Agenda item

This report provides details of objections raised to the recent advertisement of no waiting and no stopping restrictions in Lumley Road and St Luke’s Grove, Clifton.It also reports the receipt of a petition requesting that residents’ parking is offered as an alternative to the advertised restrictions.

 Resolved:                    That Option 2:

Acknowledge receipt of the petition and objections. Offer the residents of both streets a final ballot on the options of either providing residents’ parking or implementing the proposals as advertised (Annex D of the report) with the minor amendments shown in Annex F of the report. Pre-approve the next step dependent on the result of the vote as set out below:

a)           If residents’ parking is favoured, approve advertisement of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) with any objections reported back to Executive Member Decision Session.

b)           If the restrictions scheme is favoured, approve making of the order and installation of the restrictions.

be approved.

Reason:                        To provide residents with an opportunity to make an informed decision as to how they would like to address the parking problems in their streets, following receipt of a petition calling for residents’ parking.

The report providing details of objections raised to the recent advertisement of no waiting and no stopping restrictions on Lumley Road and St Luke’s Grove (Clifton) was presented to the Executive Member.It was noted that the receipt of a petition requesting that the Residents’ Parking Scheme (RPS) was offered as an alternative to the advertised restrictions had also been received.

The Executive Member acknowledged that the proposals had not been implemented since September 2016 when the initial meeting with residents had been held to discuss the relevant options. It was also acknowledged that 53% of the residents had not supported the introduction of RPS during the ballot held in November 2014. The Executive Member emphasised that the gap between those voting for and against the implementation in 2014 was minimal and that organising additional ballot would be an opportunity to highlight the concept and benefits of RPS to local residents.

With this in mind, it was

Resolved:                     That Option 2:

Acknowledge receipt of the petition and objections. Offer the residents of both streets a final ballot on the options of either providing residents’ parking or implementing the proposals as advertised (Annex D of the report) with the minor amendments shown in Annex F of the report. Pre-approve the next step dependent on the result of the vote as set out below:

a)           If residents’ parking is favoured, approve advertisement of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) with any objections reported back to Executive Member Decision Session.

b)           If the restrictions scheme is favoured, approve making of the order and installation of the restrictions.

be approved.

Reason:                        To provide residents with an opportunity to make an informed decision as to how they would like to address the parking problems in their streets, following receipt of a petition calling for residents’ parking.