Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2019/042

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

Report by Director of Community Operations (CMDE15).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to introduce additional waiting restrictions on the B4044 Eynsham Road and B4017 Cumnor Road at Farmoor and at Delamare Way, Cumnor put forward due to concerns raised by the Parish Council over the safety, positioning and movement of traffic in the area and, if approved, would be funded from the Councillor Priority Fund.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve proposed waiting restrictions on the B4044 Eynsham Road and B4017 Cumnor Road at Farmoor, and at Delamare Way, Cumnor as advertised.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE11) responses received to a statutory consultation to introduce additional waiting restrictions on the B4044 Eynsham Road and B4017 Cumnor Road at Farmoor and at Delamare Way, Cumnor. The proposals had been put forward due to concerns raised by the Parish Council over the safety, positioning and movement of traffic in the area and were to be funded from the Councillor Priority Fund. She also noted 2 additional emails both from residents of Church Close expressing concern about the proposals particularly the effect of displaced parking onto Church Close and protection for its residents

County Councillor Judy Roberts spoke in support of the proposals and referred to an ongoing situation between residents and local businesses. The situation in this area was also worsening due to diverted traffic and lorries.  Two local meetings had failed to reach a solution and with little parking available on business sites in the area lots of vehicles were now parking on local roads for long stretches of time. Church Close was a private road and so restrictions could not be imposed unless by residents and she had thought that they had all been in agreement regarding restrictions in the Close but it now seemed from the 2 emails received that that might not be the case. She also advised that there was some alternative parking in Mayfield Road some 300 metres away. The parish council fully supported the proposals.

Suggesting that because of the size of the businesses in question they should reasonably be expected to provide parking on site and noting the efforts locally to find a solution with funding from the local councillor, the availability of alternative parking in Mayfield Close and that residents of Church Close could possibly approach the parish council to assist with funding a scheme for the Close the Cabinet Member for Environment having regard to the information set out in the report before her and the representations made to her at the meeting confirmed her decision as follows:

to approve proposed waiting restrictions on the B4044 Eynsham Road and B4017 Cumnor Road at Farmoor, and at Delamare Way, Cumnor as advertised.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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