A report informing the Sub-Committee that the statutory consultation agreed at the meeting in November 2025 for rectifying a TRO and signing issue associated with a pay and display parking bay on East Street has been carried out and ended on 9 January 2026.

Further to Minute 30 of the meeting held on 26 November 2025, the Sub-Committee received a report informing them that the statutory consultation agreed at the meeting in November 2025 for rectifying a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and signing issue associated with a pay and display parking bay on East Street had been carried out and had ended on 9 January 2026.  Objections and other feedback that had been received to the statutory consultation were attached to the report at Appendix 1.

The report explained that the original purpose of the process had been to resolve an issue with the TRO as the on street signs for the bay had stated that the restriction had a three hour maximum stay and the TRO stated it should be two hours.  As three hours was considered to be the intended restriction, the consultation was proposing a change to the order to ensure the signs matched the TRO.  One objection had been received, which included a request to change the days of operation from Monday to Sunday to Monday to Friday.  The reason provided was to provide greater flexibility for residents, visitors and local activity on weekends.  The report did not propose that the changes that had been requested by the objector were implemented at this time as this was a substantially different change to the one proposed in the consultation and therefore a new consultation would need to be carried out before this requested change could be considered further.  Amending the operational times of the bay would also cause some inconsistency in the restrictions in the area as the nearby permit pay and display bays were all in force from Monday to Sunday.  The report therefore proposed to create the TRO as advertised.

Resolved –

(1)           That the report be noted;

(2)           That having considered the consultation feedback in Appendix 1, attached to the report, the scheme be implemented;

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

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

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