Traffic Enforcement, Disabled Bay and Complaints, Galpin Street

1) How many requests for traffic enforcement have been made for Devon Highways to patrol the area outside of the Co-Operative Food Group store located on Church Street, Modbury? Please include dates of requests.

6 requests on the following dates: 30/08/2014, 27/08/2020, 28/08/2020, 17/01/2022 and 30/08/2024 (2 requests)

2) How many requests for traffic enforcement have been made for Devon Highways to patrol Galpin Street, Modbury? Please include dates of requests.

61 requests on the following dates:

28/05/2015, 11/06/2015, 06/10/2015, 21/03/2016, 22/08/2016, 26/08/2020, 28/08/2020, 29/08/2020, 30/08/2020 (6 requests), 31/08/2020, 03/09/2020 (2 requests), 05/09/20 (6 requests), 06/09/2020 (4 requests), 07/09/2020, 09/09/2020, 10/09/2020, 20/11/2020, 28/11/2020, 21/01/2023, 21/02/2023, 10/03/2021, 12/03/2021, 27/03/2021, 08/06/2021, 21/06/2021, 03/07/2021, 06/07/2021, 20/12/2021, 12/06/2022, 15/08/2022, 26/03/2023, 22/08/2023, 13/11/2023, 04/05/2024, 06/05/2024, 18/08/2024, 24/08/2024, 27/08/2024, 29/08/2024 (2 requests), 30//08/2024, 31/08/2024, 04/09/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/10/2024 (2 requests)

3) How many complaints have the local authority received regarding the abuse of the marked white disabled bay on Galpin Street, Modbury? Please include dates.

21 complaints on the following dates:

28/08/2020, 05/09/2020, 20/11/2020, 12/03/2021, 15/02/2023, 01/03/2023, 06/06/2023, 07/08/2023, 25/09/2023, 27/06/2024, 15/08/2024, 18/08/2024, 22/08/2024, 24/08/2024, 27/08/2024, 29/08/2024, 30/08/2024, 31/08/2024, 06/09/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/10/2024

4) At what date did the marked white disabled bay, on the residential street – Galpin Street of Modbury, change to time restricted? What was the motivation for this change.

The disabled bay was originally installed as disabled badge holders only at any time for blue badge holders to park near the amenities, not at the request of a resident, in March 2020. In June 2023 it was amended to a time restricted bay as requested by the Town Council.

5) How many complaints have the local authority received regarding the abuse of the marked white disabled bay on Church Street / Broad Street, Modbury? Please include dates.

3 complaints on 24/09/2020, 10/01/2022 and 21/08/24

6) How many complaints have the local authority received regarding pavement obstruction in Modbury? How many identified as disabled or parents? Please include dates.

A search of our highway enquiry records for Modbury for keywords “obstruct,” “obstruction,” “obstructing” identify 5 records referring to obstruction of the pavement or footway, and of these, two refer to disabled persons (the two complaints received on 30/08/2021). No complaints mention parents.

13/07/2021 – diversion sign obstructing pavement

30/08/2021 – hairdresser awning obstructing pavement

30/08/2021 – mobile scaffolding obstructing pavement

05/10/2021 – parked cars blocking pavement

11/09/2022 – hazard obstructing pavement