Item 4 - East Sussex County Council

Response from Statutory Consultees and Other OrganisationsSussex Police“Option 2 would incur loss of parking on street outside a number of properties in Seaside.This would seem to be difficult to reconcile as it is to accommodate use of the bus lane bycyclists for which in your own notes you state “the level of cycling along Seaside is low”.Option 1 achieves the initial objective of providing a cycle lane and dedicated bus lane withless adverse effects on nearby residents.”Eastbourne Buses“Whilst the narrower bus lane may seem a strange choice for us, the small number ofcyclists should be able to mix safely with the pedestrians. This also means that some localresidents may be able to retain a limited level of parking.”East Sussex Fire and Rescue“Option 2 would bring in parking restrictions on the South Side of Seaside. This wouldprovide the better access for emergency vehicles, of the 2 Options available.”Eastbourne Borough CouncilA report about the bus lane proposals was presented to the Eastbourne Cabinet on 23July 2007. At this meeting the Cabinet resolved that the response agreed by the Leader ofthe Council and sent to the County Council on the 13 July 2007 be endorsed:“The Eastbourne Cabinet do not believe that the introduction of a bus lane at this point isnecessary and support the concerns of local residents in the area that such introduction islikely to lead to the introduction of rat-run in local neighbourhood roads (including thosecrossed frequently by young children to access the Seaside Recreation Ground). TheCabinet would urge County to abandon these plans and instead concentrate their effortson resolving the considerable problems of traffic management which exist at the Tesco’sroundabout, which regularly cause long delays to all highway users, including buses.”Analysis of CommentsAn analysis of the comments is presented in Table 2.2