Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/014

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

 

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

 

The report considers objections to formal consultations on proposals to introduce new parking bays for Car Club vehicles in All Saints Road and Sandfield Road in Headington. These proposals were initially considered as part of a report considered by the Cabinet Member for Environment 8 October 2015 but deferred to explore opportunities to provide these facilities off the highway.

 

The Cabinet Member for Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposals as advertised and detailed in the October 2015 report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE4) objections received to formal consultations on proposals to introduce new parking bays for car club vehicles in All Saints Road and Sandfield Road in Headington. The proposals had initially been considered and deferred by the Cabinet Member on 8 October 2015 in order to explore opportunities for the provision of off-street facilities.

 

Emphasising the importance of taking residents’ views into account Charles Young confirmed that intense competition for parking had persuaded him to dispense with his car when he had moved to the area. He now relied on co-wheels as did many others and felt that these schemes should be encouraged to continue.

 

Ellie Grebinak advised that that car clubs continued to increase in popularity with membership increasing in Oxford. Many people now felt they no longer needed to own a car and co-wheels wanted to continue to give people that option and over the last 2 years they had taken up offers of using private bays. It was this visible identity locally that was helping the scheme to grow and in so doing help alleviate the problems of on-street parking which was under intense pressure.

 

Mr Tole felt the case had been well made and commended the recommendation.

 

The Cabinet Member agreed that the scheme gave people a choice in mode of travel and with no alternative opportunities coming forward for off-road facilities felt the scheme worth supporting. Therefore having regard to the information set out in the report and the representations made to him at the meeting he confirmed his decision as follows:

 

to approve the proposals as advertised and detailed in the October 2015 report.

 

 

Signed………………………………

Cabinet Member for Environment

 

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to approve the proposals as advertised and detailed in the October 2015 report.