Agenda item - Parking Scheme Update

Report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture

1)             That the Committee having taken account of all duly made representations and comments, agrees to proceed to the next stage of advertising a Traffic Regulation Order for the smaller area in the South Portslade Area (Appendix A) as detailed in this report for a light touch parking scheme Monday to Friday 11-noon and 6-7pm.

25.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture that updated Committee on the progress of the recent resident parking scheme detailed design consultation in South Portslade.

25.2      Councillor Wilkinson noted that Beaconsfield Road and Southdown Avenue would be excluded from the scheme as cul-de-sacs of Victoria Road that had voted against the scheme. Councillor Wilkinson stated that this would cause difficulties in these two roads and asked if they could be included in the scheme in some form.

25.3      The Head of Parking Services explained that to include the two roads in the scheme would cause legal difficulty and problems in terms of signage and enforcement and clarity. Furthermore, it would set a precedent in the city for individual roads to be included in parking schemes that would exacerbate such problems.

25.4      RESOLVED- That the Committee having taken account of all duly made representations and comments, agrees to proceed to the next stage of advertising a Traffic Regulation Order for the smaller area in the South Portslade Area (Appendix A) as detailed in this report for a light touch parking scheme Monday to Friday 11-noon and 6-7pm.