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Cabinet Member: Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2015/076

Contact: Owen Jenkins, Service Manager for Highways, Transport & Waste Tel: (01865) 323304

Report by Deputy Director for Environment & Economy (Commercial) (CMDE4).

The report presents objections received in the course of a statutory consultation on proposals to introduce additional waiting restrictions (and amend some existing restrictions) at various locations in Cholsey.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approvethe implementation of the advertised proposals, except as set out in the report.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE4) objections received to a statutory consultation on proposals to introduce additional waiting restrictions and amend some existing restrictions at various locations in Cholsey.

Councillor Mark Gray spoke in support of the proposals which were badly needed as increasing amounts of on-street parking had affected buses and access and egress onto private driveways. He advised that residents of West End, currently a residents only zone, were seeking assistance in helping to mitigate against displaced parking through possibly installation of repeater signs.

Mr Tole advised that the proposals had been drawn up in consultation with the parish council and Councillor Gray but that he was recommending that some features of the scheme should be deferred to allow further consideration along with some minor amendments to other elements and although enforcement levels would be limited he was confident that traffic flows would improve. With regard to West End he advised that as a ‘prohibition of driving’ the restriction did not allow for the provision of repeater signing but suggested a way forward might be to review the situation once the other restrictions were in place.

The Cabinet Member advised that he had been involved at length with these proposals and felt they represented a good compromise and so having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before him and the representations above confirmed his decision as follows:

to approve implementation of the advertised proposals, except as set out in the report CMDE4.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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