Petition Schedule 2025
Francis Way Petition
Ref: Pet. 469
Date received: 30.06.25
Subject:
We the undersigned petition the Council to re consider School Streets along Loxford Lane, Ilford. or Permit Parking in St Francis Way and to be monitored by parking controls each day. Or consideration to double yellow lines along the whole of St Francis Way active between 1400-1600. Also monitored by parking control. If none of the above possible. Restricted access to St Francis way during the hours of 1400-1600
Number of signatories: 13
Progress:
08.07.25 - Acknowledgment Sent
31.07.25 - Highways - The petitioned request for new permit parking controls in Francis Way has been added to our works programme for future consultation. There are already a large number of other requests waiting on the programme and progression is subject to ongoing resources and funding. For this reason, it is likely that all new schemes being added to the programme will be consulted after March 2026.
Petition Closed.
South Park Terrace
Ref: Pet. 471
Date received: 30.06.25
Subject:
Hello, in light of the recent car accident on top of our road. I am seeking support from residents to sign a petition to give to the council to consider traffic calming measures on our road
Number of signatories: 39
Progress:
08.07.25 - Acknowledgement sent.
25.07.25 - Highways - “Thank you for your petition dated 4th July 2025 regarding traffic conditions on South Park Terrace.
Road safety is a priority for the Council and as such it has a Collision Reduction Scheme Programme that provides physical measures such as traffic calming, traffic management measures and pedestrian crossing improvements, you can read more about the Council's approach to road safety in our Sustainable Transport Strategy here. These schemes are funded by both the Council and Transport for London. Schemes included in this Programme are selected on the number of collisions that have occurred resulting in slight, serious or fatal injuries and there being appropriate physical measures that can be introduced to reduce these collisions. You can read more about our in year programme that not only covers road safety but also areas such as resurfacing, street lighting, flood alleviation, and other schemes here.
We have developed a matrix to assess and prioritise schemes, which includes consideration of collision data, traffic survey data and other highway related factors. This is also to ensure that resources are targeted where most needed and we can develop a forward programme based on priority.
South Park Terrace has been assessed using the Prioritisation Matrix and this location is not indicated as a high priority for road safety improvements at this time. It is important to note that the Council receives hundreds of requests for various traffic measures each year and demand far exceeds the available resources. Consequently, only a handful of the requests received each year can be taken forward.
Whilst I appreciate you may be disappointed this location is not on that priority list for this year, this is because the roads listed in the programme had a number of incidents recorded on them or they had speeding recorded from the traffic surveys undertaken and they still result in a higher priority than this location.”
Petition Closed.
Request for Traffic Calming Measures on Aldborough Road North
Ref: Pet. 472
Date received: 27.06.25
Subject:
We write on behalf of the residents of Buryside Close and the surrounding areas with deep concern regarding road safety. To access Buryside Close one must use Aldborough Road North, an essential but busy highway. We feel afraid to leave Buryside Close because of the design of the junction and the speed of cars using Aldborough Road North. We request a traffic survey and subsequently, traffic calming measures to be installed post-haste.
There are parked cars on both sides of the entrance to Buryside close, blocking our view of oncoming traffic and preventing traffic on Aldborough road north from seeing vehicles joining from Buryside Close. Therefore, judging when it is safe to join Aldborough Road North is incredibly difficult. We often warn visitors, especially those with infant passengers, to remain vigilant when leaving Buryside close and use more than due caution.
We recognise that “SLOW” has been painted on both sides of the junction. However, with all due respect, this has not made any difference which is why we have decided to write to you. It remains unduly dangerous for us to travel from our homes. Since Aldborough Road North is a straight, wide and long highway, many road users are happy to flagrantly disregard the speed limit at all times of the day. Alarmingly, this also includes when Children are walking to and from the local schools and pre-school. Drivers can simply ignore the rules because there are no traffic calming measures on that portion of the road.
In my wife’s and my personal experience, which the undersigned all relate to, there have been many times when we have been close to being involved in a collision just trying to leave Buryside Close. Even with our Hypervigilance, these near misses are far too common for our comfort. Principally die to the obstructed view from the cars parked very close to the junction on both sides, we are compelled to go past the give way line to judge when it is absolutely safe to join the traffic. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for us to be subject to undue road rage and vile abuse from other road users, who do not see us pull out onto Aldborough Road North and continue travelling at high speeds.
We believe that, to a large extent, introducing traffic calming measures at the junction will reduce the risk of collisions. We recognise that there will be some concerns from the emergency services in putting certain speed controls, such as speed humps, on Aldborough Road North. However, it is crucial to consider that a reduced risk of collision will mean the emergency services can focus their resources on pressing matters rather than avoidable matters.
The obstructed junction, paired with the speeding vehicles, has scarred us. Due to the many dangers, we warn children to play well away from the entrance of Buryside Close. Since it is clear that without traffic calming measures, collisions are more likely to occur, we would like to request that a traffic survey be carried out and subsequently, speed controls be introduced. The determination of what traffic calming measures to use will be important and we request to be consulted before any decision is made.
As proud residents of the London Borough of Redbridge, we would like to keep our streets safe and reduce the number of collisions. The measures we are petitioning to introduce will alter the driver behaviour for the better. We want to ensure that road safety is at the forefront of their minds, because for far too long, the lax nature of traffic controls near our junction has led to irresponsible driving. This needs to change before we have any fatal collisions.
We will send a copy of this letter to the Deputy Mayor of Redbridge, Cllr Howard, who is also our ward councillor. Thank you very much and we look forward to receiving your response.
Number of signatories: 24
Progress:
04.07.25 - Acknowledgment sent
04.07.25 - Highways - "Thank you for your petition received on 27th June 2025 regarding traffic conditions on Aldborough Road North.
Road safety is a priority for the Council and as such it has a Collision Reduction Scheme Programme that provides physical measures such as traffic calming, traffic management measures and pedestrian crossing improvements, you can read more about the Council's approach to road safety in our Sustainable Transport Strategy here. These schemes are funded by both the Council and Transport for London. Schemes included in this Programme are selected on the number of collisions that have occurred resulting in slight, serious or fatal injuries and there being appropriate physical measures that can be introduced to reduce these collisions. You can read more about our in year programme that not only covers road safety but also areas such as resurfacing, street lighting, flood alleviation, and other schemes here.
We have developed a matrix to assess and prioritise schemes, which includes consideration of collision data, traffic survey data and other highway related factors. This is also to ensure that resources are targeted where most needed and we can develop a forward programme based on priority.
Traffic surveys were undertaken on Aldborough Road North in December 2023 and the closest survey site to Buryside Close (outside No. 515 Aldborough Road North) indicates 85%ile traffic speeds (the speed at which 85% of vehicles are travelling at or below – a commonly used variable in traffic/highway engineering and speed enforcement) of 33.7 mph in a northbound direction and 32.0 mph in a southbound direction.
Aldborough Road North is not on our current programme for road safety improvements, however we have assessed this location using the Prioritisation Matrix and I will ensure that Aldborough Road North is included on our priority list of locations to be investigated for a road safety scheme in our future programme.
It is important to note that we receive hundreds of requests for various traffic measures each year and demand far exceeds the available resources. Consequently, only a few of the requests received each year can be taken forward."
Petition Closed.
