1. Purpose of the report and policy context

1.1 To receive any petitions submitted directly to Democratic Services or any e-Petition submitted via the council’s website.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That Council notes the petition(s).

3. Context and background information

3.1 To receive the following petition:

Parking along St George’s Road, Kemptown

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to change the current parking restrictions along St George's Road, Kemptown, from the current restrictions to one that provides a two hour parking option for visitors to the various local businesses during the week day and at weekends.

Local businesses complain that many customers are put off by the lack of parking available for them to park safely and timely when accessing the various cafes, hair salons and boutique independent shops - which includes the only pharmacy in the area.

St George's Road is often over looked in Kemptown, favouring the more local St James's Street, and as such suffers from a lack of footfall and visitors.

Many times customers have simply wanted to nip into one of the independent shops, yet due to a lack of short term parking spaces available, have either parked on the pavement or blocked roads as they park opposite causing obstructions for many.

This petition is to ask Brighton and Hove City Council to look at various options moving forward to enable all those who live, work and visit St George's Road, Kemptown, to be able to park safely and increase footfall to the various independent businesses in the area.

3.2 To receive the following petition:

Redirect the new 3x bus down Ellen Street instead of Clarendon Road

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to write to Brighton & Hove Bus Company to ask that they redirect the new 3X bus route that travels 140 times per day, to go down Ellen Street, (adjacent road) instead of Clarendon Road. This will retain the privacy of the houses on Clarendon road from the double decker buses, reduce congestion on the already busy road of Clarendon Road, and stop Clarendon road being made into a bus route, causing annoyance to residents of Clarendon Road.

The addition of a bus route on Clarendon Road residential street means there has been an increase in pollution, rubbish, noise and reduction in residents privacy. by using Ellen street which has the same width of Clarendon Road , it is less busy than Clarendon road, and the flats there will not be affected by the 140 buses travelling down the street as they are higher up. It is unnerving to have 140 extra routes per day, (8 per hour), travelling down the road just outside your door, and the buses can see directly into the residents homes.