Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/124

Contact: David Tole, Traffic, Safety and Area Steward Manager Tel: 07920084148

Report by Interim Deputy Director for Environment & Economy - Commercial (CMDE6).

Consultation responses for proposals for parking and loading restrictions and a 20mph speed limit zone were first considered by the Cabinet Member for Environment on 21 July 2016 following which he approved the general principle of parking restrictions during the day but instructed officers to undertake further consultation with the Great Western Park Residents Assocation and local Members to see if the proposed restrictions could be relaxed to allow some evening parking.

The current report presents the outcome of that further local consultation relating to proposed parking restrictions on Sir Frank Williams Avenue, the spine road at Great Western Park that links the A4130 (Didcot to A34 Road) and the B4493 (Didcot to Harwell Road.

The Cabinet Member for Environment is RECOMMENDED to:-

(a)          note that the outcome of the further consultation as described in paragraph 2 above was that no amendment to the proposals as advertised is considered appropriate on the grounds of the safe movement of traffic; and

(b)          confirm approval of the parking restrictions as advertised.

Approved

Approved

In July 2016 the Cabinet Member for Environment approved proposals for parking and loading restrictions and a 20mph speed limit zone on Great Western Park but also instructed officers to undertake further consultation with the Great Western Park Residents Assocation and local Members to see if those proposed restrictions could be relaxed to allow some evening parking.  He now considered a further report (CMDE6) which presented the outcome of that further local consultation which had related specifically to proposed parking restrictions on Sir Frank Williams Avenue, the spine road at Great Western Park that links the A4130 (Didcot to A34 Road) and the B4493 (Didcot to Harwell Road).

Presenting the report Mr Tole referred to the further discussions which had taken place and further comments received after publication of the report from County Councillor Nick Hards regarding safety issues from vehicles travelling from south to north, at the nearly blind bend near Ash Way even if vehicles were travelling at 20 mph. He felt feel that this needed to be dealt with before the road was adopted and that at a minimum, warning signs were needed. He also endorsed the comments made by the residents’ association regarding the area near the community centre and temporary shop.

Mr Tole went on to explain that the design width of the road limited the scope for parking restrictions but reminded the meeting that double yellow lines allowed unloading for deliveries etc and for vehicles to stop but not park. Safety issues would continue to be monitored as part of the adoption process.

The Cabinet Member for Environment agreed that the width of the road was not ideal but equally it was not acceptable to allow for parking.  Therefore with regard to the arguments and options set out in the report and the representations made to him he confirmed his decision as follows:

(a)             note that the outcome of the further consultation as described in paragraph 2 of the report CMDE6 was that no amendment to the proposals as advertised was considered appropriate on the grounds of the safe movement of traffic; and

(b)             confirm approval of the parking restrictions as advertised.

Signed……………………………………….

Cabinet Member for Environment

Dated…………………………………………