbers) the service road at the back of their houses is to narrow for larger vehicles.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Greenfield Street Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1HL

Postcode: EN9 1HL

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I to this object parking in the area is very poor and this will only make matters worst

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HL

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I live on Greenfield Street Waltham abbey and I have a XX, I have already have

inconsiderate people parking over the left side of my drive which may not seem too bad but it is a

one-way road and I have to turn left to get off my drive which can prove troublesome. Sometimes

people park completely across my driveway co completely blocking my car in. I do have a garage at

the back of my house but as that road is jam packed with vehicles for the residents of the flats i can't

even use my garage. Greenfield Street is jam packed with vehicles already with people parking

across my driveway so If this goes ahead in Victoria street people will be desperate enough to park o

the band's of the road which I have seen already w hich would definitely make it impossible for fire

engines to pass risking lives. Greenfield Street itself already has parking problems as it is so if this

goes ahead in Victoria road what are you going to do to help the existing parking problems in

Greenfield Street. Will you reduce our council tax if we are unable to use our own driveways due to

selfish inconsiderate people?

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I completely object very strongly with the application for permits on Victoria Road. When

I return from work XX there is almost no chance of getting a parking space in Greenfield street as it

is. The permits will force Woolard street residents and third cars from Victoria street to park in

Greenfield street which is not right. There has been a big rise in vehicle theft and tool theft from

vans over the last couple of months and it is not fair that every morning you are expecting damage

to your own vehicle where you cant park in your own street or hear your alarm if a break in

happened.

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Name: XX

Contact preference: No Contact


Postcode: EN9 1HA

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: This parking would cause an absolute nightmare to the surrounding streets, it is

unnecessary.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1hj

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: To permit parking in Victoria road the parking is bad enough in greenfield street without

the over spill from Victoria road if this goes a head

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: With already very limited parking available making Victoria Road permit only will simply

make parking more difficult for the surrounding roads, and it is already very difficult for residents

and their visitors to park on a daily basis. I am sure that the perceived frustration that residents of

Victoria Road feel with regards to access to parking is already mirrored by residents of the

surrounding roads who experience the same issues, and with nearby Woollard Street being a

pedestrianised road, this puts even more pressure on the surrounding roads for their visitors. Do the

benefits outweigh the negatives. I would argue not. The local parking situation needs wider

attention than just th e one road.

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Name: XX


Address: XX woollard street

Postcode: en9 1hb

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the proposed parking permit for Victoria rd, in Waltham Abbey

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Name: XX


Address: XX King George Road

Postcode: EN9 1HG

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I am a resident of King George Road and I am objecting to the application for the

following reasons: King George Road already suffers with over subscribed parking. As King George

Road (KGR) is positioned before the Victoria Road / Greenfield Street one way roads some of their

residents park in KGR so they can access Sewardstone Road directly and not have to drive around

the one way system. Therefore depleting the available parking spaces for residents of KGR. I know

families that live in Victoria road that have more vehicles than the scheme permits. I would suggest

that they would be forced to park elsewhere and KGR would be most convenient because of the

point above. This would compound the pressure on the current available parking. KGR is a short road

that affords access and egress for both the Ambulance an Fire Stations. This access is at times

compromised by various types of vehicles (including pony and traps) that visit the Public house and

the sea food stall at the junction with Sewardstone Road. From Thursday through to Sunday visitors

park their vehicles without due regard to parking regulations or without any thought for the

emergency service vehicles. With any available spaces taken up by the overspill parkers from

Victoria Road and Woollard Street the transient parkers visiting the business may have to take more

parking liberties causing obstructions and dangerous situations. Not all of the properties in KGR are

occupied and the burden on parking is difficult with demand currently outstripping supply. Add to

this additional vehicle movements and increased demand for parking and it will exasperate what is

currently just functioning. It is my opinion that Residents parking schemes do not solve any parking

issues. They are only successful in moving the problem to another area. There is no railway station,

town centre access, school or supermarket that puts additional pressure on the available parking in

Victoria Road. It is the amount of residents there and in the pedestrianised Woollard Street and their

vehicles that is the issue. I think it is unfair that the residents of KGR will become victims of

oversubscribed vehicle ownership by residents in neighbouring streets/ roads.

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Name: XX


Address: XX King George Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Postcode: EN9 1HG

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the residents parking application as it would make parking near my house

much more difficult. This is because of the displaced vehicles from Victoria Road having to find

parking near by i.e. in King George Road. There are XX outside my house and parking close to it is

important to me as XX. I accept the current situation with the parking. But I must fiercely object to

the scheme as it would affect the availability of XX and from the car with more cars competing for

the few spaces on King George Road. If the scheme is granted it will make parking difficult to come

by and impact on XX. This would be fine for the residents of Victoria Road but create a problem in

King George Road.

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Name: XX


Address: XX King George Road Waltham Abbey Essex

Postcode: EN9 1HG

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I am not in favour of this application. I am XX. Getting parked at the moment is a bit

difficult sometimes I have to XX and then find a space rather than make trips from wherever i

manage to find a space. I already compete with people from Harveyfields, Greenfield Street and

Victoria Road for parking as they don't want to park past the one way section. Parking near my

house is important to me as XX. I and neighbouring properties XX. Not being able to park in the

vicinity of my house or even in my road because of cars from surrounding roads taking up the spaces

because they are unable to park in Victoria Road is not fair. It is just passing the problem on to

another road and it is already hard to get parked in. This problem was made worse when the council

demolished the garages and put up more flats.

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Name: XX



Postcode: en91hj

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I object the parking permits due to the lack of parking in this area . As a Greenfield street

resident we already have major problems.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Thornhill

Postcode: XX

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment:XX lives in Woollard St adjacent to Victoria road and XX . I frequently have to park in

Victoria Road as other cars block access to her car port. XX brought this to the attention of the

appropriate people XX being one and nothing has been done to stop this. I am concerned that I will

not be able to XX. Victoria Road only has houses on one side of the road so the Woollard St side of

the road should NOT be permit parking for Victoria Road houses. At least allow Woollard St houses

to purchase a permit as this will still prevent commuters from using this road for work.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I am a resident of Woollard Street and would like to object to this as I feel it is grossly

unfair. Woollard Street is a pedestrianised street that was made this way by Epping forest council in

the late 1980â€™s. (Woollard Street is a very narrow street where cars used to park on one side only

so that cars could get down the other side ) From what I was told by the people we bought our

house from (XX) some residents sold a piece of the their land to the council so the council could

build an access road (at the back of the south facing side ) and then residents could use the money

to build a parking space accessed via this road. Not everybody did so not all residents have a space.

In the last 30 years itâ€™s become more common for families to have more than one car as many

residents have brought up families here and sons and daughters start to drive and live at home

longer. XX . Also, where are visiting friends and family supposed to park? XX. Milton street at the

other end of Woollard street is residents only so if this goes ahead where will everybody park? I have

also been told that some residents of Milton Street who do not wish to purchase a second permit

since it became residents only have also taken to parking in Victoria Road. On top of this the access

road that was buil t when the council turned Woollard Street into a pedetrianised street is very

narrow and is sometimes inaccessible as the residents of Woollard street and Greenfield Street

constantly leave wheelie bins and recycling boxes out which makes it difficult to access parking

areas. I feel If this is goes ahead, It would be disastrous for the value of property in Woollard Street,

having nowhere to park out front or in the two roads either side. The parking in this area is already

bad enough, if this goes ahead all that will happen is the problem moves to Greenfield Street,

Orchard Gardens or other locations nearby.

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Name: XX



Postcode: en9 ihj

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I don't think its necessary to put a parking permit at Victoria road.


Name: XX



Postcode: en9 ihj

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: it will create more parking problems for the areas without parking permit. its not easy

getting a place to park already. thanks

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Name: XX


Address: XX Woollard Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Postcode: EN9 1HB

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the Victoria Road permit parking scheme as already there is not enough

parking for residents in Woollard Street. Residents may try and park at the back of our houses on the

even numbers side and block in those of us that are able to park in our gardens. If the new block of

flats gets built next to 15 Woollard Street, then there will be even more of a parking problem. The

Milton Street / Milton Court residents permit parking scheme has already caused a big problem with

parking for Woollard Street residents and to have permit parking at the Victoria Road end of

Woollard Street would make the problem even worse.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HL

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: There is already a lack of adequate parking down Greenfield Street so I object to Victoria

Road having permit parking as the situation will become even worse with Woollard Street residents /

visitors and Victoria Road residents / visitors who cannot purchase more than two permits, all

looking for somewhere to park in Greenfield Street. The parking problem was made worse when the

Milton Street / Milton Court permit parking was implemented.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HD

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: I write in respect of the aboveÂ subject. I have been made aware of the request by

Victoria Road for a parking permit scheme. I wish to raise my objection to this proposal. I am a

resident of Woollard Street. As you will be aware, Woollard Street is a pedestrianised street and

therefore we have no parking of our own for us residents or visitors and we are reliant on parking in

the surrounding area and roads. This has already been hampered by the parking permit scheme

granted to the residents of Milton Street. Any approval of this proposal will result in residents and

visitors of Woollard Street and the surrounding ro ads, including Victoria Road having to find

alternative parking in the nearby roads. These roads are already extremely busy and are unlikely to

be able to cope with additional parking required. Further, it also seems grossly unfair that Victoria

road be granted restricted access to the whole road when the houses are only situated on one side

of the road.Â I would be grateful if this can be passed for consideration when the application is

considered.

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Name: XX



Postcode: EN9 1HJ

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I strongly object to the Victoria Road permit parking scheme. There is already a lack of

parking around these roads, Greenfield Street and Sewardstone Street, and with residents of

Woollard Street losing parking and residents of Victoria Road with more than 2 cars, the situation

would only become worse. The permit scheme in Milton Street and Milton Court has already proved

this. The situation has pushed more cars to try and park along Greenfield Street and Sewardstone

Street. As it is, I rarely use my car as I know once I leave the space, I am unlikely to be able to get one

nearby when I return and XX. There will also be less space for v isitors to park.

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Name: XX


Address: XX Sewardstone Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex.

Postcode: EN9 1HA

Phone:

Email: XX


Comment: I object to the Victoria Road permit scheme as it is already difficult to park on

Sewardstone Street, and made even worse with the Milton Street / Milton Court permit scheme.

Woollard Street residents will have nowhere to park and we will be forced to compete for spaces

with them as well as extra cars from Victoria Road, if they have more than the 2 vehicles they can

have permits for. There will also be extra cars from Greenfield Street, as Woollard Street and extra

from Victoria Road will also look to park in that road. My family will not be able to park when they

visit me.

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From: XX Sent: 28 April 2020 14:29 To: Parking Cc: XX Subject: Object Victoria road To Whom it may concern. I strongly object Victoria road having permit parking. Unless the rest of the streets have permits also. I live in Sewardstone Street and this Street is busy enough with extra cars from town visitors etc. If Victoria Road has permit parking we will not have anywhere to park our cars and will cause massive implications for the rest of us. I have young children and struggle enough already getting young children and shopping from the car as I have to park a long way from my house. This would only make matters a lot worse. Please reconsider and object this proposal from Victoria road. Yours sincerely XX

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From: XX Sent: 28 April 2020 22:15 To: Parking <[email protected]> Cc: XX Subject: Resident Permit Parking Area VR1

mailto:%[email protected]

Good evening, I am emailing to express my objections to the proposed resident parking area VR1- Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey for the following reasons:

• Woollard Street is a pedestrianised street. 53 of the 56 properties are in this pedestrianised section.. Adequate parking has not been provided by the council. • Most residents in Woollard Street (south side) Do Not Have Any Parking at the back of their properties. Those that do, have space for one small car only, where are residents with 2 or more cars meant tp park? • On one side of Woollard street (south side, odd numbered houses) the service road is far too narrow to manoeuvre most modern vehicles from the service road onto the properties. • The "statement of reason" given was said to be "To improve the parking provision for residents and their visitors, with spaces often assumed by non residents associated with the nearby town and businesses" This is not true - Mondays to Fridays during business hours, Victoria Road has plenty of parking spaces. • Victoria Road has 26 houses on it and most have no other houses facing them (east side) the opposite is taken up by the sides of Woollard street houses. • Elderly family and visiting relatives will have to park 2 street away and walk to our street to visit Woollard street residents. • The western end of Woollard St (the last 10% numbers 2,4 and 6) is not pedestrianised but it has space for only 6-8 cars, and that is competed over by all Woollard st houses, the 2 blocks of flats on sewardstone st and other residents of greenfield and Sewardstone st. • Future plans to convert the garages next XX into new flats will add to this problem too. • Milton St is already Permit restricted so we can't park there. • We have not been consulted or included in the application or the investigations prior to the scheme being put into consultation. • We were not notified of the start of the consultation period and have only just discovered its end date. NO notices have been put up announcing the scheme and the consultation period in the vicinity of Victoria Road. • Woollard St house prices will be negatively affected even for those with one car space on their properties. Potential buyers will not consider properties with limited provision for narby parking.

I hope to hear from you regarding this. Many thanks XX

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XX Sat 25/04/2020 17:09

Hi,

Please find my objection below which has been submitted via the essexworkstaffweb consultation page.

This is a ridiculous idea from the residents of Victoria road, some of whom have three or more vehicles per household. By introducing a parking permit scheme which entitles each household to register for only two permits, the residents will be forced to use surrounding streets to park on.

Kind Regards, XX

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XX Thu 30/04/2020 20:51

Hi! Please accept this email as my objection to the proposed parking scheme - EFDC4 Resident Permit Parking Area VR1/Victoria Road. I am a resident in Woollard Street and have lived here for a number of years. I wish to strongly object for the following reasons.

• For many residents in Woollard Street we do not have any parking and those that do, due to the size of the access road it is only possible to fit in a small car as there is limited turning ability for residents. • Woollard street is a pedestrianised street so we are not able to park in our street (in front of our houses) it is not wide enough for cars so there would be no ability to request a permit scheme of our own. If the streets around us also had parking schemes implemented Woollard Street would essentially be ‘landlocked’ with no nearby parking. Therefore, NEPP need to consider all residents in a fair way and not individual streets on a one by one basis. Is it reasonable for residents in Victoria Road to have parking for numerous cars and for an adjacent pedestrianised street to have none!! • There are huge parts of Victoria Road where there are no houses, they actually only have houses on one side of the street, on the other side the it is the sides of the houses of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street, at the end of the street there are no houses at all! • There are actually very few houses in Victoria Road so this is an unfair and unreasonable application re: ratio of houses to space for parking. The space for parking far outweighs the number of houses in the street. • Allowing parking permits in Milton Street residents has impacted on the parking due to residents there not all purchasing permits for their cars, but they now park in the surrounding local streets. • Many residents in Victoria Street have more than 2 vehicles (one household has 5 vehicles) but they will only be allowed to purchase 2 permits. They will therefore be parking their 3rd /4th/5th vehicles in surrounding streets, which will impact further on residents of those streets. It is a fact into today’s world that the majority of families have more than one vehicle but this is not a fair to all residents. • There is plenty of parking available during the day and it is false information on the application to say that businesses are using Victoria Road during the day. • Being only able to park 2 streets away to get to our properties would devalue our properties and visitors would have no where to park leaving our properties unsellable and impacting on residents mental well-being due to isolation.

• When I come home from work late and have to park a number of streets away, you will then be putting my life and others at risk of having to walk round the streets to get to my property when it is dark. • There have been no signs about this consultation put up to notify residents of the possible proposals.

Before anything is agreed, I would ask you to consider the residents in Woollard Street and perhaps explain what we are meant to do when we have no parking, when there will clearly be spaces outside on Victoria Road who are then going to park their vehicles where it is free to park. It would be better for the scheme not to go ahead at all, but when considering this Woollard Street and Victoria Road need to be seen as one, as there would be plenty of room for all residents to park, and then also include Greenfield Street, Sewardstone Street and Milton Street in the same scheme. This way residents will all be able to park within a reasonable distance to access to their own properties and still stop businesses parking -as stated in the application, which I do not support that this is the situation at all. Regards XX

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From: XX Sent: 26 April 2020 13:49 To: Parking <[email protected]> Cc: XX Subject: Proposed permit parking scheme in Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey

From: XX Greenfield Street, EN9 1HJ, XX

I am writing to object to the proposed parking permit scheme VR1/VICTORIA ROAD as they already have proportionally almost twice as much parking space as surrounding roads as there are no houses on one side after the turning into Greenfield Street. In addition, any of those with more than two cars of their own, or when using visitors' permits, will have to park in nearby roads. Parking in Greenfield Street is already at a premium. Whilst I sympathise with residents of Victoria Road, they are certainly no worse off than any others locally and have no reason for restricted parking such as, for example, in streets where people park to use public transport. Maybe only a minor point but at present this is a friendly area, which is partly why I like living here, and this is likely to cause a lot of ill-feeling between residents of Victoria Road and surrounding roads. I am also very unhappy that this is the first I have heard of the proposal - I would have expected to receive something from the local authority before this. 75

From: XX

Sent: 27 April 2020 11:41

To: Parking

Subject: Object to Victoria road parking permits EFDC4.

I am writing to advise that I object to the parking permit application of Victoria Road waltham

abbey.


The parking in surrounding streets is already bad enough without more vehicles being pushed to

park down this road.

I am a resident of Sewardstone Street and already have issues parking my car without this going

ahead!

Thank you.

Sent from my iPhone

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From: XX Sent: 28 April 2020 11:16 To: Parking <[email protected]> Subject: bad web link for objections to TRO zone VR1. 25 Victoria rd Hi I spoke to the NEPP phone number and they could not use the link supplied in the letter dated 9/4/2020 ref: EFD Amendment No.4. The link https://nepp.essexworkstraffweb.org.uk/consult/main.html

North Essex Parking Partnership Public Consultation

North Essex Parking Partnership Open Source Web mapping Site for viewing Traffic Orders (TROs / TMOs), On Street Parking System. Built and Hosted by Buchanan Computing nepp.essexworkstraffweb.org.uk

does not work. I have until 4th May 2020 to object so am objecting in this email. The introduction to Resident Permit Parking Area VR1 on Victoria rd. I do not want this to happen as why should I pay to park in my own street and there are not enough spaces and have to park in other streets, so if the new permit only allows me the park in my street only, this will not work as most people have to park in other streets as their own street is full. Charging people to park in their own street and not having the space when full is stupid. Where would be park when full if not allowed to park in other streets? No streets should be resticted and all people just park where they can now and it works. We already pay our car tax which allows us to park on the street so you cannot charge us again. Please aknowledge this email and confirm I have objected by the 4th of May 2020. Many Thanks XX

XX Victoria rd 77 From: XX Sent: 27 April 2020 21:32 To: Parking


https://nepp.essexworkstraffweb.org.uk/consult/main.html




Cc: XX Subject: Resident parking permit area VR1 Dear Sir/Madam please find below my objections with regard to the proposed parking changes for your attention. They are a copy of the submission on the consultation website. I am a resident of King George Road and I am objecting to the application for the following reasons: King George Road already suffers with over subscribed parking. As King George Road (KGR) is positioned before the Victoria Road / Greenfield Street one way roads some of their residents park in KGR so they can access Sewardstone Road directly and not have to drive around the one way system, depleting the available parking spaces for residents of KGR. I know families that live in Victoria road that have more vehicles than the scheme permits. I would suggest that they would be forced to park elsewhere and KGR would be most convenient because of the point above. This would compound the pressure on the current available parking. KGR is a short road that affords access and egress for both the Ambulance an Fire Stations. This access is at times compromised by various types of vehicles (including pony and traps) that visit the Public house and the sea food stall at the junction with Sewardstone Road. From Thursday through to Sunday visitors park their vehicles without due regard to parking regulations or without any thought for the emergency service vehicles. With any available spaces taken up by the overspill parkers from Victoria Road and Woollard Street the transient parkers visiting the business may have to take more parking liberties causing obstructions and dangerous situations. Not all of the properties in KGR are occupied and the burden on parking is difficult with demand currently outstripping supply. Add to this additional vehicle movements and increased demand for parking and it will exasperate what is currently just functioning. It is my opinion that Residents parking schemes do not solve any parking issues. They are only successful in moving the problem to another area. There is no railway station, town centre access, school or supermarket that puts additional pressure on the available parking in Victoria Road. It is the amount of residents there and in the pedestrianised Woollard Street and their vehicles that is the issue. I think it is unfair that the residents of KGR will become victims of oversubscribed vehicle ownership by residents in neighbouring streets/ roads. I would be interested in any comments on this matter you might have. Regards XX

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Dear sir/madame I am emailing to object to the permit scheme that is to proceed at Victoria Road.

I am a resident living of XX Greenfield Street and I owe a car. Despite living here, I struggling to find parking spots at certain times of the day as there is a high competition for spaces with the surrounding street residence. I strongly feel that if a permit scheme were to be established, it will only heighten the competition for parking and it wil also create a lot of chaos amongst the neighbours. A lot of the residents on Greenfield Street have at least 2 vehicles and it is already a struggling to find spots amongst these residence. Those living on Greenfield Street will be greatly affected by those on Victoria street who has multiple vehicles that will start to park along our road.

I object to this scheme knowing that it would only cause further issues amongst the neighbours of our vacinity. I do hope that you can consider this amongst all the other objections from those who will be affected. Yours sincerely XX 79 From: XX Sent: 27 April 2020 15:14 To: Parking Cc: XX Subject: Victoria Road Waltham Abbey Hi. I am writing to oppose the Parking Permit Scheme that is being proposed for Victoria Road In Waltham Abbey EN9. We’ve had a similar scheme set up in Milton Street and it has been a huge problem As it’s 24 hours a day. As a local resident the pressure of parking has increased a lot and speaking to other residents and shopkeepers it has had an effect on them also. Please consider the locals here and the feeling here and even please come and visit. There is a huge discontent over this issue. Hopefully hear from you soon on the issue. XX

80 From: XX Sent: 21 April 2020 12:27 To: XX Subject: RE: Victoria Road Parking. Waltham Abbey Dear X

The residents of Victoria road have applied (over two years now) for residential parking. Their application has been approved – and notices have been posted for some time now. You could contact Epping Forest District Council on 01992 564000 to speak to an officer. Please note because of the Coronavirus the telephone lines are busy with Welfare issues XX From: XX Sent: 21 April 2020 12:17 To:XX Subject: Victoria Road Parking. Waltham Abbey To whom it may concern

I am emailing to enquire about permit parking on Victoria road Waltham abbey. As a resident of woollard street XX the other half of the road this was not brought to our attention and have information that these plans may be approved. I have been advised to contact at this time with my concerns. And have to ask will woollard street be included? XX and wonder where this will leave me or visitors that come and check on me ? And my family . I live on a pedestrianised street and Need Victoria road for parking as well I really need to know where I stand in this ? and would also need to appeal against the decision of only Victoria road permit parking if we are not so to be included and would like the information on whom I should contact or speak with or how to do this. XX Victoria Road is only made up of half the street only has one side. I was told that we would be I formed nearer the time In Spring when it arises so I can voice my concerns against permit parking but have not received any further guidance on who I can speak with. Kind regards XX From: XX Sent: 21 April 2020 16:49 To: XX Subject: RE: Epping Forest ref 60175 Victoria Road Dear XX

Thank you for your e-mail about the possible problems on Victoria Road. I have spent some time today talking to Officers about this, and the consultation that we are currently undertaking. I’m sorry to hear that you did not receive a letter but it is probably because your address is actually in Woolard Street. Please rest assured that XX

I would ask you to consider making a formal response through the website having looked at the proposed restrictions http://www1.parkingpartnership.org/north/policies-troproposals You may wish to open/download the Epping Forest District Amendment No.4, where you will be able to find the mapped proposals, but the one you are interested in is here and I have copied the instructions for making an objection below this map.

http://www1.parkingpartnership.org/north/policies-troproposals

Objections: Anyone who wishes to object to the proposed Orders should send their grounds for objection in writing at https://nepp.essexworkstraffweb.org.uk/consult/main.html or to TRO Comments, North Essex Parking Partnership, PO Box 5575, Colchester, CO1 9LT by Monday 4th May 2020 I hope this helps. Kind regards XX


Name: XX



Postcode: EN91HD

Phone: XX

Email: XX


Comment: To whom it may concern I am emailing to enquire about permit parking on

Victoria road Waltham abbey. As a resident of woollard street XX this was not brought to our

attention and have information that these plans are approved. I would like to ask if they have

been approved and when will this be taking place ? And or will woollard street be included?


XX and my family . I live on a pedestrianised street and Need Victoria road for parking as

well I really need to know where I stand in this ? and would also need to appeal the decision

of only Victoria road permit parking if we are not so to be included and would like the

information on whom I should contact or speak with to do this ?

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88 From: XX Sent: 26 April 2020 13:11 To: Parking <[email protected]> Cc XX Subject: Objection to EFDC4/Resident Permit Parking Area VR1/VICTORIA ROAD Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to object in the strongest possible terms to this proposed parking scheme on Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HJ. The parking situation is already critical in the area and we all struggle to find a spot after 17:30 all evenings XX. This proposed scheme WILL make things far far worse to an already bad situation! We do need a some extra parking provisions made available and this requires some smart thinking. E.G. The flats around Wollard St, Greenfield St & Stewardstone Street have quite a bit of green space in front of them. Why can't they be turned into parking bays? We need to take ALL residents parking requirements into consideration and not just for the few who live on Victoria Road. E.g. Milton Street & Cleall Ave have also had new parking restrictions enforced. Also, new flats recently commissioned on King George's Rd have also added to the problem. May I also suggest a new parking scheme be made available to Greenfield Street residents? This will ensure they are not impacted by the Victoria Road residents’ parking overflowing to Greenfield St. Yours Sincerely XX 83 From: XX Sent: 21 April 2020 13:59

To:XX Subject: Objection to Victoria Street Resident Permit Only Parking - EN9 Dear All, I would like to object with the proposal of the Victoria Street resident only parking which I hear is earmarked to proceed. Myself and my family have lived at Woollard Street for the last XX years. Parking has always been a massive issue, as the street is pedestrianised. We do have a garage at the back of our garden, which we can park in, but due to the narrow alleyway which backs onto this property, it is near enough impossible to get the turn need to park in here. Myself and my husband have 2 vehicles, and with the recent residential only parking at nearby Milton Street, if the proposal of Victoria Street goes ahead, this will cause road blocks at nearby Greenfield St and Stewardstone Street.


I find the 'resident only parking' for Victoria Street completely ridiculous, especially as Victoria Street, only has housing on ONE side of the road, and Woollard Street/Greenfield Street end houses, backing on the other side. Yet if you go ahead with residential parking for the whole of Victoria Street, how is this fair? The Council were responsible for making our road pedestrianised, yet you are now permitting us out of the local area! Something needs urgently to be done, to stop this going ahead With kind regards XX 84

XX Woollard Street Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1HB By email: [email protected] For the attention of: TRO Comments North Essex Parking Partnership PO Box 5575 Colchecster Essex CO1 9LT 26th April 2020 Dear Sirs, Re: Objection to EFDC4/Resident Parking Permit Parking Area VR1/VITORIA ROAD I am writing to you with regards the proposal to implement a permit parking scheme in Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey, and must object to this arrangement most vehemently, for the following reasons:

• Victoria Road has houses on only one side of the street, the other being the brick ends of the houses in Woollard Street (Woollard Street being perpendicular from Victoria Road). For the residents of Victoria Road to take both sides for their parking is completely unfair to the inhabitants of Woollard Street. • Woollard Street is pedestrianised, with very limited parking to the rear of properties. The service road behind the evenly numbered houses has very limited space, and not large enough to accommodate even dustbin lorry access, let alone large-scale car parking. • Planning permission has been granted to convert the garages at the top of Woollard Street into flats, and this will further aggravate the parking situation for Woollard Street residents should this scheme be approved for Victoria Road. • Is has been said that the scheme is required to improve parking provision for residents and visitors. This assumes that the shoppers and workers in Waltham Abbey town park in this area. During the day when most are at work, there is plenty of spare capacity, but during this covid-19 outbreak there are no shoppers nor workers, and the entire street and surrounding streets are full of resident’s cars parking on the streets. This shows therefore that there is enough parking for all if we help each other and act with good neighbourliness, and that the scheme is not required. • Milton Street has permit parking already (again a scheme that was implemented WITHOUT discussion with the residents in Woollard Street and surrounding area), and this will leave


Woollard Street as an “oasis” between the two areas, with nowhere to park. This will force residents to park in the surrounding streets thus causing the issue to be relocated to these areas. • There will be nowhere for visitors to park – XX, will have nowhere to park when visiting (the nearest parking being at least 2 streets away). XX They currently park on the Woolard Street side of Victoria Road when visiting but will be unable to do so in the future should this go ahead. • I feel that house values in Woollard Street may be adversely affected, yet this may not affect Victoria Road prices. • There has been absolutely no communication (i.e. letters, street signage, etc) about this proposal to the residents in the area that this will greatly affect, namely the residents of Woollard Street, Greenfield Street and Sewardstone Street.

For all the above points it is extremely unfair to the residents of Woollard Street were this scheme to go ahead. Kind Regards, XX 85 Street name: VICTORIA ROAD Name: XX Contact preference: Email Address: XX Woollard Street Postcode: EN9 1HD Phone: XX Email: XX Comment type: Object Comment: 1) Woollard Street is a PEDESTRIAN STREET. 53 of the 56 properties are in this pedestrianised section. No on street parking is possible here. 2) Most residents in Woollard Street DO NOT HAVE ANY PARKING at the back of their properties. Those that do, have space for one SMALL car only. Many of todayâ€™s cars are too large for these old properties. 3) On one side of Woollard Street (south side, odd numbered houses) the service road is far too narrow to manoeuvre most modern vehicles from the service road onto the properties. Only the smallest of cars can make the turn from the service road onto the property. 4) Victoria Road has 26 houses on it. 16 of these (east side) take up 75% of Victoria road and have NO OTHER HOUSES facing them; the opposite side is taken up by the sides of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street houses. There would be plenty of spaces to share with Woollard Street residents. Also, before house number 1 on the north end of Victoria Road there are a lot of spaces with no houses next to them. This space is being included in the Scheme. How is this fair and reasonable with so much extra space being given to Victoria Road residents? 5) If you were to say Woollard Street residents should have 1 parking space per property (even though they donâ€™t as per points above), then how is it fair and reasonable that 16 properties in Victoria road get enough space for AT LEAST 2 CARS EACH, versus 56 properties in Woollard Street with less than 1 space each, when you consider the points above? 6) Most properties everywhere have 2 vehicles these days. Itâ€™s a fact of life. Where do you expect Woollard Street residents to park even one car if this scheme is implemented? What provision will you provide for Woollard street if the scheme is implemented? 7) The western end of Woollard Street (the last 10%) is not pedestrianised but it has space for ONLY 6-8 cars, AND that is competed over by all Woollard Street houses, the 2 blocks of flats in Sewardstone Street, and other residents of Greenfield and Sewardstone Streets. This is on top of the fact that residents of Milton Street park their second and third cars in that part of Woolard Street because they do not want to pay for the permits for their own road. 8) Future plans to convert the garages at the bottom of Woollard Street into new apartment blocks will add to this problem too!! 9) At least 3 of the Victoria road properties

own 3 or more vehicles (one resident has 5). As this scheme only allows them to buy a maximum of 2 permits, they will then park their other cars where it is free to do so, i.e. in what little public space is left in Woollard Street, as well as Greenfield Street!! This is exactly what has happened in Milton St when their scheme was unfortunately implemented without consultation with surrounding residents, at the other end of Woollard Street. 10) Elderly family and visiting relatives will have to park 2 Streets away and walk to our Street to visit Woollard Street residents. Some residents will then become isolated as visitors will not therefore want to visit them. 11) If Woollard Street is excluded from this residents parking scheme in Victoria Road then it will leave most houses with nowhere to park ANY cars. They would in effect be â€œlandlockedâ€• forcing them to park their cars at least 2 Streets away, causing a HUGE impact on those other Streets! Also, the precedence will be set, and as a pedestrian Street there is no way Woollard Street can ever be included in future parking schemes, and eventually we will have simply nowhere to park no matter how far awa y! 12) The â€œStatement of Reasonâ€• for this scheme was said to be â€œTo improve the parking provision for residents and their visitors, with spaces often assumed by non-residents associated with the nearby town and local businessesâ€•. This is NOT TRUE. Mondays to Fridays during business hours, Victoria Road has PLENTY of spaces. This is because most residents of Woollard Street and Victoria Road have jobs to go to and drive away for the day. It is more likely that the true reason this application was made is that Victoria Road residents do not want any other nearby residents to park their cars in that Street. We have proof of that from the various harassments we often receive from Victoria Road residents. 13) XX said that notices have been clearly put up announcing the scheme and the consultation period. No such notices exist anywhere in Victoria road. We have photographic evidence from various times of the year as well as today to prove this.&# 13; 86 Street name: VICTORIA ROAD Name: XX Contact preference: Email Address: XX Greenfield Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex Postcode: EN9 1HJ Phone: XX Email: XX Comment type: Object Comment: Parking is already difficult on Greenfield Street, Victoria Road permits would put a bigger strain on the surrounding roads as Wollard Street is pedestrianised. 87 From: XX Sent: 24 April 2020 12:41 To: XX Subject: Objection to - EFDC4/Resident Permit Parking Area VR1/VICTORIA ROAD Dear all Please note that I and on behalf of my partner have sent a letter of objection to be signed for to North Essex Parking Partnership in Colchester as a form of objection to the pending request for residential parking in Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey. The reason we are raising an objection is due to the fact that the tenants who live on Victoria Road reside on one side of the road and have requested both sides to be made residential parking solely for them. I have lived in Woollard Street for XX years and parking has never been an issue. Woollard street is a pedestrianised street and is adjacent to Victoria Road, we have always used/shared Victoria Road for parking our cars. If this scheme is accepted it will force us into surrounding residential roads i.e Greenfield Street, King

George Road etc..which are already jam packed as it is; hence this will have a knock on effect for residents in these streets. The statement of reason given at the time of application was to “improve the parking provision for residents and their visitors, with spaces often assumed by non-residents associated with nearby town and local businesses”. This is in fact not a true statement, Mondays through to Fridays during business hours, there are always plenty of spaces in Victoria Road. There are 26 houses on Victoria Road and the majority of them have no houses facing them(east side). The opposite side is taken up by the sides of Woollard Street residents. Just as a comparison there are 56 houses on Woollard Street, 53 of these are within the pedestrianised section so more or less double the amount of houses. Elderly family and visiting relatives will have to try and park at least 2 streets away if they can find a parking space and walk to their homes and same for visitors. We have no issue with the residential parking being given to Victoria Road outside their homes but, it is selfish and inconsiderate to take away our right to park outside our homes. We have had no communication or consultation and have only found out about this via word of mouth, absolutely unacceptable and with no consideration for the tenants of Woollard Street. xx - I have also sent xx and email attaching photos of surrounding streets, including Milton Street as it is in lockdown - could you please ask him to share with you.. Regards and thanks for taking the time to read this email XX

Street name: VICTORIA ROAD Name: XX Contact preference: Email Address: XX Woollard Street Postcode: EN9 1HB Phone: XX Email: XX Comment type: General Comment: As a resident at XX Woollard Street I am raising my objection to the proposal of restricted parking being allocated solely to the residents of Victoria Road. Woollard Street is pedestrianised and if this scheme is put in place the residents in Woollard Street have got no where to park their cars or have visitors. Totally unacceptable and inconsiderate as collectively there are more residents living in Woollard Street then there are in Victoria Road. Where are we expected to park? We have already felt the affect of the resident parking put in place for Milton street/ court so, feel we are not being considered once again! Itâ€™s really inconsiderate and unfair especially when restrictions do not preve nt residents from Milton street/ court and if the go ahead is given to Victoria Road parking in adjacent roads. We all pay our road tax and should have the exact same rights. Regards XX 87

Objection to EFDC4/Resident Permit Parking Area VR1/VICTORIA ROAD GW

XX Fri 24/04/2020 15:22

I am writing in objection to the proposed parking restrictions that have been submitted for Victoria Road, EN9. I am the owner of XX Woollard Street, which sits in a pedestrianised street adjacent to Victoria Road. If the permit scheme goes ahead it will greatly impact me, leaving me with incredibly limited parking near my home. I am XX and I struggle to find parking as it is. I have no parking at the rear of my garden due to having a shed and do not believe there is a stipulation in my deeds to keep it clear as a car port. Even if I didn’t have a shed, parking at the rear of my garden would be very difficult due to the service road

being very narrow and always being full of bins/recycling bags. Only one small car would be able to fit there. This is the case for at least half of houses along my road. Having visitors over is a struggle as things are and my elderly parents often have to park a few streets away if there is no parking on Victoria road in order to visit me, so them not being allowed to park there will greatly impact them also as my father’s mobility is deteriorating. In Victoria Road itself there are only houses on one side of the street, the other side directly adjacent to the side of houses on Woollard Street, though the proposed permit area is for both side of the street along its full length. I am also aware that there is another proposal to build 15 new flats where the garages are at the west end of the road, which will again further impact local parking. I believe the proposed reason for the need of permitted parking is that it was being used for visitors to the town and local businesses, however during the daytime, when most residents are at work and the local businesses are open, there is often ample parking spaces available, which I feel shows that the proposed reason for the permits is not valid. Any restrictions put into place on Victoria Road will have a negative impact on the house prices in Woollard Street. I know that potential buyers highly value local parking and I myself would not have bought this property in this pedestrianised street if there had been parking restrictions in the adjacent streets, having moved in before the 24/7 permit holder only restrictions put in place in Milton Street a few years ago. I only found out about the proposal due a neighbour having had a friendly conversation with a Victoria Road resident who happened to mention the proposal - however there have been no signs put up and no official consultation with the residents of Woollard Street, even though it is going to directly affect us. Again, it is only due to a neighbour that we were aware that it had reached the consultation period, surely we should have been consulted? Any parking limits put in place on Victoria Road will only move the problem into the surrounding roads: Greenfield Street, King George Road, Sewardstone Street, Rue de St Lawrence, and Brooker Road. I strongly object to this proposal for the above reasons and in addition to this official objection I will also be emailing my objections to my Local MP and councillors. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response, Many thanks, XX 88 From: XX Sent: 26 April 2020 13:35 To: Parking <[email protected] XX Subject: OBJECTION to Parking Scheme: EFDC4/Resident Permit Parking Area VR1/VICTORIA ROAD Dear Sir/Madam, We live in Woollard Street. Please take this email as my official objection to the Victoria Road parking scheme application. No signs have been put up to notify us hence this being a little late in the day. Our points of objection are below, I know you have probably seen most of these already but please read the details as I hope they are as complete as they will ever get:

1. Woollard Street is a PEDESTRIAN STREET. 53 of the 56 properties are in this pedestrianised section. No on street parking is possible here. 2. Most residents in Woollard Street DO NOT HAVE ANY PARKING at the back of their properties. Those that do, have space for one SMALL car only. Many of today’s cars are too large for these old properties. 3. On one side of Woollard Street (south side, odd numbered houses) the service road is far too narrow to manoeuvre most modern vehicles from the service road onto the


properties. Only the smallest of cars can make the turn from the service road onto the property. 4. Victoria Road has 26 houses on it. 16 of these (east side) take up 75% of Victoria road and have NO OTHER HOUSES facing them; the opposite side is taken up by the sides of Woollard Street and Greenfield Street houses. There would be plenty of spaces to share with Woollard Street residents. Also, before house number 1 on the north end of Victoria Road there are a lot of spaces with no houses next to them. This space is being included in the Scheme. How is this fair and reasonable with so much extra space being given to Victoria Road residents? 5. If you were to say Woollard Street residents should have 1 parking space per property (even though they don’t as per points above), then how is it fair and reasonable that 16 properties in Victoria road get enough space for AT LEAST 2 CARS EACH, versus 56 properties in Woollard Street with less than 1 space each, when you consider the points above? 6. Most properties everywhere have 2 vehicles these days. It’s a fact of life. Where do you expect Woollard Street residents to park even one car if this scheme is implemented? What provision will you provide for Woollard street if the scheme is implemented? 7. The western end of Woollard Street (the last 10%) is not pedestrianised but it has space for ONLY 6-8 cars, AND that is competed over by all Woollard Street houses, the 2 blocks of flats in Sewardstone Street, and other residents of Greenfield and Sewardstone Streets. This is on top of the fact that residents of Milton Street park their second and third cars in that part of Woolard Street because they do not want to pay for the permits for their own road. 8. Future plans to convert the garages at the bottom of Woollard Street into new apartment blocks will add to this problem too!! 9. At least 3 of the Victoria road properties own 3 or more vehicles (one resident has 5). As this scheme only allows them to buy a maximum of 2 permits, they will then park their other cars where it is free to do so, i.e. in what little public space is left in Woollard Street, as well as Greenfield Street!! This is exactly what has happened in Milton St when their scheme was unfortunately implemented without consultation with surrounding residents, at the other end of Woollard Street.

10. Elderly family and visiting relatives will have to park 2 Streets away and walk to our Street to visit Woollard Street residents. Some residents will then become isolated as visitors will not therefore want to visit them. 11. If Woollard Street is excluded from this residents parking scheme in Victoria Road then it will leave most houses with nowhere to park ANY cars. They would in effect be “landlocked” forcing them to park their cars at least 2 Streets away, causing a HUGE impact on those other Streets! Also, the precedence will be set, and as a pedestrian Street there is no way Woollard Street can ever be included in future parking schemes, and eventually we will have simply nowhere to park no matter how far away!

12. The “Statement of Reason” for this scheme was said to be “To improve the parking provision for residents and their visitors, with spaces often assumed by non-residents associated with the nearby town and local businesses”. This is NOT TRUE. Mondays to Fridays during business hours, Victoria Road has PLENTY of spaces. This is because most residents of Woollard Street and Victoria Road have jobs to go to and drive away for the day. It is more likely that the true reason this application was made is that Victoria Road residents do not want any other nearby residents to park their cars in that Street. We have proof of that from the various harassments we often receive from Victoria Road residents.

13. XX said that notices have been clearly put up announcing the scheme and the consultation period. No such notices exist anywhere in Victoria road. We have photographic evidence from various times of the year as well as today to prove this. We are consulting with solicitors as this lack of public notification might be constituted as illegal.

As you can see, 26 properties in Victoria Road are proposing to cause all these issues for 60 properties in Woollard Street, on top of the negative impact on the 137 properties of King George Road, Greenfield and Sewardstone Streets. We might be amenable to some form of a permit parking scheme, as we understand some of the frustrations of the local residents in general. The issue is we find it unfair to install a scheme where ONLY Victoria Road residents can obtain resident permits on a road where their houses only occupy one side of it. We feel Woollard Street (and possibly Greenfield Street, Sewardstone Street and King George Road) must also be included in the same scheme. We also feel it was wrong for the Milton Street scheme to go ahead in its current form and it should also be merged with the 4 Streets mentioned above, all into one parking scheme, where residents of all 4 Streets can share the spaces. This would strike a fair balance as well as continue in its aim of preventing non-local vehicles from being allowed to park. XX Many thanks for your understanding, Rgds XX

From: XX Sent: 27 April 2020 12:12 To: XX Cc: Parking <[email protected]> Subject: No Signage on Victoria Road announcing consultation for Scheme EFDC4/Resident Permit Parking Area VR1 Hi folks, hope you are well, Please see below photos of ALL the lampposts (and any other posts) from Victoria Road. As you can see there are no signs announcing the scheme consultation period. When we contacted the council in October 2019 we were assured once consultation period started we would be notified. This is why residents of the surrounding roads have not been aware of the presence of this scheme and have thus not been able to raise their concerns. Either the signs have never been put up, or if they were someone has taken them down immediately after. Woollard Street residents have been looking for these signs weekly since October last year. Rgds XX


XX 89 From: XX Sent: 30 April 2020 18:23 To: Parking <[email protected]> Subject: Objection to EFDC4/Resident permit parking area VR1/Victoria Road Dear Sirs, I write in respect of the above subject. I have been made aware of the request by Victoria Road for a parking permit scheme. I wish to raise my objection to this proposal. I am a resident of Woollard Street. As you will be aware, Woollard Street is a pedestrianised street and therefore we have no parking of our own for us residents or visitors and we are reliant on parking in the surrounding area and roads. This has already been hampered by the parking permit scheme granted to the residents of Milton Street. Any approval of this proposal will result in residents and visitors of Woollard Street and the surrounding roads, including Victoria Road having to find alternative parking in the nearby roads.


These roads are already extremely busy and are unlikely to be able to cope with additional parking required. Further, it also seems grossly unfair that Victoria road be granted restricted access to the whole road when the houses are only situated on one side of the road. I would be grateful if this email can be passed for consideration when the application is considered. Regards XX

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Fwd: Victoria Road Parking Permit Application

To Whom this may concern,

I am attaching the representations from the residents of Victoria Road Waltham Abbey, we think

this scheme would benefit Victoria Road also the roads locally to Waltham abbey and make it easier

to park for everyone concerned. We Victoria Road look forward to your response to these

comments, and look forward to this scheme being implemented very soon.

Kind regards

XX

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Date: 30 April 2020 at 19:26:04 BST

To: XX

Subject: Re Resident Parking Permits Victoria Road Waltham Abbey

30th April 2020

Hi XX

In response to the near surrounding roads that have objected to our Residents Parking Permit

application here at Victoria Road Waltham Abbey

EN9 1HE.

I can understand why people in the nearby streets may be objecting to our parking permits but then

they should not of removed their garages to extend their gardens. I have been told one objection is

that one of the residents cars is to big to fit in their garage I don’t mean to sound heartless but

unfortunately that isn’t our problem why buy a car that’s to big to fit in their garage.

Also people who work in the Town Centre have to pay for their parking as there is only a small slot in

the local pay and display for 2 hours and they are using our Road to park on a daily basis as it is free.

How is this fare on the residents that live in our Road.

For us as a family this is of high importance that we are allocated our parking permits, XX This is a

worry as crime rate in the area is on the rise and we have no police station here in Waltham Abbey.

XX who visit us on XX so the visitors permit would make a massive difference to them when visiting

us.

I would really appreciate it if you could please take my valid points into account when you make

you’re final decision.

Kind regards

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Begin forwarded message:

XX

Subject: Parking permits Victoria Road

To the authorities concerned XX

Regarding any objections to the proposed permit parking, most if not all these objectors have been

provided with off road parking via the rear access roads to these properties. The fact is they don’t

choose to use them preferring instead to park in Victoria Road causing major problems for the

residents of Victoria Road. You will very often find cars parked, usually overnight facing the wrong

way in the one way section of Victoria Road to enable a quick exit out of the Abbey. This then

encourages further misuse by through traffic using this as a short cut.

In addition to the above Victoria Road is being used as a convenient parking area for non residents

working nearby as a free parking facility.

The proposed permit system was discussed fully with the residents via emails and a meeting early

on, which was attended by the majority of the residents all of whom in favour, in fact as someone

who attended the meeting I don’t recall any serious objections. The residents wishes as detailed in

recent correspondence should be given the go ahead as soon as practically possibly.

Best regards XX

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94 Re:- Residents Parking Victoria Road Waltham Abbey

The proposal to introduce Residential parking areas in the above street is a necessity for the said residents. There is a desperate need for these people to be able to park their cars near their homes. During the normal working day there is ample space to park cars, however non residents and visitors to the surrounding areas use the street as a parking lot. When later in the afternoon residents return home they find that there is no place to park and have to drive around the adjacent streets to be able to park if they are lucky. As residents in Victoria road have no access to the rear of their properties they cannot construct a hard standing or garage which would be very useful. Having residents parking would be a godsend for each house and would alleviate a great deal of frustration. I trust that we have explained our views in an unemotional manner and trust that the correct result will be reached so as to satisfy most people. Yours sincerely

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XX Victoria Road Waltham Abbey

Essex EN9 1HE

Your ref: EFD Amendment No. 4 – Zone VR1

3 May 2020

North Essex Parking Partnership

Rowan House

Colchester

Dear Sirs

Further to your notification dated 9 April in regard to the proposed parking

restrictions in Victoria Road, Waltham Abbey.

I understand that there have been a number of objections raised by residents in the

streets adjacent to Victoria Road and I have several points that, hopefully, you are already aware of but I would just like to reiterate:

• All residents in Woollard Street have the benefit of either a garage or off-street parking. We in Victoria Road do not. The majority of residents in Woollard Street use their garages for storage and park their vehicles in Victoria

Road.

• Many residents in Greenfield Street have garages at the end of their gardens

that back on to Harveyfields. This is something Victoria Road residents cannot have as we do not have vehicular access to the rear of our properties.

• Milton Street has permit parking and many of the residents also benefit from off-street parking, however, I have seen some of the residents’ cars parked in Victoria Road for many days not just for a short period.

• Returning home in the early hours of the morning is particularly dangerous

given there is no streetlighting and itXX

• Parking has been an issue for a number of years but this has now been

exacerbated by the introduction of permit parking in Milton Street. Parking during the day was never an issue, however we now have shoppers and workers in the town parking their vehicles on Victoria Road to avoid paying charges in the

town car parks, thus a loss of revenue for EFDC.

In light of the above I, together with the other residents in Victoria Road, hope that

the Council looks on the application favourably and is able to approve.

Yours faithfully

XX

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3rd May 2020

Victoria Road Residents Parking Scheme

Dear Sir, I am writing to you today with regards to the above. I understand that there have been some objections made by residents of Woolard Street, Waltham Abbey, which have been shared with residents of Greenfield Street and Sewardstone Street. The main objection, from what I have seen, is that residents of Woolard Street will not have anywhere to park if the scheme goes ahead. I do not believe that this is an issue which prevents the scheme from progressing. Residents of Woolard Street were paid, by EFDC to have hard standing for parking at the rear of their gardens, in order to pedestrianise the street. Residents will either have directly financially benefitted from this, or will have purchased a house in a pedestrianised street with parking facilities at the back of their garden. Any adult with some common sense and forward planning, when buying a house, will understand if you buy a house on a pedestrianised, that parking will be an issue. The other objection made by a Woolard Street resident is that most houses have three cars and will begin parking in the above mentioned roads. I am not sure where the resident retrieved this information, but this speculation is wildly inaccurate and inflammatory. The comment was made to I instill fear into Greenfield Street residents as it it not possible to affect Woolard Street. There are some houses in Victoria Road where residents do not own a car, some houses where only one car is owned and the majority where only two cars are owned. There are very few houses where three cars are owned, and each household where that is an issue is committed to the scheme. The very reason the residents of Victoria Road applied for this scheme to be enforced here, is for the very reason that Woolard Street residents object. . They have used our road for convenient parking

as opposed to using their allocated parking space to the detriment of Victoria Road residents. We now feel this is the only way we can move forward to ensure we are able to park our cars safely. As residents, XX the added stress is avoidable, if the scheme were to go ahead. XX, when we were not able to park directly in our street. I do understand that Woolard Street residents may find this inconvenient, but they have not bought a house on Victoria Road, and therefore, I feel do not have any claim to the parking here. I thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and for your consideration into our case. XX

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