A report providing the Sub-Committee with a response to the written petition requesting the Council to implement parking control measures in Southcote.

Further to Minute 45(a) of the meeting held on 6 March 2024, the Sub-Committee considered a report that provided the Sub-Committee with officer recommendations in response to the written petition that had requested the Council to implement parking control measures in Southcote.  A parking beat survey result table for Fawley Road, Aldworth Close, Southcote Farm Lane and Shepley Drive of a survey that had been conducted on Tuesday 4 and Thursday 6 February 2025 was attached to the report at Appendix 1.

The report explained that officers had considered the content of the petition and had made a recommendation against each requested item as follows:

• That the request for individually marked parking bays was not taken forward;
• That the request for a Traffic Regulation Order restricting access to Silchester Road and Faircross Road was not taken forward but, that Southcote Primary School and Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, in conjunction with the local community, might wish to consider developing a School Street application;
• That the request for a parking permit scheme was not taken forward.

The Sub-Committee discussed the report and agreed that officers should write to the Head Teacher of Southcote Primary to say that a petition had been presented to the Sub-Committee and that it would be good if the school could engage with a School Street Project.

Resolved –

(1)      That the report be noted;

(2)      That the recommendations set out in paragraphs 3.11 to 3.13 of the report not to progress the identified schemes at this time be agreed;

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

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

(5)      That officers write to the Head Teacher of Southcote Primary School to say that a petition had been presented to the Sub-Committee and that it would be good if the school could engage in a School Street Project.