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Forward Plan Ref: 2020/040

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Report by Director for Community Operations (Interim) (CMDE9).

The report presents responses to a statutory consultation to introduce and amend waiting restrictions on residential roads within Eynsham where parking is resulting in road safety and access problems for residents put forward following discussions and site meetings with officers, the local member and Eynsham Parish Council. The proposal for Thornbury Road relates to a previous proposal approved by the Cabinet Member for Environment at the delegated decisions meeting on 12 July 2018 but which has required a further consultation due to the order not being made within the statutory 2 year time limit.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposed waiting restrictions as advertised.

Approved.

Officers to investigate and agree with the parish council possible modifications to the scheme to allow for an extension of the restrictions at the entrance to Orchard Close to secure improvements for access by commercial vehicles and also safer passage of vehicles.

The Leader of the Council considered (CMDE9) responses to a statutory consultation to introduce and amend waiting restrictions on residential roads within Eynsham where parking had resulted in road safety and access problems for residents. The proposals had been put forward following discussions and site meetings with officers, the local member and Eynsham Parish Council. The proposal for Thornbury Road related to a previous proposal approved by the Cabinet Member for Environment at the delegated decisions meeting on 12 July 2018, which had required a further consultation as the order had not been made within the statutory 2-year time limit.

Vincent Goodstadt raised two issues both of which supported of the Council’s desire to improve safety and convenience in Eynsham from vehicular traffic. The first related to the detailed parking proposals for the junction of Queens Street and Orchard Close where he lived. He supported the proposal but considered that in order for it to be effective, restrictions needed to be extended and as far as he was aware that view had been supported by all the residents in Orchard Close who had responded, including those neighbours immediately abutting the section of road in question and by the Parish Council.  He considered such an extension to the proposal supported the core objectives of the order and improved on the draft proposals by controlling parking along the whole of the pinch point at the entrance to Orchard Close and took account of the fact that as this road space was shared by vehicles and pedestrians there was a greater need for safety considerations to be taken into account. Secondly, he advised that the proposed parking measures would be much more effective if they formed part of a full public realm plan for the village. No mention of that had been made in any report and he strongly advised that this should be done in anticipation that Eynsham would double in size over the next few years.  He asked that the minor modification in Orchard Close be accepted for inclusion and that preparation of a full public realm strategy for the village centre be undertaken.

Councillor Charles Mathew advised that the loss of bus services in the Lower Windrush valley along with residential development in that area had put further pressure on loading and parking restrictions in Eynsham and, while not curing all of those problems, the proposals would help alleviate some of the pressure and he supported the scheme.

Mike Wasley acknowledged the points made by Councillor Mathew and Mr Goodstadt and would look to see if the proposed extension could be accommodated.

Therefore, having regard to the information set out in the report before him and the representation made to him the Leader of the Council confirmed his decision as follows:

to approve the proposed waiting restrictions on residential roads in Eynsham as advertised andofficers asked to investigate and agree with the parish council possible modifications to the scheme to allow for an extension of the restrictions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9