Issue - items at meetings - Letters from Councillors

(a)     Tivoli Crescent North, Tivoli Road, Matlock Road and Maldon Road - extension to the Preston Park Station CPZ Zone A. Letter from Councillor Norman and Councillor Mrs Norman (copy attached).

90.1               A letter had been received from Councillors Norman and Mrs Norman concerning problems experienced by residents of Tivoli Crescent North, Tivoli Road, Matlock Road and Maldon Road in finding parking spaces near to their homes and calling for consideration to be given to re-consulting those residents on whether they wish to be included as an extension to Zone A and what steps could be taken to review the currently underused parking scheme in Woodside Avenue.

90.2               Councillor Mrs Norman reported that the Withdean ward councillors had undertaken a survey to determine whether the affected roads wished to be re-consulted and found that, with the exception of Maldon Road, the majority of residents would support re-consultation. She requested that the information be taken into account and that assurances be given to residents that the council was aware of the problems they were experiencing. She also requested that Matlock Road be given special consideration due to the severity of the displacement problems there.

90.3               The Cabinet Member advised that he understood the parking issues in the area and that he received one or two letters of concern from residents, including one from Withdean Road about possible displacement effects as existing schemes were extended. The council was working to resolve such issues and a city-wide parking review would come forward to look at many aspects of existing controlled parking schemes, including those raised in the letter, and other areas of the city where residents had requested parking controls.

90.4               RESOLVED – That the letter be noted.