Issue - meetings
Woodstock: town centre - proposed arrangements for the issue of hotel and guest house visitor parking permits
Meeting: 26/01/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 111)
PDF 2 MBContact: Jim Whiting, Principal Engineer Parking,
Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM 12).
To consider proposed arrangements for the issue of hotel and guest house visitor parking permits.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is AGREED to:
1) Approve the officer recommendations for a new guesthouse/hotel visitor permit scheme to be incorporated into the proposed parking scheme for Woodstock approved at CMD on 26th May 2022.
2) Approve the officer recommendations to introduce paid parking bays in adjacent to No’s 7-11 and No.12 Park Lane, Woodstock.
Minutes:
Following on from this consultation, the County Council worked with the town councillors and the local county councillor, to develop proposals which aimed to better manage the demand for retail and residential parking in the centre of Woodstock, whilst also generating revenue to fund the scheme and provide effective enforcement.
In March/ April 2022, the proposals were subject to an extensive public engagement exercise, with the outcome presented to Cabinet Member Decisions (CMD) in May 2022. The approved scheme (appendix 1) included the provision for:
· Paid Parking Bays with exemptions for permit holders.
· Ultra-short stay parking areas (max stay 30 minutes)
· Permit holder only parking areas
· New sections of 3 hour bays
· New cycle parking areas in the Centre of Woodstock
Under the approved scheme, a commitment was given that further assessment by officers would be undertaken to consider the introduction of permits for visitors to Guest Houses, Hotels and Holiday Lets within the scheme.
A further proposal includes an amendment to the original scheme to reconsult on changes to the restrictions in Park Lane, Woodstock to bring them in line with the wider offer of paid parking bays in the centre of Woodstock.
The purpose of this report is to report on the recent consultation on new policies for hotel and guest house permits to be incorporated as part of the originally approved parking scheme for Woodstock.
Cllr Gant invited speakers to address the meeting and responded to the points made in their statements. In response to one of the statements, Cllr Gant assured the meeting that he did not come to decision making meeting, such as this one, with a predetermined mind.
Cllr Gant invited officers to explain their rationale for proposals as outlined in the report.
Cllr Gant felt also considered comments from the statutory consultees as well as 14 other consultation responses.
Cllr Gant supported officers’ recommendations by saying that the proposals would help facilitate walking and cycling and the safe movement of traffic.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is AGREED to:
1) Approve the officer recommendations for a new guesthouse/hotel visitor permit scheme to be incorporated into the proposed parking scheme for Woodstock approved at CMD on 26th May 2022.
2) Approve the officer recommendations to introduce paid parking bays in adjacent to No’s 7-11 and No.12 Park Lane, Woodstock.