Agenda item

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

Please note that our registration deadlines have changed to 2 working days before the meeting. The deadline for registering at this meeting is at 5.00pm on Friday, 24 April 2026.

Since there is a statutory limit of ten speakers for this session, a maximum of one public speaker will be allowed for each proposal in Item 6, on a first come, first serve basis, at the Executive Member’s discretion.

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It was reported that there had been 11 registrations to speak at the session under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

Cllr Taylor spoke on Annex I2 requesting not enforcing double yellow lines on the western side of Linton Street, Winchester Avenue, Garland Street. This was because the area of concern was always the junction closer to Poppleton Road school and Winchester Grove has no on street parking. He also spoke on the Annex I1 Acomb Road item, crediting objectors and officer recommendations against change.

Melinda Fox spoke in support of double yellow lines for Danebury Drive - Annex A2. She felt there was an accident waiting to happen at this junction. Wished to keep junction safe over preserving parking for local businesses.

Rebecca Lack spoke remotely on Field View/Tennyson Avenue (C2-3) in support of taking no further action here. She ciited the council’s obligation as a landlord, putting restrictions onto Field View will push parking onto neighbouring streets.

Jack Horan spoke about double yellow lines on Fordlands Road junction (E2). He felt this would push parking for elderly/people with children further away from their homes. He acknowledged that this was a dangerous junction but noted that if anything the cars parked near the corner calmed traffic from speeding. He felt care home expansion did not have enough parking and has been parking spreading onto the street.

Ian Smart spoke on Annex F2 in support of double yellow lines on Huntington Mews. He felt cars were parking in the cul-de-sac as a long term car park, making access to his driveways difficult. He was also concerned about students at Peppermill Court parking and that this issue could worsen.

Christopher Teeling spoke in support of Annex H for Straylands and Woodlands Grove. He said vehicles are currently forced onto the opposing carriageway by pavement parking, particularly when there is a rugby game or football match taking place, and that he felt the council should even consider extending the TRO.

Adrian Rodaway  spoke on behalf of Holgate Methodist Church opposing Acomb Road proposal (I1). He cited the impact of not being able to park near the church for parishioners, guide groups etc as well as the need for accessible parking during its use as a polling station. Re visibility on Murray Lane junction he suggested reduction to 20 mph limit would work better.

Jack Merrett spoke on item P2 opposing double yellow lines on Front Street Naburn. He stated that the proposed plans are not what were requested. He had spoken with consultants in Road Safety who agreed with him, and he himself is a professional civil engineer. His proposal was that there should be double yellow lines on one side only rather than both.

John Jefferson on behalf of Naburn parish council supporting item P2 regarding the potential for a collision on this road on blind bend due to parking on opposite side of road. He understood the concerns of some villagers who felt they had been affected, noting the council needed to consider wider public safety. He praised the Highways teams work, noting that the revised proposals acknowledged objectors by allowing more pavement parking.

Cllr Waller spoke on proposals in Westfield Ward (O) particularly regarding Wetherby Road. He suggested these restrictions would move parking to the other side of the road. While there was a No Further Action recommendation on these double yellow lines a speed data study was recommended, and if undertaken he requested that this be shared publicly. He agreed with officers that the junction of Chapelfields road causes visibility problems.

Cllr Hook spoke on Northfield Lane (Annex M) – stating that she appreciated the plan that no yellow lines would be installed in the proposed area, but she requested no yellow lines be installed in the area at all. She explained that the Park Run directed people to park in Dobbies car park and that while problems were still caused by lorries parking on Northfield lane for statutory breaks, ward residents would not want these lorries to be displaced to near their houses by yellow lines.