Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/044

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

Report by Deputy Director for Environment & Economy – Commercial & Delivery (CMDE6).

The report presents objections and comments received in the course of a statutory consultation on a proposal to introduce no waiting at any time parking restrictions along the majority of Thames View in Abingdon in response to residents’ concerns, expressed through the local Member, regarding the high levels of inappropriate and dangerous commuter parking.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approveimplementation of the proposal as advertised and amended as described in the report CMDE6.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment  considered (CMDE6) objections and comments received to a statutory consultation on proposals to introduce no waiting at any time parking restrictions in Thames View, Abingdon in order to alleviate perceived high levels of inappropriate and dangerous commuter parking.

Councillor Alison Rooke spoke in support of the proposals and thanked officers for working up the proposals.  Thames View was very narrow and with parking on both sides it was almost impossible for ambulances to to pass but would be for fire engines. Pavement parking helps vehicle movement but doesn’t help pedestrians and she felt the situation was dangerous. She did suggest perhaps that restrictions could be relaxed on one side during evenings.

Mr Tole confirmed that the road was as yet unadopted but that problems were evident regarding access. He advised that a slight amendment had been made to the scheme following comments received as part of the consultation but there was no real justification for the introduction of single yellow lines. And added that a number of schemes such as this one introduced on estates would in time need to be reviewed. . He advised that half way along Thames View there was a car park administered by the Vale of White Horse District Council which did not charge for evening parking which could provide alternative evening parking.

Considering the scheme the Cabinet Member having regard to the information in the documentation before him and the representations made to him confirmed his decision as follows:

to approve implementation of the proposals to introduce parking restrictions in Thames View, Abingdon as advertised but amended as described in the report.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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