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Forward Plan Ref: 2018/034

Contact: Hugh Potter, Team Leader – Area Operations Hub Tel: 07766 998704

Report by Director of Community Operations (CMDE4).

Following approval by the Cabinet Member of Environment in June 2018 of a programme of new CPZs in Oxford this report considers responses to a formal consultation on a new CPZ in the Magdalen Road and Howard Street area.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve  the proposals as advertised for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Magdalen Road and Howard Street area of Oxford, but incorporating some minor amendments to the proposed parking places where considered appropriate as requested in the consultation responses subject to local consultation as required, and to  include number 284 Iffley Road (in addition to number 286 Iffley Road as currently proposed) within the Iffley Fields Controlled Parking Zone order.

Exemption from Call-in

Under Standing Orders (Section 6.2, paragraph 19 (a) to (c) the Chairman of the Council has agreed that the decision on the proposed Controlled Parking Zone - which involves the need to make a Traffic Regulation Order which would normally be subject to call-in - should be exempted as any delay could prejudice the Council’s or public’s interest. This is because the administrative work required to implement the proposal for the planned date of commencement of the scheme in mid-July 2019 following approval of the scheme would otherwise be appreciably delayed due to the very limited capacity of the residential permits team to carry out this work, including due to planned changes to their ICT systems in the summer, and noting that the postponement of this meeting from 23 May to 31 May as a result of the European elections on the former date was not foreseen in programming this work.

Approved

Exemption from Call-in

Under Standing Orders (Section 6.2, paragraph 19 (a) to (c) the Chairman of the Council has agreed that the decision on the proposed Controlled Parking Zone - which involves the need to make a Traffic Regulation Order which would normally be subject to call-in - should be exempted as any delay could prejudice the Council’s or public’s interest. This is because the administrative work required to implement the proposal for the planned date of commencement of the scheme in mid-July 2019 following approval of the scheme would otherwise be appreciably delayed due to the very limited capacity of the residential permits team to carry out this work, including due to planned changes to their ICT systems in the summer, and noting that the postponement of this meeting from 23 May to 31 May as a result of the European elections on the former date was not foreseen in programming this work.

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered responses to a formal consultation on a new CPZ in the Magdalen Road and Howard Street area with 2 minor additions to include 284 and 286 Iffley Road.

Noting comments from CYCLOX regarding pavement parking the Cabinet Member considered that although this was something that couldn’t always be supported or encouraged sometimes a balance needed to be struck and when that was the case and providing adequate provision could be made for use by, for example, pushchairs and wheelchairs she felt that could be vindicated. 

She also noted the support of the local member and the requirement to exempt a decision on this matter from call-in for the reasons set out on the agenda, in the officer report and below this decision.

Therefore, having regard to the information set out in the report before her the Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed her decision as follows:

to approve  the proposals as advertised for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Magdalen Road and Howard Street area of Oxford, but incorporating some minor amendments to the proposed parking places where considered appropriate as requested in the consultation responses subject to local consultation as required, and to  include number 284 Iffley Road (in addition to number 286 Iffley Road as currently proposed) within the Iffley Fields Controlled Parking Zone order.

Signed……………………………………

Cabinet Member for Environment

Date of signing………………………….

Exemption from Call-in

Under Standing Orders (Section 6.2, paragraph 19 (a) to (c) the Chairman of the Council had agreed that the decision on the proposed Controlled Parking Zone - which involved the need to make a Traffic Regulation Order which would normally be subject to call-in - should be exempted as any delay could prejudice the Council’s or public’s interest. That was because the administrative work required to implement the proposal for the planned date of commencement of the scheme in mid-July 2019 following approval of the scheme would otherwise be appreciably delayed due to the very limited capacity of the residential permits team to carry out the work, including due to planned changes to their ICT systems in the summer and noting that the postponement of this meeting from 23 May to 31 May as a result of the European elections on the former date could not have been foreseen when programming the work.