Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2020/079

Contact: Hugh Potter, Group Manager – Area Operations Hub Tel: 07766 998704

Report by Director for Community Operations (Interim) (CMDE5).

Following approval in June 2018 and April 2019 of a programme of new Controlled parking Zones in Oxford the report presents  responses received to a formal consultation for a new CPZ in the Navigation Way area.

The Cabinet Member for Environment is RECOMMENDED:

a)     not to approve proposals for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in Navigation Way, with a future scheme being kept under review  by officers and local member taking account of local parking pressures and the views of residents;

b)     to approve the proposed School Keep Clear and no waiting at any time restriction.

Approved

Approved

Following approval in June 2018 and April 2019 of a programme of new Controlled Parking Zones in Oxford the Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE5) responses received to a formal consultation for a new CPZ in the Navigation Way area.

Jason Purvor advised that most residents had considered the proposals unnecessary as had been reflected in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the officer report.  However, residents were concerned that the analysis in paragraph 6 did not clearly delineate the restrictions which residents would support, versus those they would not and for clarity, many were of the view that with operational rising bollards, parking issues were largely a non-issue as identified in paragraph 12 of the report with multiple comments calling for an extension of the rising bollard activation to deal with after school clubs – from 3.45pm to 4.15pm and, for example, comment 23 which might be handled by re-instating the bollards and extending the time of operation in this way.  Many residents supported the additional no stopping restriction on the north corner beside the school as this created a blind bend for residents “around the corner”. Additionally, waiting restrictions extending the full length of the School were broadly supported but other restrictions, including for clarity signage or road markings elsewhere were not. In conclusion the recommendations to the Cabinet Member for the Environment were supported by the majority of residents, with clarification on the scope of the ‘no waiting at any time’ restriction by adding “on the North corner of Navigation Way” to the officer recommendation (b).

County Councillor John Howson expressed his full support for the views expressed by residents. This was a unique area with 61 households on unadopted roads.  He agreed the north corner on Navigation Way had been a long-standing problem and felt the recommendation as proposed by Mr Purvor would achieve a great improvement and hoped it would be enforced.  There was not a great deal of commuter parking but he echoed the sentiments about the bollards being out of use for so long.

Officers undertook to investigate the situation regarding the bollards.

The Cabinet Member for Environment felt this was a straightforward decision but asked that it be kept under view. Supporting the additional restriction for the north corner of Navigation Way as put forward by Mr Purvor and supported by the local member and also having regard to the information set out in the report before her and other representations made to her at the meeting she confirmed her decision as follows:

a)     not to approve proposals for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in Navigation Way, with a future scheme being kept under review  by officers and local member taking account of local parking pressures and the views of residents;

b)     to approve the proposed School Keep Clear with a no waiting at any time restriction on the North corner of Navigation Way.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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