Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2021/063

Contact: Tim Shickle, Group Manager – Traffic & Road Safety Tel: 07920 591545/James Whiting, Principal Officer – Parking Tel: 07584 581187

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM5).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to amend the recently introduced Cowley Central East and West CPZs in respect of  current exemptions for permit holders at time limited parking places and in respect of waiting restrictions on Crowell Road in the vicinity of its junction with Lewin Close.

The Cabinet Member for Highways Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the following amendments to the Cowley Central East and West Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ):

a)     Cowley Central East CPZ: to amend the legal order by removing the exemption for permit holders not having to comply with parking restrictions at the following time restricted parking places:

          i.    30 minute parking in parts of Barns Road and Cleveland Drive;

        ii.    1 hour parking in parts of St Lukes Road

       iii.    2 hour parking in parts of Barns Road.

b)     Cowley Central West CPZ:  to introduce a section of ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (Double Yellow Lines) on Crowell Road west side for 15 metres either side of the junction with Lewin Close. This in place of the current `No Waiting 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday`

c)     Cowley Central East CPZ: to allow residents of Nos.147-169 & 156-166 Oxford Road to apply for both residents & visitor permits subject to a check of any properties granted planning permission on the basis of being car-free developments.

Approved

Approved

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Highways Management considered (CMDHM5) responses received to a statutory consultation to amend the recently introduced Cowley Central East and West CPZs in respect of current exemptions for permit holders at time limited parking places and in respect of waiting restrictions on Crowell Road in the vicinity of its junction with Lewin Close.

Marko Jung spoke on behalf of the Lewin Close Owners' Association and in support of the introduction of a double yellow no parking at any time outside their road. Neither of the two objections brought any evidence backed argument against ensuring emergency vehicle access to a road with 16 households with both appearing to be objections against any further traffic and parking management on Crowell Road. The Owners’ Association did believe the additional restriction to 30m of road would impede parking opportunities on Crowell Road, which was rarely fully occupied and the proposed double yellow line covered the close entrance, a short area to the north, which was not adjacent to any property on Crowell Road and a short area to the south, which just overlapped with the front of 36 Crowell Road. It was also worth noting that the properties opposite the proposed double yellow line had large driveways with parking and for those reasons the Association did not believe that the proposal would impact on parking availability for residents of Crowell Road.

The Cabinet Member thanked Mr Jung for his comments and having regard to the information set out in the report and to the representations made to him at the meeting confirmed his decision as follows:

to approve the following amendments to the Cowley Central East and West Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ):

a)            Cowley Central East CPZ: to amend the legal order by removing the exemption for permit holders not having to comply with parking restrictions at the following time restricted parking places:

                                i.             30 minute parking in parts of Barns Road and Cleveland Drive;

                               ii.              1 hour parking in parts of St Lukes Road

                              iii.              2 hour parking in parts of Barns Road.

b)        Cowley Central West CPZ:  to introduce a section of ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (Double Yellow Lines) on Crowell Road west side for 15 metres either side of the junction with Lewin Close. This in place of the current `No Waiting 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday`

c)         Cowley Central East CPZ: to allow residents of Nos.147-169 & 156-166 Oxford Road to apply for both residents & visitor permits subject to a check of any properties granted planning permission on the basis of being car-free developments.

Signed………………………………………….

Cabinet Member for Highways Management

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