Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2022/163

Contact: James Whiting, Principal Officer – Parking

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM 5).

To seek approval of proposed parking measures.

1.      The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposals as advertised for:

                          i.         ‘Resident Permit Only Parking (past this point)’ spaces on; Cronshaw Close, Station Road, and White Leys Close,

                         ii.         ‘Shared-Use Parking’ spaces on; Haydon Road, and Lydalls Road,

                       iii.         ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (Double Yellow Lines) restrictions on; Haydon Road, Lydalls Road, and White Leys Close.

Following the introduction of Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) across Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and The Vale of Whitehorse districts in November 2021, many requests to review existing parking restrictions had been received.

The report presented the consultation responses to the advertised Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which reviewed existing restrictions, mainly focussed on a residents’ permit parking scheme.

The Chair felt that the enforcement would help and improve amenity for residents but did note that the pending application for a new ‘car-free’ ‘Gateway’ residential development on the site of this carpark could put pressure on the proposals, if approved, in the future.

Noting the responses to the consultation, the Chair highlighted the objections raised by respondent 5 and agreed that growth in traffic was unsustainable and needed to be managed. Other respondents were in favour of the proposals but felt that they did not go far enough.

Respondent 6 was acknowledged, and the Chair indicated that officers should take the points raised into consideration.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposals as advertised for:

                          i.         ‘Resident Permit Only Parking (past this point)’ spaces on; Cronshaw Close, Station Road, and White Leys Close,

                         ii.         ‘Shared-Use Parking’ spaces on; Haydon Road, and Lydalls Road,

                       iii.         ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (Double Yellow Lines) restrictions on; Haydon Road, Lydalls Road, and White Leys Close.