APPENDIX A

 

Area J Residents Parking Scheme Review

 

Background

A resident parking scheme was implemented in the Preston Circus Area (Zone J) in 2006. It was subsequently extended in 2009 to include Preston Park Avenue and again in 2010 to include London Road Station Area (south). In 2013 an extension was implemented to include the area north of London Road Station and the Roundhill area, a year later in 2014 Preston Park and Lewes Road Triangle were included. In 2018 the council received a petition from local residents commenting that the area had become too big and was leading to parking pressures in the area, particularly in the evenings. It was agreed in the parking priority timetable set in 2018 that a review be carried out in 2020/21.

Headline Findings

 

Methodology

 

In July 2021, the council wrote to 7798 property addresses within the boundaries of the Area J residents parking scheme area. Respondents were asked to complete the survey online via the council’s Consultation Portal: Citizen Space. Paper copies of the questionnaire and a prepaid reply envelope were also available on request. 1128 (99.1%) responses were received online and 10 (0.9%) by mail. The consultation ran from 26 July to 6 September 2021.

 

Results

 

1138 valid responses[1] were received from within the scheme boundary giving a response rate of 14.6%. People were asked how satisfied they are with the current Area J parking scheme?

 

 

Number

%

Very Satisfied

600

53.7

Satisfied

286

25.6

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

93

8.3

Dissatisfied

72

6.4

Very dissatisfied

66

5.9

Total

1117

100

 

People were then asked if they were happy for the scheme to remain the same:

 

 

 

Number

%

Yes

984

87.5

No

140

12.5

Total

1124

100

 

And whether they wanted the scheme area to be divided into two areas as shown on the map: J1 to the south of the railway line and J2 to the north.

 

 

Number

%

Yes

153

13.6

No

974

86.4

Total

1127

100

 

The two proposed areas showed different levels of support for a split as follows, but in both areas there was no overall support to split the area.

 

Area

Yes

No

No.

%

No.

%

J1

97

17.7

451

82.3

J2

56

9.7

523

90.3

 

 

Responses street by street are as follows:

 

How satisfied are you with the Area J residents parking scheme?

 

How Satisfied are you with the Area J residents parking scheme?

Number of properties mailed

Response rate (%)

Satisfied or very satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied

Number

%

Number

 %

Number

 %

Aberdeen Road

37

13.5

3

60.0

1

20.0

1

20.0

Argyle Road

94

12.8

2

16.7

1

8.3

9

75

Argyle Villas

3

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Ashdown Road

17

29.4

4

80

0

0.0

1

20

Beaconsfield Parade

8

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Beaconsfield Road

171

5.3

5

62.5

2

25.0

1

12.5

Beaconsfield Villas

302

10.6

30

93.6

1

3.1

1

3.1

Belton Close

5

40.0

1

50.0

1

50.0

0

0.0

Belton Road

41

24.4

8

88.9

1

11.1

0

0.0

Brewer Street

31

6.5

2

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

Bromley Road

92

6.5

4

66.6

1

16.7

1

16.7

Caledonian Road

67

1.5

1

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

Campbell Road

85

11.8

4

40.0

1

10.0

5

50.0

Canterbury Drive

77

2.6

1

50.0

1

50.0

0

0.0

Chester Terrace

139

38.8

42

82.3

6

11.8

3

5.9

Cleveland Road

67

26.9

16

94.1

0

0.0

1

5.9

Clyde Road

125

16.0

11

57.9

1

5.3

7

36.9

Crescent Road

76

25.0

16

88.9

1

5.6

1

5.6

D'Aubigny Road

25

12.0

3

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

Ditchling Rise

385

14.5

45

81.8

5

9.1

5

9.1

Ditchling Road

425

12.7

43

79.7

3

5.6

8

14.9

Edburton Avenue

118

8.5

35

89.8

3

7.7

1

2.6

Edinburgh Road

43

2.3

1

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

Florence Road

196

12.2

17

70.8

1

4.2

6

25

Gerard Street

30

26.7

7

87.5

0

0.0

1

12.5

Grantham Road

99

22.2

21

95.5

1

4.5

0

0.0

Havelock Road

244

29.1

63

91.3

4

5.8

2

2.8

Hayloft Mews

4

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Inverness Road

19

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lewes Road

177

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lorne Road

21

33.3

4

57.2

1

14.3

2

28.6

Lucerne Road

22

13.6

3

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

Mayo Road

48

4.2

2

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

New England Road

50

4.0

1

50.0

1

50.0

0

0.0

Newport Street

22

9.1

0

0.0

1

50.0

1

50.0

Orchard Walk

2

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Park Crescent

103

17.5

15

83.3

1

5.6

2

11.1

Park Crescent Place

93

2.2

2

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Park Crescent Road

79

6.3

4

80

0

0.0

1

20.0

Park Crescent Terrace

79

6.3

5

100

0

0.0

0

0.0

Preston Circus

2

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Preston Drove

236

18.2

34

79.1

6

14.0

3

7.0

Preston Park Avenue

356

5.3

14

73.7

2

10.5

3

15.8

Preston Road

261

4.6

10

83.4

1

8.3

1

8.3

Prince's Crescent

93

18.3

10

58.9

3

17.6

4

23.6

Prince's Road

94

31.9

29

96.7

0

0.0

1

3.3

Richmond Road

153

25.5

34

91.9

3

8.1

0

0.0

Rose Hill

31

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Round Hill Road

12

25.0

3

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Round Hill Street

24

12.5

3

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Roundhill Crescent

230

15.7

31

86.6

2

5.6

3

8.4

Rugby Road

113

27.4

26

86.6

4

13.3

0

0.0

Semley Road

19

15.8

3

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Shaftesbury Place

28

10.7

1

33.3

1

33.3

1

33.3

Shaftesbury Road

159

20.8

21

65.6

2

6.3

11

28.1

Southdown Avenue

78

30.8

21

91.3

1

4.3

1

4.3

Southdown Place

8

25.0

2

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Southdown Road

28

35.7

8

88.9

1

11.1

0

0.0

Springfield Road

545

8.6

26

55.3

7

14.9

14

29.8

St Andrews Road

25

40.0

9

90.0

1

10.0

0

0.0

St Martins Street

52

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

St Mary Magdalene Street

53

5.7

1

33.3

2

66.7

0

0.0

St Pauls Street

55

9.1

4

80.0

0

0.0

1

20.0

Stanford Avenue

393

12.2

40

83.4

4

8.3

4

8.3

Stanley Road

91

31.9

7

25.9

4

14.8

16

59.2

Trinity Street

27

3.7

1

100

0

0

0

0.0

Union Road

2

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Upper Lewes Road

325

6.2

14

70

2

10

4

20.0

Vere Road

116

14.7

13

76.5

1

5.9

3

17.6

Viaduct Road

52

1.9

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

100.0

Wakefield Place

3

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Wakefield Road

46

10.9

5

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Waldegrave Road

178

32.6

51

87.9

5

8.6

2

3.4

Warleigh Road

147

24.5

31

86.1

1

2.8

4

11.2

Winchester Street

31

32.3

6

66.7

1

11.1

2

22.2

Yardley Street

11

72.7

6

75.0

1

12.5

1

12.5

Total

7798

14.6

886

79.3

93

8.3

138

12.3

 


 

 

 

 


People were asked if they were happy for the scheme to remain the same? Replies by street are as follows:

 

Street

Yes

No

Number

%

Number

 %

Aberdeen Road

5

100.0

0

0.0

Argyle Road

3

25.0

9

75.0

Argyle Villas

0

0.0

0

0.0

Ashdown Road

4

80.0

1

20.0

Beaconsfield Parade

0

0.0

0

0.0

Beaconsfield Road

8

89.0

1

11.0

Beaconsfield Villas

31

97.0

1

3.0

Belton Close

2

100.0

0

0.0

Belton Road

9

90.0

1

10.0

Brewer Street

2

100.0

0

0.0

Bromley Road

5

83.3

1

16.7

Caledonian Road

1

100.0

0

0.0

Campbell Road

5

50.0

5

50.0

Canterbury Drive

1

50.0

1

50.0

Chester Terrace

51

94.4

3

5.6

Cleveland Road

17

94.4

1

5.6

Clyde Road

14

70.0

6

30.0

Crescent Road

17

89.4

2

10.6

D'Aubigny Road

3

100.0

0

0.0

Ditchling Rise

48

88.9

8

11.1

Ditchling Road

51

94.4

3

5.6

Edburton Avenue

38

95.0

2

5.0

Edinburgh Road

1

100.0

0

0.0

Florence Road

20

83.3

4

16.7

Gerard Street

8

100.0

0

0.0

Grantham Road

21

100.0

0

0.0

Havelock Road

67

95.7

3

4.3

Hayloft Mews

0

0.0

0

0.0

Inverness Road

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lewes Road

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lorne Road

4

57.1

3

42.9

Lucerne Road

3

100.0

0

0.0

Mayo Road

2

100.0

0

0.0

New England Road

2

100.0

0

0.0

Newport Street

0

0.0

2

100.0

Orchard Walk

0

0.0

0

0.0

Park Crescent

15

83.3

3

16.7

Park Crescent Place

2

100.0

0

0.0

Park Crescent Road

3

75.0

1

25.0

Park Crescent Terrace

4

100.0

0

0.0

Preston Circus

0

0.0

0

0.0

Preston Drove

38

92.7

3

7.3

Preston Park Avenue

14

77.8

4

22.2

Preston Road

10

83.3

2

16.7

Prince's Crescent

12

75.0

4

25.0

Prince's Road

30

100.0

0

0.0

Richmond Road

38

100.0

0

0.0

Rose Hill

0

0.0

0

0.0

Round Hill Road

3

100.0

0

0.0

Round Hill Street

3

100.0

0

0.0

Roundhill Crescent

33

91.7

3

8.3

Rugby Road

31

100.0

0

0.0

Semley Road

3

100.0

0

0.0

Shaftesbury Place

1

33.3

2

66.7

Shaftesbury Road

23

69.7

10

30.3

Southdown Avenue

21

91.3

2

8.7

Southdown Place

2

100.0

0

0.0

Southdown Road

9

90.0

1

10.0

Springfield Road

34

73.9

12

16.1

St Andrews Road

9

90.0

1

10.0

St Martins Street

0

0.0

0

0.0

St Mary Magdalene Street

2

100.0

0

0.0

St Pauls Street

4

80.0

1

20.0

Stanford Avenue

48

100.0

0

0.0

Stanley Road

13

46.4

15

53.6

Trinity Street

1

100.0

0

0.0

Union Road

0

0.0

0

0.0

Upper Lewes Road

17

85.0

3

15.0

Vere Road

13

76.5

4

23.5

Viaduct Road

0

0.0

1

100.0

Wakefield Place

0

0.0

0

0.0

Wakefield Road

5

100.0

0

0.0

Waldegrave Road

56

96.6

2

3.4

Warleigh Road

32

88.9

4

11.1

Winchester Street

5

55.6

4

44.4

Yardley Street

7

87.5

1

12.5

Total

984

87.5

140

12.5

 


 

 


 

A street-by-street split for the proposed J1 and J2 areas is as follows:

 

Area J1

Yes

No

Street

No.

%

No.

%

Aberdeen Road

0

0.0

5

100.0

Argyle Road

5

41.7

7

58.3

Argyle Villas

1

20.0

4

80.0

Ashdown Road

2

25.0

6

75.0

Beaconsfield Road (part)

0

0.0

2

100.0

Belton Close

0

0.0

2

100.0

Belton Road

1

10.0

9

90.0

Brewer Street

0

0.0

2

100.0

Bromley Road

2

33.3

4

66.7

Caledonian Road

0

0.0

1

100.0

Campbell Road

3

30.0

7

70.0

Canterbury Drive

1

50.0

1

50.0

Clyde Road

5

25.0

15

75.0

Crescent Road

1

5.3

18

94.7

D'Aubigny Road

0

0.0

3

100

Ditchling Rise

7

12.5

49

87.5

Ditchling Road (part)

1

6.3

15

93.8

Edinburgh Road

0

0.0

1

100.0

Gerard Street

0

0.0

8

100.0

Inverness Road

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lewes Road

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lorne Road

3

42.9

4

57.1

Mayo Road

0

0.0

2

100.0

New England Road

0

0.0

2

100.0

Newport Street

2

100.0

0

0.0

Orchard Walk

0

0.0

0

0.0

Park Crescent

5

27.8

13

72.2

Park Crescent Place

0

0.0

2

100.0

Park Crescent Road

1

25.0

3

75.0

Park Crescent Terrace

0

0.0

4

100.0

Preston Circus

0

0.0

0

0.0

Preston Park Avenue

4

22.2

14

77.8

Preston Road (part)

2

20.0

8

80.0

Prince's Crescent

2

12.5

14

87.5

Prince's Road

0

0.0

29

100.0

Richmond Road

3

7.7

36

92.3

Rose Hill

0

0.0

0

0.0

Round Hill Road

0

0.0

3

100.0

Round Hill Street

0

0.0

3

100.0

Roundhill Crescent

2

5.6

34

94.4

Shaftesbury Place

2

66.7

1

33.3

Shaftesbury Road

10

30.3

23

69.7

St Martins Street

0

0.0

0

0.0

St Mary Magdalene Street

1

33.3

2

66.7

St Pauls Street

1

20.0

4

80.0

Stanley Road

14

53.8

12

46.2

Trinity Street

0

0.0

1

100.0

Union Road

0

0.0

0

0.0

Upper Lewes Road

2

10.0

18

90.0

Vere Road

4

23.5

13

76.5

Viaduct Road

1

100.0

0

0.0

Wakefield Place

0

0.0

0

0.0

Wakefield Road

1

20.0

4

80.0

Warleigh Road

3

8.3

33

91.7

Winchester Street

4

44.4

5

55.6

Yardley Street

1

12.5

7

87.5

Totals

97

17.7

451

82.3

 

 

 

Area J2

Yes

No

Street

No.

%

No.

%

Beaconsfield Parade

0

0.0

0

0.0

Beaconsfield Road (part)

0

0.0

1

100.0

Beaconsfield Villas

3

9.4

29

90.6

Chester Terrace

4

7.4

50

92.6

Cleveland Road

1

5.6

17

94.4

Ditchling Road (part)

2

5.3

36

94.7

Edburton Avenue

5

12.5

35

87.5

Florence Road

7

29.2

17

70.8

Grantham Road

0

0.0

22

100

Havelock Road

2

2.8

69

97.2

Hayloft Mews

0

0.0

0

0.0

Lucerne Road

0

0.0

3

100.0

Preston Drove

6

14.3

36

85.7

Preston Road (part)

0

0.0

2

100.0

Rugby Road

1

3.2

30

96.8

Semley Road

0

0.0

3

100.0

Southdown Avenue

3

13.0

20

87.0

Southdown Place

0

0.0

2

100.0

Southdown Road

2

20.0

8

80.0

Springfield Road

16

34.0

31

66.0

St Andrews Road

1

10.0

9

90.0

Stanford Avenue

1

2.1

47

97.9

Waldegrave Road

2

3.5

55

96.5

Totals

56

9.7

523

90.3

 

 

 

 

 



Respondents could make comments on what is going well, what is not going well and also general comments about the scheme: 

 

What is going well?

No. of times mentioned

The scheme works well/ doesn't need changing

368

Parking spaces are available/ near my house

351

Can park across the zone eg at Fiveways/ shops/ parks/ town centre/ London Road

317

Long term/ commuter/ double parking has stopped

11

Enforcement levels are good

6

The area is now safer

5

TOTAL

1058

 

 

What is not going so well

No. of times mentioned

Difficult to park during evenings / overnight/ weekends

122

Permits are expensive/ make cheaper/ free/ recent hefty price hike/ don’t want to pay

114

Not enough spaces/ have to park away from my house/ too many vehicles parking

69

Zone is too big/ internal commuting/ want zone split

64

Reduce/ limit number of permits issued per household/ too many flats/ HMO's/ charge more for 2nd permit

63

This is a money making exercise

33

More enforcement needed

30

Visitor permits are expensive/ should be free

28

Want different hours/ at weekends

23

Nothing is going well/ don't want scheme

15

More Electric Vehicle charging bays needed

13

More visitor permits needed

9

More cycle parking needed/ Want cycle hangar

9

Offer shorter hours visitor permits

8

Too much inconsiderate parking/ mark up bays

8

Stop parking near schools

7

Fiveways: causes problems for residents/ not enough parking for shops

7

More Pay & Display needed/ for coins/ J1 area

6

Motorcycle parking not used/ too many motorcycle bays

5

New Developments should be car free

5

Scheme has caused displacement parking

4

Events can cause parking issues

4

Reduce number of school permits

3

Difficult to drop off near school / nursery

2

Reduce costs for Low Emissions Vehicles

2

Reduce number of business permits

1

More car club bays needed

1

More motorcycle parking needed

1

Cycle parking is not used

1

TOTAL

657

 

Do you have any other suggested changes or comments?

No. of times mentioned

Don't split zone/ will be harder to park/ will divide the community/ no evidence for this proposal

161

Buying permits/ visitor permits/ business permits isn't easy/ timely/ online system doesn't work

30

Extend zone

13

Split differently

12

Electric vehicles chargers should be dedicated bays

5

Stop Pavement parking

3

Lack of staff answering phones

3

Want incentives to buy an Electric Vehicle

2

Extend short stay Pay & Display period

1

Rules for company cars/ cars registered elsewhere unclear

1

Doctors’ bays are not used a lot of the time

1

More flexibility for van dwellers

1

TOTAL

233

 

 


Demographic Information

 

Age

Number

%

U18

0

0.0

18-24

14

1.2

25-34

105

9.2

35-44

230

20.2

45-54

269

23.6

55-64

239

20.9

65-74

167

14.6

75+

41

3.6

Total

1065

100

 

 

What gender are you?

Number

%

Male

456

40.0

Female

568

49.8

Non-Binary

6

5.0

Other

0

0.0

Total

1030

100

 

 

Do you identify as the gender you were assigned at birth?

Number

%

Yes

981

99.5

No

5

0.5

Total

986

100

 

 

Disability

Number

%

Yes, a little

82

8.3

Yes, a lot

47

4.7

No

862

87

Total

991

100

 

 

 

Of those who answered “yes”, disabilities were as follows:

 

Please state the type of impairment which applies to you.

Number

Physical impairment

74

Sensory impairment

9

Learning disability/ difficulty

3

Long-standing illness

43

Mental health condition

17

Development condition

3

Autistic Spectrum

4

Other

20

 

 

 

How would you describe your ethnic background?

Number

%

White

White English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British

842

84.2

Irish

21

2.1

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

0

0.0

Any other white background

75

7.5

Asian or Asian British

Bangladeshi

2

0.2

Indian

10

1.0

Pakistani

1

0.1

Chinese

5

0.5

Any other Asian background

1

0.1

Black or Black British

African

3

0.3

Caribbean

4

0.4

Any other Black background

1

0.1

Mixed

Asian & White

11

1.1

Black African & White

1

0.1

Black Caribbean & White

1

0.1

Any other mixed background

14

1.4

Any other ethnic group

Arab

2

0.2

Any other ethnic group

6

0.6

Total

1000

100

 

 

How would you describe your sexuality?

Number

%

Bisexual

28

2.5

Gay Man

38

3.3

Heterosexual/ straight

758

66.4

Lesbian/ Gay Woman

21

1.8

Other

26

2.3

Total

871

100

 

Religious Belief

Number

%

I have no particular religion or belief

610

66.2

Buddhist

9

1.0

Christian

153

16.6

Hindu

4

0.4

Jain

0

0.0

Jewish

8

0.9

Muslim

2

0.2

Pagan

3

0.3

Sikh

1

0.1

Agnostic

13

1.4

Atheist

90

9.8

Other

14

1.5

Other philosophical belief

14

1.5

Total

921

100

 

Are you a carer

Number

%

Yes

147

12.9

No

886

77.7

Total

1033

100

 

 

If yes, do you care for a:

Number

Parent

85

Partner or Spouse

17

Child with special needs

24

Friend

7

Other family member

13

Other

20

 

 

Armed Forces

Yes

No

Number

%

Number

%

Are you currently serving in the UK armed forces?

0

0.0

946

100.0

Have you ever served in the UK armed forces?

9

1.0

869

99.0

Are you a member of a current or former serviceman or woman’s immediate family/ household?

10

1.1

877

98.9

 



[1] 230 responses were removed from the analysis for the following reasons: 135 gave incomplete address details, 5 were from outside the area and 90 duplicate responses.