Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2019/137

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Report by Director for Community Operations (Interim) (CMDE4).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to amend bus lanes orders in respect of lanes on the A40 at Barton Park, A420 Botley Road, A4144 at Folly Bridge and Norfolk Street and Speedwell Street by the Westgate Shopping Centre. While the amendments to the traffic regulation orders extend or create new lengths of bus lanes, they do not materially change the practical effect of the existing traffic restrictions where the changes are proposed. 

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposed amendments to bus lanes as advertised.

Agreed

Noting that while approving the Botley Road element of the proposals that enforcement of use of the bus lane into Seacourt park and ride should be delayed pending finalisation of expansion work at the site and thereafter motorists would need to rely on the relevant appeals process against any penalty notice.

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE4) responses received to a statutory consultation to amend bus lanes orders in respect of lanes on the A40 at Barton Park, A420 Botley Road, A4144 at Folly Bridge and Norfolk Street and Speedwell Street by the Westgate Shopping Centre. While the amendments to the traffic regulation orders extended or created new lengths of bus lanes, they did not materially change the practical effect of the existing traffic restrictions where the changes are proposed. 

The Cabinet Member noted comments from County Councillor Susanna Pressel supporting the Botley Road element of the proposal. However, she did not wish to see motorists who had used the lane into Seacourt P+R to park then fined when leaving because there was no available space.

Mr Fermer confirmed that any penalty notices would be dealt with through the appeals process.  Capacity levels at the park & ride could be checked for a particular time which would then enable each appeal to be dealt with on a case by case basis.  Once expansion of the site had been completed that should go some way to minimising the issue.

Having regard to the information set out in the report before her along with representations made to her at the meeting the Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed her decision as follows:

to approve the proposed amendments to bus lanes on the A40 at Barton Park, A420 Botley Road, A4144 at Folly Bridge and Norfolk Street and Speedwell Street by the Westgate Shopping Centre as advertised noting that while approving the Botley Road element of the proposals enforcement of use of the bus lane into Seacourt park and ride should be delayed pending finalisation of expansion work at the site and thereafter motorists would need to rely on the relevant appeals process against any penalty notice.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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