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To Members of the Environment Scrutiny Committee

Notice of Meeting

Meeting

ENVIRONMENT SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Date/Time

Wednesday 24 March 2004 at 1.00 pm

Place

County Hall, Oxford

Contact officer

Deborah Mitchell

(Tel: 01865 815463; E-mail)

Notes:

PLEASE NOTE START TIME OF MEETING


Chris Impey
Assistant Chief Executive

15 March 2004

Membership

Chair – Councillor Leslie Sibley

Councillors:

Catherine Beader

Mrs Dee Bulley

Julian Cooper

Andrew Crawford

Dickie Dawes

Jean Fooks

Mrs C. Fulljames

Patrick Greene

Steve Hayward

Brian L. Hook

Biddy Hudson

Terry Joslin

Roy Mold

Chris Robins

   

 

AGENDA

Addenda

  1. Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointments
  2. Declarations of Interest

  3. Petitions and Public Address

    (See Addenda)

  4. Call-In of a Transport Implementation Committee Decision
  5. Summertown Controlled Parking Zone

    (See also Addenda)

    On 4 March 2004, the Transport Implementation Committee considered a report by the Head of Transport (TIC5), a copy of which is attached (EN4). The report sought approval for amendments to the Summertown Residents’ Parking Scheme. The Executive has also considered the issue at its meeting on 15 April 2003. The report can be viewed on the Council’s website. If a member wishes to receive a hard copy of the report, please contact Deborah Mitchell in Democratic Services on (01865) 815463.

    On 4 March 2004, the Transport Implementation Committee resolved:

    1. approve the overall scheme shown on Plan No 721/AO/3015 Rev A, but with the following amendments:

      1. Beech Croft Road : Change the restrictions outside Nos. 35 and 37 Beechcroft Road from Resident Permit Holder Only 8am to 10pm Mon to Sun to No Waiting at Any Time (Plan No HM721/A3/3006 Rev A);
      2. Beech Croft Road : Change the two restrictions outside the Woodstock Road Baptist Church in Beechcroft Road from 3 Hour Parking, 8am to 6.30pm Mon to Sun to 3 Hour Parking 8am to 6.30pm Mon to Sun, Permit Holders Exempt from Time Limit (Plan No HM721/A3/3006 Rev A.);
      3. Grove Street : Change the restriction outside Nos. 29 and 30 Grove Street over a length of 5 metres from No Waiting at Any Time to Permit Holders Only Parking 8am to 10pm Mon to Sun (Plan No HM721/A3/3002 Rev A.);
      4. Lonsdale Road : Change the restriction between the accesses of Nos. 88 Lonsdale Road and across the access of No 91 Lonsdale Road from Permit Holder Only Parking 10am to 4pm Mon to Fri to No Waiting at Any Time (Plan No HM721/A3/3009 Rev A.);
      5. Lucerne Road : Change the restriction outside the access No 17 Lucerne Road from Permit Holder Only Parking 10am to 4pm Mon to Fri to No Waiting at Any Time (Plan No HM721/A3/3011 Rev A.);
      6. Oakthorpe Road : Change the restrictions outside 1A (Cannelle Beaute), 1B (Accent) and the southern flank of Martins, No 205 Banbury Road, either side of the Taxi Rank from 2 hour Parking 8am to 6.30pm Mon to Sun to 2 Hour Parking 8am to 6.30 pm Mon to Sun, Permit Holders Exempt from Time Limit (Plan No HM721/A3/3006 Rev A.);
      7. Portland Road : Change the restriction outside the accesses to Nos. 2 and 12 Portland Road from Permit Holder Only Parking 10am to 4pm Mon to Fri to No Waiting at Any Time (Plan No HM721/A3/3010 Rev A.);
      8. Rogers Street : Change a 2.5 metre length of restriction outside the middle garage at the rear of No 273c Banbury Road from 10 Minute Parking 8am to 7pm Mon to Sun to No Waiting at Any Time (Plan No HM721/A3/3004 Rev A.);
      9. South Parade : Change the restriction outside No 11 South Parade from 2 Hour Parking, 8am to 6.30pm Mon to Sun, Permit Holders Exempt from Time Limit to Permit Holder Parking Only 8am to 10pm Mon to Sun (See Plan No HM721/A3/ 3004 Rev A.);
      10. South Parade: Reduce the length of Permit Holders Only Parking by a length of 9 metres to the east of the exit of Northern House School and replace with No Waiting at any Time in line with comments from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (See Plan No HM721/A3/ 3004 Rev A.);
      11. South Parade : Change the restriction from the western boundary of No 8 South Parade to just east of the access outside No 7 South Parade from No Waiting 8am to 4pm Mon to Sat to No Waiting at Any Time (See Plan No HM721/A3/ 3004 Rev A.);
      12. Squitchey Lane : Change the restriction across the access of No 27 Squitchey Lane from Permit Holder Only Parking 10am to 4pm Mon to Fri to No Waiting at Any Time (See Plan No HM721/A3/ 3001 Rev A.);
      13. Stratfield Road : Revoke existing restrictions outside Nos. 2 to 6, Nos. 9 to 11, Nos. 16 to 22, Nos. 26 to 28, Nos. 33 to 35, Nos. 39 to 41, Nos. 48 to 55 from Resident Permit Holders Only Parking 8am to 10pm Mon to Sun and replace with No Waiting at Any Time and then reintroduce restrictions outside Nos. 2 to 6, Nos. 9 to 27, Nos. 33 to 51 and Nos.55/57 with Resident Permit Holders Only Parking 8am to 10pm Mon to Sun (See Plan HM721/A3/3005 Rev A.);
      14. Summerhill Road : Change the restrictions outside the flank wall of No 325 Banbury Road and outside the flank wall of 327 Banbury Road and the frontage of 1B Summerhill Road from 2 Hour Parking 8am to 6.30 pm Mon to Sun to 2 Hour Parking 8am to 6.30 pm Mon to Sun, Permit Holders Exempt from Time Limit (Plan No HM 721/A3/3002 Rev A.);
      15. Victoria Road : Change the restriction outside the frontage and access way of No 46 Victoria Road from No Waiting at Any Time to Permit Holder Only Parking 10am to 4 pm Mon to Fri (Plan No HM721/A3/3010 Rev A.);
      16. Victoria Road : Change the restrictions outside accesses of Nos. 57, 85 and 87 from Permit Holder Only Parking 10am to 4pm Mon to Fri to No Waiting at Any Time (Plan No HM721/A3/3010 Rev A.);]

      b. add "Ferry Pool Road - the whole road" to Schedule 4 Part A – Postal Addresses from which Residents are Eligible to Apply for Permits;

      c. having considered the objection to the scheme made by Spratt Endicott, Solicitors regarding the omission of a Conference Permit Parking Scheme from the proposals, to support the officer recommendation to confirm the Order as advertised;

      d. to instruct Control Plus to patrol Hamilton Road, Lonsdale Road, Portland Road and Victoria Road three times each day for the first three months of operation and ask officers to report back to the Executive Members for Transport and Sustainable Development at the end of and during that period;

      e. ask the City Council to consider removing the provision for a taxi rank in Oakthorpe Road;

      f. provide double yellow lines along the frontage of 6 Lonsdale Road;

      g. instruct the Head of Transport to proceed with the design and implementation of the North Summertown Zone in the next two financial years, subject to the necessary resources being available.

On 11 March 2004, the Assistant Chief Executive received a request signed by 10 Members of the Council in accordance with the Council’s Scrutiny Procedure Rules set out in the Constitution in the following terms:

"We request that the Proper Officer of the Council calls in the decision of the Transport Implementation Committee taken on 4th March 2004 and listed at Item 5 of the list of decisions –Summertown Controlled Parking Zone.

The reason for our request is that the consultation process is alleged by some residents to have been seriously flawed, a view which is supported prima facie by the assertion contained within the report that the 81% of residents who did not respond to the consultation could be taken as being in favour of the proposed scheme. ("The remaining 1312 (81%) did not reply. The overall conclusion from this is that the scheme seems to have been favourably received…"). Since the nature of the proposed Parking Zone is such that the impact on the homes and lives of residents is likely to be considerable, we feel that a more considered view and judgement of the proposals, the consultation and the inferences to be drawn from the consultation should be taken.

Councillor John Power; Councillor Barbara Gatehouse; Councillor Andrew Brown; Councillor Terry Joslin; Councillor Sylvia Tompkins; Councillor Christine Witcher; Councillor Biddy Hudson; Councillor Roy Mold; Councillor Betty Standingford; Councillor Liz Brighouse.

Members of the County Council"

If, having considered the decision, the Scrutiny Committee has material concerns about it, then it may refer it back to the Executive for reconsideration, setting out in writing the nature of its concerns. If referred to the Executive, the views of the Scrutiny Committee will be considered by that body within a further 10 working days, and the decision will then be amended or otherwise and take immediate effect. If it is not referred back to the Executive then the decision is implemented from the date of this meeting.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to decide whether:

          1. to refer the issue back to the Executive with comments; or
          2. to accept the Executive’s decision.

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