Object
Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016
Representation ID: 2806
Received: 13/12/2016
Respondent: Pebble One, Subway, Baskin Robbins, Maple House
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
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I object to the use of the Car Parking Study (CPS) commissioned by Southend Council and undertaken by Steer Davies Gleave as part of the evidence base for the SCAAP. The study has been used to form the Parking Management Techniques adopted within the SCAAP. I believe the Study is flawed for reasons set out below and will result in an inefficient transport network in and around the SCAAP area, with a severe shortage of parking capacity to the south resulting in heavy congestion at busy periods.
The parking report and surveys have underestimated the parking stock, particularly in the central area to the south of railway, and thus has underestimated the demand for spaces
from visitors to the seafront. The surveys have been predominantly focused on the High Street and on bad weather days thus the parking situation & demand to the south of the railway line has been misrepresented. The southern area has been identified as the area which experiences the greatest pressure on its parking supply. The report relies on over 99% of data from the VMS system which is inaccurate and unreliable. Therefore the report is flawed and thus the related policies within the SCAAP are flawed.