(a)      2024B – Results of Statutory Consultation

(b)      Recommended Changes to the Waiting Restrictions Review Programme

(b)      2025 Programme - New Requests

A report informing the Sub-Committee of objections resulting from the statutory consultation for the agreed proposals that formed the 2024B programme, seeking agreement to recommended changes to the Waiting Restriction Review Programme, commencing from the 2025 programme and providing the list of new requests for potential inclusion in the 2025 programme.

The Sub-Committee received a report informing them of objections that had resulted from the statutory consultation for the agreed proposals that had formed the 2024B Programme, sought agreement to recommended changes to the Waiting Restriction Review Programme commencing from the 2025 Programme and provided the Sub-Committee with the list of new requests for potential inclusion in the 2025 Programme.

 

With regard to changes to the Waiting Restriction Review Programme commencing from the 2025 Programme this included a proposed scoring system to help inform the relative prioritisation of requests to be included, optimising the number of requests to be included against the resource implications, holding a single programme per year and introducing a process of writing to requestors, where their requests had not been agreed for inclusion.  These changes were intended to provide better information to Councillors, enable a more strategic approach to the programme and optimise the resource implications of the programme in the context of other desired workstreams expected from the same resources.

 

The following appendices were attached to the report:

 

Appendix 1	Results of statutory consultation (2024B programme) (Part A);
Appendix 2	Recommended Scoring Criterion and Rationale (Part B);
Appendix 3.1	New requests (2025 programme), arranged by Total Score, Ward, Street (Part C);
Appendix 3.2	New requests (2025 programme), arranged by Ward, Total Score, Street (Part C).

 

The Sub-Committee discussed the report and in response to questions on the changes to the Waiting Restriction Review Programme officers explained that those requests that had not been coded meant that a decision had to be made on each one and that although they might not have a high score they might be of high importance in each Ward.  The aim was to optimise resources and work on the Waiting Restriction Review Programme was the most demanding in terms of officer time and the hope was that the changes proposed would help balance resource and help in the delivery of other schemes.

 

At the invitation of the Chair Luke Horton addressed the Sub-Committee in respect of parking difficulties experienced by residents of Neath Gardens, where a scheme had also been recommended for inclusion 2025 Programme.

 

Resolved –

 

(1)           That the report be noted;

 

(2)           That having considered the consultation feedback, set out in Appendix 1 attached to the report, the proposals in the 2024B Programme, which were advertised as part of the same, single draft Traffic Regulation Order, be implemented as advertised subject to the following amendments to the programme:

 

·       Beresford Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Linden Road/Beech Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Windemere Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Reservoir Crescent – Implement as advertised;

·       Rossendale Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Long Barn Lane – Remove from the programme;

·       Boulton Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Southcote Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Dalton Close/Aylsham Close – Implement as advertised;

·       Recreation Road – Implement as advertised;

·       Victoria Road – Remove from the programme;

 

(3)           That the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to make and seal the resultant Traffic Regulation Order;

 

(4)           That the respondents to the statutory consultation be informed of the decisions of the Sub-Committee, following publication of the agreed minutes of the meeting;

 

(5)           That the recommended changes to the Waiting Restriction Review Programme, as set out in Section 3.5 of the report, be agreed;

 

(6)           That having considered the officer recommendations in section 3.6 of the report against the requests made for waiting restriction changes listed in Appendix 3.2, the following requests be included for investigation by officers in the Waiting Restriction Review Programme 2025, or removed from the programme as follows:

 

                    Abbey Ward:

 

·       Russell Street/Goldsmid Road (Line no. 20) – Removed;

·       Kings Road (Line no. 64) – Removed;

 

Battle Ward:

 

·       Stone Street (corner with Tidmarsh Street) (Line no. 1) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Beresford Road (Line no. 4) – Removed;

·       Kensington Road (Line no. 61)  – Included for officer investigation;

·       Valentia Road/Catherine Street (Line no. 65) – Removed;

·       Cranbury Road (Line no. 74) – Removed;

 

Caversham Ward:

 

·       Henley Road (Line no. 5) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Hemdean Road (Line no. 10) - Included for officer investigation;

·       Amersham Road (Line no. 46) – Removed;

·       Briants Avenue (Line no. 62) – Removed;

·       North Street (Line no. 66) – Included for officer investigation;

 

Caversham Heights:

 

·       Highdown Hill/Soane End (Line no. 6) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Charlotte Close/Kidmore Road junction (Line no. 21) – Removed;

·       Surley Row (Line no. 22) – Included for officer investigation;

 

Church Ward;

 

·       Barnsdale Road (Line no. 11) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Tamarisk Avenue junction with Whitley Wood Road (Line no. 23) – Removed;

·       Whitley Wood Road (Line no. 24) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Callington Road junction with Merton Road North (Line no. 47) – Removed;

 

Coley Ward:

 

·       Lesford Road (Line no. 12) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Wensley Road (Line no. 63) – Removed;

·       Brunswick Street (Line no. 67) – Removed;

 

Emmer Green:

 

·       St Benets Way (Line no. 7) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Glenrhondda (Line no. 25) – Removed;

·       Tredegar Close (Line no. 26) – Removed;

 

Katesgrove Ward:

 

·       Basingstoke Road (Line no. 13) – Removed;

·       Home Farm Close (Line no. 27) – Removed;

·       Rowley Road junction with Basingstoke Road (Line no. 28) – Removed;

·       Basingstoke Road (Line no. 68) – Included for officer investigation;

·       London Road (Line no. 75) – Removed;

·       Sherman Place (Line no. 76) – Removed;

 

Kentwood Ward:

 

·       Armour Hill/Larisa Close (Line no. 2) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Scours Lane (section between Deacon Way and overhead bridge) (Line no. 14) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Brandon Close/Vale Crescent (Line no. 29) – Removed;

·       Kentwood Close (Line No. 30) – Removed;

·       Lyndhurst Road junction with Kinson Road (Line no. 31) – Removed;

·       Pottery Road (Line no. 32) – Removed;

·       Pottery Road/Wealden Way (Line no. 33) – Removed;

·       Romsey Road/Bramshaw Road junction (Line no. 34) – Removed;

·       Vale Crescent (Line no. 35) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Broomfield Road (Line no. 48) – Removed;

·       Pottery Road (Line no. 49) – Removed

·       Overlanders End (Line no. 77) – Removed;

 

Norcot Ward:

 

·       Grovelands Road (Line no. 50) – Removed;

·       Links Drive (Line no. 51) – Removed;

·       Stoneham Close (Line no. 52) – Removed;

·       Shilling Close (Line no. 69) – Included for officer investigation;

 

Park Ward:

 

·       Pitcroft Road (Line no. 8) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Wokingham Road (Line no. 36) – Removed;

·       Hamilton Road (Line no. 53) – Removed;

·       Tuns Hill Cottages (Line no. 70) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Wokingham Road (Line no. 71) – Removed;

 

Redlands Ward:

 

·       Addington Road (section between Craven Road and Redlands Road) (Line no. 3) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Allcroft Road (Line no. 15) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Upper Redlands Road (Line no. 16) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Upper Redlands Road (Line no. 17) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Addington Road (Line no. 37) – Removed;

·       Eldon Terrace (Line no. 38) – Removed;

·       Lower Mount (Line no. 72) – Included for officer investigation;

·       St Johns Hill (Line no. 78) – Removed;

·       Sutton Walk (Line no. 79) – Removed;

 

Southcote Ward:

 

·       Westcote Road (Line no. 39) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Southcote Road/Maria Court (Line no. 54) – Removed;

 

Thames Ward:

 

·       Cardiff Road (Line no. 18) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Addison Road (Line no. 40) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Milford Road junction with Printers Road (northside) (Line no. 41) – Removed;

·       Mill Road junction with Champion Road (Line no. 42) – Removed;

·       Caversham Road (before the Moderation pub) (Line no. 55) – Removed;

·       Trafford Road on both sides (Line no. 56) – Removed;

 

Tilehurst Ward:

 

·       Neath Gardens (Line no. 9) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Westwood Road (Line no. 57) – Included for officer investigation;

 

Whitley Ward:

 

·       Longships Way (Line no. 19) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Blandford Road junction with Studland Close (Line no. 43) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Drake Way (Line no. 44) – Removed;

·       Exbourne Road junction with Blandford Road by the roundabout (Line no. 45) – Included for officer investigation;

·       Blandford Road junction with Heatherdene Clase (Line no. 58) – Removed;

·       Shirley Avenue (Line no. 59) – Removed;

·       Wincanton Road/Northumberland Avenue (Line no. 60) – Removed;

·       Whitley Wood Lane (Line no. 73) – Removed;

 

(7)           That the officer recommendations, following investigation of the new requests, be shared with Ward Councillors, providing opportunity for local engagement, and for any comments differing from the officer recommendations to be included in the next report submitted to the Sub-Committee;

 

(8)           That should funding permit, a further report be submitted to the Sub-Committee seeking agreement to conduct the Statutory Consultation on the recommended schemes for the 2025 programme.