Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[email address]

 

Dear Andrew Pelling

Request FOI/10044

Further to your request received on 31/05/2024, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Environmental Information
Regulations. For ease of reference, I will now address each of your
questions in turn.

What discretion does the Highways Act 1980 Section 184 give to the
authority to limit dropped kerb numbers and lengths on unclassified roads?

[1]https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/198...

Under section 184 of the Highways Act (1980), the Highway Authority has
powers to regulate the way access is taken over the footway. Other acts
which support how highway authorities decide on the criteria for dropped
kerbs include:  a) Local Government Act 1989, b) The Local Government Act
1989 (clause 12 of schedule 10) empowers the Council to grant approvals
for the construction of vehicle crossings. c) Road Management Act 2004 d)
Planning and Environment Act 1987

When will the authority be taking enforcement action to stop motor vehicle
crossing of pavements that lack dropped kerbs?

The council is currently reviewing its dropped crossing policy and will
include this as part of the evaluation.

 

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[2]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Environmental Information Regulations you may ask for an
internal review. This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of
this response. You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint
by:

 

Email:        [3][email address]

 

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B
8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

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