A report informing the Sub-Committee that the statutory consultation agreed at the meeting on 11 June 2025 for rectifying a TRO and signing issue associated with the London Street southbound bus lane has been carried out and highlighting an issue with a TRO in East Street, related to a Pay and Display parking bay, which has been discovered as part of the Emissions Based Charging Project and seeking agreement to carry out the necessary processes to rectify this TRO issue.

Further to Minute 21 of the previous meeting, the Sub-Committee received a report informing them that the statutory consultation that had been agreed at the meeting on 11 June 2025 (Minute 7 refers) for rectifying a TRO and signing issue associated with the London Street southbound bus lane had been carried out.  An objection had been received and the Sub-Committee were asked to consider this feedback alongside any officer comments.

The report also highlighted an issue with a TRO in East Street related to a Pay and Display parking bay which had been discovered as part of the Emissions Based Charging Project and sought agreement to carry out the necessary processes to rectify this TRO issue.  The following appendices were attached to the report:

The report also provided an update on the Digital TRO Project and explained that the supplier which would be providing the TRO management suite had been appointed and the Boroughwide survey/capture of restrictions was now complete.  The software supplier was populating the TRO management package with the data that had been captured during the survey and it was expected that the Waiting Restrictions element of this work would be completed by the end of the year.  The next phase of the project would be substantive and resource intensive, with officers populating the background data to the mapped restrictions, quality checking the mapping data and setting up the software package in preparation for statutory consultation and expected launch.  The lead time for this phase of the work was more challenging to anticipate as this would be the Council’s first time operating in this way.  The project was prioritising the Waiting Restrictions TRO first, as this was expected to be the most substantial element, with the subsequent movement and speed restriction Order expected to be more streamlined.  Development of the project was being monitored and reported to the Audit and Governance Committee as part of the wider Action Plan remit of that Committee.

The Sub-Committee discussed the report and officers confirmed that with respect to monies paid back to individuals, this was being reported at meetings of the Audit and Governance Committee and that the work now being carried out to amend TROs was not having a significant impact on officer time.

Resolved –

(1)           That the report be noted;

(2)           That the officer recommendation in Section 3.7.1 be agreed and the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services authorised to make the London Street bus lane Traffic Regulation Order as advertised;

(3)           That the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to undertake statutory consultations to address the Traffic Regulation Order issue identified and recommendation proposed in item Section 3.7.2, in accordance with the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996;

(4)           That the Assistant Director of Environment and Commercial Services be authorised to make minor amendments to any proposals to be consulted, in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Climate Strategy and Transport and the Chair of the Traffic Management Sub-Committee;

(5)           That subject to no objections being received, the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to make the Traffic Regulation Order;

(6)           That any objection(s) received during the statutory advertisement be submitted to a future meeting of the Sub-Committee, where a decision on the outcome of the proposal can be made;

(7)           That no public enquiry be held into the proposals.