Decisions

Ensures the permits offered for the congestion charge are appropriate and workable.

Amendments to the approved scheme

1.    Clarification that emergency and health service vehicles, military vehicles, highway and traffic works vehicles and statutory undertakers’ vehicles are not chargeable, in line with other local traffic orders

2.    Amendment of central permit area workplace parking users permit eligibility criteria to clarify that users of public car parking not subject to a specific arrangement between the employer and car park operator are ineligible

3.    Amendment of central permit area sports clubs or military training permit to include parents or carers with children enrolled at a preschool or nursery in the central permit area

4.    Amendment of the central permit area residents permit eligibility criteria to include residents outside the central permit area whose normal parking provision is unavailable and alternative parking has been temporarily provided inside the central permit area

5.    Amendment of the Oxford permit area resident and Oxfordshire permit area resident permits to clarify

a)    that houses in multiple occupation will be treated as a single address for the whole house, not one address per rented room

b)    that university students living in halls of residence and school students living in accommodation provided by a school are not eligible for a permit

Ensures the permits offered for the congestion charge are appropriate and workable.

Amendment to the approved scheme

Amendment of “Oxford Ice Rink User” permit type listed in Annex 1 to include additional eligibility:

• an active member of a sports club, team or coaching programme operating at premises in the Central Permit Area; OR
• an active member of a military training programme operating at premises in the Central Permit Area

Recommendations a) and d) approved with 56 votes in favour, none against and 3 abstentions.

The motion was carried unanimously.

The motion was lost with 19 votes in favour, 34 against and 2 abstentions.

The motion was lost with 29 votes in favour, 31 against and no abstentions.

The motion was carried unanimously.

Recommendations approved with one correction to Annex 3 Category A Outside Bodies:  On the Corporate Parenting Panel, Councillor Gaul replaced Councillor Higgins.

Recommendation approved.

The Chair accepted the following requests to present a petition or speak on an item on the agenda:

Petitions

Siobhan Lancaster:

“Make the crossing by Abingdon Road (Oxford) Tesco safe.”

Public Address

Item 16 Motion from Councillor Hanna

Vicki Power

Barbara Shaw

Graham Shelton

The following change of committee membership was agreed:

On the Education and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Councillor Fletcher to replace Councillor Shiri.

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 July 2025 were approved.