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ITEM TIC8

WALTON MANOR AND JERICHO CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES, OXFORD – PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

1. In May 2002 the Executive considered a report on proposed amendments to the waiting and parking restrictions in Kingston Road which were being proposed by the City Council. These amendments were being proposed to accommodate some alterations to the traffic calming that had been introduced into Kingston Road in 1999. Included in the proposals were changes to the limited waiting bays in Kingston Road to allow permit holders to use them without time limit.
2. The proposed changes, required to accommodate the alterations to the traffic calming, reduced the available length of residents’ parking space in Kingston Road which resulted in objections to the proposals. Following a review an alternative design was put forward that did not require altering the residents’ parking bays. The Executive resolved not to proceed with the proposals.
3. Due to the decision not to proceed with the changes proposed to the length of the residents’ parking bays the relaxation to use the limited waiting bays without time limit could also not be introduced. The latter issue has now been re-advertised and this report reviews the comments received during the formal consultation.

Proposed Changes

4. In addition to the proposed relaxation on the use of the limited waiting bays the opportunity was taken in the consultation to include other required changes. These are set out fully at Annex 1 and include exclusion for eligibility for residents’ permits (as a result of planning consents), correction of typographical errors, clarification of zone boundary and the relocation of a residents’ parking bay to facilitate deliveries.

Consultation

5. Formal consultation took place between 29 April and 21 May 2005. Notification of the proposals were advertised in the Oxford Times, on street notices and by letter drop to approximately 300 residents directly affected by the proposals. In addition consultation letters were sent to County and City Councillors, statutory consultees such as the Police and other interested bodies. Only four responses have been received to the consultation. These are set out at Annex 2 (download as .doc file).

Officer Comment

6. Of the comments received only two are directly relevant to the advertised proposals. These relate to an objection from a residential property [listed in Annex 1 2(c)] being excluded from eligibility for residents’ permits and Bus Users UK objecting to an increase in parking for residents.
7. As with a number of controlled parking zones the Walton Manor Zone is subject to permit restraints whereby each dwelling is restricted to a maximum of two permits. It has been common practice in Oxford for many years that when a property in a controlled parking zone is split into more than one dwelling the additional dwellings are excluded from eligibility for residents’ permits. Where properties are split into three or more dwellings all the dwellings are excluded.
8. In this case it appears that due to the heavy demand for residents’ permits and limited on-street provision being possible a planning condition has been applied to the whole property to exclude it from eligibility for residents’ permits. The property owner has indicated to the Planning Authority that they are to convert the property back to a single dwelling. If this is the case the Planning Authority will reconsider the exclusion. The Committee will be updated on the situation at the meeting.
9. Many of the bays to which it is proposed that residents be exempt from the time limited waiting are currently used by them in the evenings, outside the hours of operation of the restriction. Providing the exemption will enable residents to not have to move their cars during the day and thus discourage their use.

Financial and Staff Implications

10. Staffing implications can be met from current resources. Funding is provided in this year’s Capital Programme from the Rapid Response budget.

RECOMMENDATIONS

11. The Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

1. agree implementation of the proposals as listed in Annex 1 to this report, except for item 2(c); and
2. consider item 2(c) in the light of further information to be given at the meeting.

RICHARD DIX
Interim Head of Transport

Background papers: Consultation documentation and responses received

Contact Officer: John Cramer Tel: Oxford 815963

June 2005

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