High Elms Lane Consultation

Three Rivers District Council developed proposed changes at High Elms Lane to improve journeys for those who need to visit the schools, crematorium or residential areas located on the road.

The proposal is designed to support safer and easier trips for those who walk, wheel, cycle, use a car or take public transport.

We consulted the public on these proposals earlier in the year which provided the opportunity to feedback on physical alterations to the carriageway and footways as well as the proposed parking restrictions.

We are now conducting a second consultation focused on an updated parking restriction proposal. The changes since the previous proposal have been informally described below, please documents on this page to view the formal notices.

Changes made since the last consultation:

• Loading restrictions have been removed due to the number of objections to the scheme overall. An objection to this loading ban would trigger a public enquiry to need to take place which would incur additional cost and delay the scheme.
• A 24-hour rural clearway has been added to the Northwest end of High Elms Lane to prevent parking on the narrow carriageway. This is in response to requests for parking restrictions here in the last consultation.
• Two proposed parking areas with limited waiting restrictions have been removed and replaced with No Waiting at Any Time restrictions (Double Yellow Lines). This is due to space constraints and concerns raised in a Road Safety Audit.

Please Note

The physical alterations have now been agreed, and construction work will begin over the summer holidays. The plans have developed and changed from the previous consultation due to further site assessments, feedback during the consultation and the outcome of a Road Safety Audit. The decision report and its appendices are attached to this page for your information.