From 2006 to 2010, I was a councillor for Lee Green ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. During that time, I blogged regularly and in 2009 I won the Tim Garden Award for the Best Blog by a Liberal Democrat Holding Public Office. My blog posts from my term of office are archived here in case they prove of use to former constituents, or to those who share my annoyance with faulty street furniture
From party politics to parking, the official traffic order consultation notices for the extensions to the Hither Green East and Bankwell/Old Road CPZs have gone up on lampposts in the affected area.
These extensions have already been approved by residents – 72% were in favour of the extension to Hither Green East and 60% in favour of the Bankwell/Old Road CPZ extension. This latest consultation is the official one that’s legally required to make the traffic order.
Residents have 21 days from 27th May onwards to make objections or other representations, should they wish to do so, and the detailed plans are available to view at the Council’s Wearside Depot in Ladywell.
I tabled a Council Question at the last meeting of the council regarding the implementation of these extensions, and was told by the Deputy Mayor that it’s intended to implement the zones (e.g. put in the signs, lines and pay and display machines) over the summer, and start enforcement at the end of September. Once again, we asked for – and were given – an assurance that both zones would be extended at the same time.
