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

(a)        Petition – Request for Parking Control Measures in Southcote

The Sub-Committee received a report on the receipt of a petition requesting that the Council implement specific parking and access restrictions in Southcote.  An extract from the petition was appended to the report.

The report stated that on 20 February 2024, a petition had been submitted to the Council containing 16 signatures, the petition read as follows:

“We the undersigned residents and organisations within the Borough of Reading would formally request that Reading Borough Council implement the following parking control measures:

·         Marked parking bays along the Southcote Lane, between Southcote Farm Lane and Circuit Lane.

·         A new traffic order prohibiting traffic from entering Silchester Road between 07:30-08:45 and 14:15-15:30 Monday through Friday with an exemption for residents of Silchester Road & Faircross Road who register their vehicles and school staff who register their vehicle via Southcote Primary School.

·         Explore the expansion of a Parking Permit Scheme with local residents and Councillors to protect Fawley Road, Aldworth Close, Southcote Farm Lane, and Shepley Drive.”

The report explained that officers would consider the contents of the petition, share and discuss their recommendations with the Lead Councillor for Climate Strategy and Transport and Ward Councillors and submit the recommendations to a future meeting.

At the invitation of the Chair the lead petitioner Sam D’Arcy-Darling, addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of the petitioners.

Resolved –

(1)        That the report be noted;

(2)        That the officer intension to consider the contents of the petition and report their recommendations to a future meeting, following engagement with the Lead and Ward Councillors be noted;

(3)        That the lead petitioner be informed of the decisions of the Sub-Committee, following publication of the agreed minutes of the meeting;

(4)        That no public inquiry be held into the proposals.