Agenda item

The report before the Committee detailed responses received to the formal consultation undertaken in Lake Rise, Woodlands Road and Rosemary Avenue, to include these roads in the residents parking scheme for the area.

The Committee noted that the proposals were designed to improve parking for local residents and prevent long-term non-residential parking along these roads.

The report outlined that by the close of the public consultation, 39 responses were received to the proposals with 2 in favour of the scheme, 6 in favour of parts of the scheme and 31 against the scheme. A petition was also received against the proposals signed by 32 residents.

Officers stated that from the responses to the consultation it was clear that the majority of residents were not in support of the proposal to change in time of restriction from Monday - Saturday 8:30am-6:30pm to Monday-Friday 10am-11am, however majority of residents responded positively for the free parking bays to be changed to residents parking bays and for all of the residents to be included in the ROR residents parking scheme.

The report concluded that given the responses received, it was recommended that the free parking bays be converted to residents parking bays, and to keep the Single Yellow Line restriction operational Monday - Saturday 8:30am-6:30pm.

Officers also indicated that ward councillors were made aware of the responses received and were in support of the proposals.

Following the presentation, a resident who had registered to speak stated that she was in support of the as outlined by officers.

During a brief debate, a Member of the Committee commented that all day restrictions may not be required. The member advocated the implementation of more limited restrictions as a means of deterring commuter parking. Another Member stated that as Ward Councillors supported the proposal the Committee should recommend that the scheme to be implemented.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety that:

a)           The existing free parking bays in Lake Rise, Rosemary Avenue and Woodlands Road (identified on the plans in appendices A, B and C) be converted, as advertised to residents parking bays for the ROR residents parking scheme, operational Monday-Friday 10am-11am.

b)           That the existing single yellow line restrictions  operational Monday-Saturday 8:30am-6:30pm in Lake Rise, Rosemary Avenue and Woodlands Road (identified on the plans in appendices A,B and C) be retained and the proposals to implement a new operational time for the restrictions of Monday-Friday 10am-11am be abandoned.

c)            That the single yellow line restrictions, shown red on the plan in Appendix B, be removed to accommodate the extension of existing parking bays.

d)           That all the residents of Lake Rise, Rosemary Avenue, Woodlands Road, Brockton Close and property numbers 12 & 14 and 42 & 44 Pettits Lane be included on the list of properties that would have permits for the ROR residents parking scheme.

Members noted that the estimated cost of the scheme was £3000, which would be met from the Capital Parking Strategy Investment Allocation 2016/17.

The vote for the proposal was ten votes in favour to one abstention.