Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Reading

Contact: Richard Woodford - Committee Services  Email: Committee.Services@reading.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

15.

Minutes of previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of 11 June 2025 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

16.

Previous Decisions pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee received the list of delegated decisions from previous meetings.

17.

Questions from Members of the Public and Councillors pdf icon PDF 227 KB

Questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Sub-Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been submitted in writing and received by the Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.

Minutes:

Questions on the following matters were submitted, and answered by the Lead Councillor for Climate Strategy and Transport on behalf of the Chair:

Questioner

Subject

Richard Wong

Pavement Parking at the junction of Basingstoke Road and Surrey Road

Councillor White

Improving Road Safety in Reading

(The full text of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

18.

Petitions pdf icon PDF 157 KB

To receive petitions on traffic management matters submitted in accordance with the Sub-Committee’s Terms of Reference.

Minutes:

(a)      Petition Receipt and Response – Last Crumb Junction

The Sub-Committee received a report on the receipt of a petition that had been received requesting the installation of controlled pedestrian crossing facilities at the junction of Westfield Road, Peppard Road, Prospect Street and Henley Road, known locally as the “Last  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

19.

Petition Response - Wokingham Road Pedestrian Crossing pdf icon PDF 161 KB

A report providing the Sub-Committee with officer recommendations in response to the written petition requesting the Council introduce a pedestrian crossing on Wokingham Road, near to the Hamilton Road bus stop.

Minutes:

Further to Minute 6(A) of the previous meeting, the Sub-Committee considered a report that provided officer recommendations in response to the petition that requested the Council to introduce a pedestrian crossing on Wokingham Road, near to the Hamilton Road bus stop. 

The report explained that currently there was no allocated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

20.

Waiting Restriction Review Programme pdf icon PDF 160 KB

(a)      2024B Proposals for Statutory Consultation

(b)      Recommended Removal of Fixed Enforcement Observation Periods

A report seeking approval for Officers to undertake statutory consultation for recommended new/alterations to waiting restrictions as part of the 2024B programme. These proposals aim to address the issues raised in the initial list of requests, which were reported to and agreed for investigation by the Sub-Committee at their meeting in September 2024.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee received a report that sought approval for officers to carry out statutory consultation for recommended/alterations to waiting restrictions as part of the 2024B programme.  These proposals aimed to address the issues that had been raised in the initial list of requests that had been submitted to the meeting  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

21.

Traffic Regulation Order Rectification - Update pdf icon PDF 3 MB

A report informing the Sub-Committee that the statutory consultation agreed at the meeting in June 2025 for rectifying TRO issues discovered within the Town Centre Red Route order has been carried out and highlighting an issue that has been discovered and, since rectified, with non-compliant yellow-line restrictions on Durham Close.

Minutes:

Further to Minute 8 of the previous meeting, the Sub-Committee received a report that informed them that the statutory consultation that had been agreed at the previous meeting for rectifying TRO issues that had been discovered in the Town Centre Red Route order had been carried out.  No objections had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.

22.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The following motion will be moved by the Chair:

“That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following item on the agenda, as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that Act”

Minutes:

Resolved –

That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the item below, as it was likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

23.

Applications for Discretionary Parking Permits

To consider appeals against the refusal of applications for the issue of discretionary parking permits.

 

Minutes: