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Forward Plan Ref: 2017/033

Contact: David Tole, Traffic Safety & Area Steward Manager Tel: (01865) 815942

Report by Director for Infrastructure Delivery (CMDE4).

As part of the joint Oxfordshire County Council/Oxford City Council ‘Go Ultra Low Oxford’ project (a government funded project to trial electric car charging technologies on street) a number of existing Car Club bays are being converted to be used for electric vehicles. To compensate for this it has been agreed as part of the project to provide alternative Car Club bays for the displaced petrol/diesel vehicles.

The report presents objections and other comments received in the course of a statutory consultation on the proposals to introduce additional car club bays in Oxford.

The Cabinet Member for Environment is RECOMMENDED to approvethe implementation of the proposals as advertised and amended as set out in the report CMDE4.

Approved, subject to the Officers reviewing the following locations at:

-       Nelson Street (near the Synagogue),

-       St. John Street

-       Observatory Street

-       Leckford Road

As part of the joint Oxfordshire County Council/Oxford City Council ‘Go Ultra Low Oxford’ project (a government funded project to trial electric car charging technologies on street,) a number of existing Car Club bays were being converted to be used for electric vehicles. To compensate for this it had been agreed as part of the project to provide alternative Car Club bays for the displaced petrol/diesel vehicles.

Prior to consideration of the item Cllr Constance was addressed by local member Cllr John Howson. He expressed his full support for the provision of electric vehicles parking bay on Bainton Road in its proposed site. However, he expressed some concern about the siting of the same at the western end of Leckford Road, believing the road to be very busy with retail premises nearby. He added that the other end of Leckford Road, to the south of Kingston Road, would be a better site as it was wider at the end. David Tole, in response to this commented that the proposed site had proximity to a lighting column, to be used as a source of power for the electric vehicles. He added also that, whilst he recognised that some objections had been received, it was important to place them in localities where they were visible and attractive to users.

The Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport) now considered the report (CMDE4) which contained the responses received in the course of a statutory consultation on the introduction of the scheme.

She recognised the concerns of Cllr Howson but also the argument that the bays needed to be in a place that was attractive to potential users. Therefore, having regard to the arguments and options set out in the report before her, she resolved to:

approve the implementation of the proposals as advertised and amended as set out in the report CMDE4, subject to the Officers reviewing the following locations at:

-       Nelson Street (near the Synagogue),

-       St. John Street

-       Observatory Street

-       Leckford Road

Signed…………………………………………………

Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport)

Date of signing………………………………………………