Issue - meetings
Oxford - St Michaels Street and Beaumont Street - proposed amendments to disabled and doctors parking places and vehicle access in St Michaels Street
Meeting: 25/05/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 96)
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Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM ).
A decision is required on a proposed amendments to disabled and doctor parking places and vehicle access in St Michael Street to accommodate further proposed public realm improvements in St Michaels Street.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED:
a) approve the proposed extension by approximately 13m metres westwards of the extent of St Michael Street subject to the ‘prohibition of all vehicles’ restriction.
b) Defer approval of the proposed removal of an existing Doctors parking place in St Beaumont Street to accommodate a new Disabled Persons Parking Place to allow a further assessment of the need for the Doctors Parking place.
Minutes:
The report presented the consultation responses to the advertised amendment to parking eligibility and vehicle access.
The Chair addressed the responses to the consultation and the replies provided by officers. He noted that one respondent suggested reducing the size of a loading bay in order to be able to replace the disabled parking space being lost. Officers were satisfied that the total number of disabled parking spaces in the area met the need and responded that the suggested change would require consultation.
Councillor Gant also noted in the report a request from the Oxford Union that vehicles that required access to their premises be exempt. He confirmed with officers that the Oxford Union could request exemptions for construction work, for example, in the same way as any other property owners on the street.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the recommendations:
a) approve the proposed extension by approximately 13m metres westwards of the extent of St Michael Street subject to the ‘prohibition of all vehicles’ restriction.
b) Defer approval of the proposed removal of an existing Doctors parking place in St Beaumont Street to accommodate a new Disabled Persons Parking Place to allow a further assessment of the need for the Doctors Parking place.