Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Transport Management 

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/158 

Key Decision 

Contact: James Whiting, Team Leader – TRO’s and Schemes (James.Whiting@oxfordshire.gov.uk)  

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM). 

Proposed disabled parking places in response to requests from residents requiring a dedicated disabled bay.

RECOMMENDATION

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)           Approve the introduction of new Disabled Persons Parking Places on: Abbey Road (No.8), Banbury; Abbey Road (No. 19), Banbury; Abbey Road (No.20), Banbury; Angus Close, Banbury; Arundel Place, Banbury; Bretch Hill (No. 327), Banbury; Guernsey Way, Banbury; High Furlong, Banbury; Penrhyn Close, Banbury; Union Street, Banbury; Hertford Close, Bicester; Langford Gardens,  Bicester; Leach Road, Bicester; Lord Close, Carterton; Walterbush Road, Chipping Norton; Cup and Saucer, Cropredy; Queen Street, Eynsham; Wytham View, Eynsham; Park Close, Hanwell; Fettiplace, Milton under Wychwood; Blackberry Way, Woodstock, as advertised.

(b)           Approve the removal of Disabled Persons Parking Places on: Devon Way, Banbury; Withycombe Drive, Banbury; The Paddocks, Deddington; Gloucester Place, Witney, as advertised.

(c)           Approve the formalisation of Disabled Persons Parking Place on: Acre End Street, Eynsham, as advertised.

(d)           Defer the Disabled Persons Parking Places on: Portway, Banbury to allow for further investigations to be undertaken.

(e)           Not approve the removal of the Disabled Persons Parking Place on Edmunds Road, Banbury.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

Officers outlined the Council’s established process for assessing requests for Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (DPPPs), noting that each proposal related to an individual resident’s circumstances and had been subject to assessment and consultation. It was explained that the report included a combination of new approvals, removals where need had ceased, formalisation of existing advisory bays, and deferrals where further investigation was required.

It was clarified that “formalisation” related to where advisory markings had previously been installed to meet urgent needs, with the Traffic Regulation Order process completed subsequently.

The Chair emphasised the importance of ensuring accessibility for residents with additional needs.

The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:  

a)    Approve the introduction of new Disabled Persons Parking Places on: Abbey Road (No.8), Banbury; Abbey Road (No. 19), Banbury; Abbey Road (No.20), Banbury; Angus Close, Banbury; Arundel Place, Banbury; Bretch Hill (No. 327), Banbury; Guernsey Way, Banbury; High Furlong, Banbury; Penrhyn Close, Banbury; Union Street, Banbury; Hertford Close, Bicester; Langford Gardens,  Bicester; Leach Road, Bicester; Lord Close, Carterton; Walterbush Road, Chipping Norton; Cup and Saucer, Cropredy; Queen Street, Eynsham; Wytham View, Eynsham; Park Close, Hanwell; Fettiplace, Milton under Wychwood; Blackberry Way, Woodstock, as advertised.

b)    Approve the removal of Disabled Persons Parking Places on: Devon Way, Banbury; Withycombe Drive, Banbury; The Paddocks, Deddington; Gloucester Place, Witney, as advertised.

c)    Approve the formalisation of Disabled Persons Parking Place on: Acre End Street, Eynsham, as advertised.

d)    Defer the Disabled Persons Parking Places on: Portway, Banbury to allow for further investigations to be undertaken.

e)    Not approve the removal of the Disabled Persons Parking Place on Edmunds Road, Banbury.