DREWITTS COURT CAR PARK   PROPOSALS FOR CLOSURE OF EXIT TO BRIDGE STREET WITHDRAWN A WIN FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WALTON   About 3 weeks ago the Agenda Papers for the Elmbridge Borough Council Cabinet meeting on 30th March were issued. On the Agenda was a series of recommendations about issues relating to the Council’s Off-Street Car Parks. The most important of these recommendations related to the reduction in all-day parking charges in the Council’s ... Read More

Surrey County Council is determined to implement a Pay and Display scheme across Elmbridge, the implementation start date for Walton is scheduled May-June this year. The Pay and Display plans for Surrey identify 3500 parking bays of which 177 are in Walton, these extend from roads in the town centre up to and including Station Avenue /Rydens Road. The implementation cost of the scheme across Surrey is approximately £1.5m and revenue generated will be £2.5m ... Read More

The residents of Surrey will now be aware that SCC is proposing to bring in ‘on street’ Pay and Display parking in many of our towns and villages. The Cabinet Member for Transport Ian Lake, has stated that this will ensure a greater turnover of parking spaces and will benefit the shops. However, here in Walton-on-Thames SCC has now nearly completed a Parking plan after years of discussion. With a number of ½ hour, 1 ... Read More

The proposed Walton controlled parking scheme has been met with mixed feelings in the town, with some in favour and others strongly opposed to aspects of it. Clearly, for safety reasons and for allowing the free flow of traffic, the situation on some roads is unacceptable. This is particularly the case with New Zealand Avenue and in the approach to Halfway on the Hersham Road. In streets near the town centre, cars parked all day ... Read More