A report informing the Sub-Committee on the list of requests for resident permit parking and providing an update on proposals for the Lower Caversham area, Harrow Court and East Reading Study area schemes.

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report that provided the Sub-Committee with an update on the list of requests for Resident Permit Parking.

The report also provided an update on the development of proposals for the Lower Caversham area, Harrow Court and the East Reading Study area schemes, with a recommendation to progress the Harrow Court and East Reading Study proposals to statutory consultation.

The following appendices were attached to the report:

Appendix 1 – Updated list of requests for Resident Permit Parking.

Appendix 2 – Recommended scheme for Harrow Court.

Appendix 3 – Recommended scheme for the East Reading Study area.

At the invitation of the Chair Councillor White addressed the Sub-Committee on the East Reading Study area scheme.

The Sub-Committee discussed the report and Councillor McGonigle suggested that Order 1 in respect of the East Reading Study area scheme should include Pitcroft Avenue, Grange Avenue, St Edward’s Road and Bishop’s Road.  Councillor McGonigle moved an amendment, which was seconded by Councillor Hopper and carried and set out in resolution (5) below.

Resolved -

(1)     That the report be noted;

(2)     That the scheme for Harrow Court, as set out in Appendix 2 attached to the report, proceed to the statutory consultation stage;

(3)     That the scheme for the East Reading Study Area, as set out in Appendix 3, proceed to statutory consultation, as set out in paragraph 4.14 of the report;

(4)     That the officer recommendations, as set out in paragraph 4.17 of the report, splitting the scheme into two consultations, be agreed, subject to the inclusion of Pitcroft Avenue, Grange Avenue, St Edward’s Road and Bishop’s Road in Order 1;

(5)     That the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to carry out the statutory consultations and advertise the proposals in accordance with the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure)(England and Wales) Regulations 1996;

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

(7)     That any objections received following the statutory advertisement be submitted to a future meeting;

(8)     That the Head of Transportation and Streetcare, in consultation with the appropriate Lead Councillor, be authorised to make minor changes to the proposals;

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