Agenda item - Surrenden & Fiveways resident parking scheme consultation report.

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Surrenden & Fiveways resident parking scheme consultation report.

Report of the Acting Executive Director of Environment, Development & Housing (copy attached).

Decision:

That the Committee approves:

 

1)    That a new resident parking scheme  progressed within the Fiveways area (Appendix B) and as outlined in paragraph 5.8 of this report be progressed to the final design stage and publicised for statutory consultation thereafter;

 

2)    That no resident parking scheme is taken forward in the further Surrenden area within the Withdean and Patcham Wards.

 

3)    That limited waiting free parking bays replace the exclusive pay & display bays in Preston Drove (see Para 5.14).

Minutes:

23.1      The Committee considered a report of the Acting Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing that set out the outcome of the public consultation undertaken for a proposed parking scheme in the Surrenden & Fiveways area and requested permission to proceed with a scheme in the Fiveways area as detailed in the report.

 

23.2      Councillor Ken Norman addressed the Committee on the proposals. He explained that the Withdean ward councillors had conducted their own survey and found that 75% were against the proposals in their ward. Councillor Norman stated that the local Conservative Party manifesto had outlined the need for a citywide parking review on the basis of a fairer approach to parking in the city and his group would vote against any extensions to controlled parking zones as they disagreed with an incremental approach. Councillor Norman asked the committee to refuse the proposals of the report and instead begin a thorough citywide parking review.

 

23.3      The Chair noted that a Citywide Parking Review had been undertaken by the previous administration in 2013. The previous administration had also begun a parking policy and permit review and the results of that study would be presented to the committee at its next meeting. The Chair stated that she hoped that would allow more flexibility to how parking operated in the city, particularly in outer areas. However, the council were bound by the requirement by central government that all schemes were mandated to be self-financing.

 

23.4      Councillor West thanked the Chair for her observations. In relation to the specific scheme before the committee, Councillor West noted that if the recommendations were agreed as per the report and parking enforcement was introduced in Preston Village, the Surrenden area would be surrounded by controlled parking zones and were likely to suffer from displacement issues. Councillor West felt this would lead to Surrenden residents returning to the committee requesting to join a zone in the future and Members should be braver and broader in its current approach. Councillor West noted that Councillor Littman had corresponded with him regarding two roads in the Preston Park ward that should be included in the scheme: one side of Balfour Road and Beacon Close.

 

23.5      The Parking Infrastructure Manager noted that it would be very difficult to introduce a scheme on one side of the road particularly with regard to signage and lining.

 

23.6      The Chair stated that if the committee were to receive representation from residents of those roads detailed by Councillor West, they could be consulted as part of the scheduled consultation with Preston Village, subject to approval of the report.

 

23.7      Councillor West asked if Surrenden residents would be re-consulted as part of any consultation with the Preston Village area.

 

23.8      The Parking Infrastructure Manager stated that there was no clear consensus from the wider Surrenden area on a parking scheme in the most recent consultation and there would need to be representation from residents before officers would revisit the matter.

 

23.9      Councillor Theobald noted that with the number of local schools in the area, bringing Balfour Road into a scheme could cause a significant drop in the number of parking spaces available. Councillor Theobald stated that he disagreed with the proposals of the report in principle. He had been approached by a number of residents who believed the council were introducing some schemes purely for income.

 

23.10   Councillor Robins stated that there was no one solution to parking issues in the city and noted that with residents approaching the council with requests to join controlled parking zones, the council had duty to consider the request.

 

23.11   Councillor Barradell stated that the city was very congested and it was sometimes difficult to find a space even within a controlled parking zone. Councillor Barradell felt that the council should commit more focus toward a modal shift to public transport to ease parking pressures within the city.

 

23.12   Councillor Greenbaum stated that she agreed with Councillor Barradell and also felt that controlled parking zones would not solve congestion problems and there needed to be a modal shirt to public transport.

 

23.13   The Chair then moved the recommendations to the vote which carried.

 

23.14   RESOLVED-

 

That the Committee approves:

 

1)   That a new resident parking scheme  progressed within the Fiveways area (Appendix B) and as outlined in paragraph 5.8 of this report be progressed to the final design stage and publicised for statutory consultation thereafter;

 

2)   That no resident parking scheme is taken forward in the further Surrenden area within the Withdean and Patcham Wards.

 

3)   That limited waiting free parking bays replace the exclusive pay & display bays in Preston Drove (see Para 5.14).

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