A report informing the Sub-Committee of objections received during statutory consultation for the agreed 2020 proposals, as well as providing a list of new requests for potential inclusion in the 2021A programme.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report, informing the Sub-Committee of objections, support and other comments received during statutory consultation for the agreed proposals that formed the 2020 programme, as set out at Appendix 1. In addition, the report provided a list of new requests for waiting restrictions for potential inclusion in the 2021A programme, as set out in Appendix 2. The report asked the Sub-Committee to consider whether the new requests in Appendix 2 investigation of these requests and potential development of design proposals should be resourced as part of the next review programme.

At the meeting officers provided further clarification regarding two of the proposals set out in Appendix 1 – namely Marlborough Avenue and Elmhurst Road. Regarding Marlborough Avenue, Officer advised that whilst the proposed changes to the parking restrictions on initial drawings and in the advertised textural notice were correct, regrettably some of the early drawings did not accurately reflect the existing restrictions on the street. The drawings had been amended swiftly, and the corrections had fulfilled the Council’s statutory obligation in the promotion of the changes. It was therefore appropriate for the Committee to consider the proposal at this meeting.

With regard to Elmhurst Road, the changes proposed to the existing Monday-Friday restrictions were to extend the restrictions to all seven days of the week (Monday to Sunday) and increase the time of the restriction from 8am – 5.30 pm to 8am to 8pm. Officers advised that whilst the drawings which had accompanied the consultation had correctly reflected the proposed changes, there was an error in the advertised Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and on-street notices proposed only the time change and did had not included the increased weekend coverage. In view of this omission, it would be necessary for Officers to re-advertise as soon as possible the TRO to include the extended time and day of the week change for Elmhurst Road, which had been agreed by the Sub-Committee at its meeting on 14 January 2021. 

Officers explained that they would provide details as soon as advertising dates were confirmed, and the consultation became live. As per the original report recommendations, should no objections be received to the proposal, Officers would implement the restriction as advertised. Should objections be received, Officer would report the details to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee. 

Resolved -

(1)      That the report be noted;

(2)      That the following proposals made under the waiting restriction review 2020, as set out in Appendix 1, be implemented, amended or removed from the programme as follows:

·       Barry place – implemented as advertised;

·       Princes Street – removed from the programme;

·       Star Road - implemented as advertised;

·       Tamarisk Avenue – removed from the programme;

·       Waldeck Street – deferred for officer to clarify the paperwork relating to the summary of responses received and the matter be delegated to officer, in conjunction with the Chair, Vice-Chair and Ward Councillors to make an appropriate decision in light of this clarification;

·       Ledbury Close – implemented as advertised;

·       Pinewood Drive – implemented as advertised;

·       Drayton Road – implemented as advertised;

·       Fraser Avenue – implemented as advertised;

·       Kingsway Road - implemented as advertised;

·       Ruskin Close - implemented as advertised;

·       Corbridge Road – implemented as advertised;

·       De Beauvoir Road – removed from the programme;

·       Elmhurst Road – removed from the programme to allow the scheme to be advertised again, this time to include the extended time and day of the week change, as agreed at the meeting on 14 January 2021.  Subject to no objections being received to the proposal, the restriction be implemented as advertised. Should objections be received, the matter be referred to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee in June 2021;

·       Silchester Road - implemented as advertised;

·       Beverley Road - implemented as advertised;

·       Elvaston Road - implemented as advertised;

·       Hemdean Road – removed from the programme - ward councillors to reconsider in light of the objections received;

·       Marlborough Road - implemented as advertised;

·       The Ridgeway - implemented as advertised;

·       Fair Isle Way– implemented as advertised;

·       Greenfields Road - implemented as advertised.

(3)      That the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to seal the resultant Traffic Regulation Order and no public inquiry be held into the proposals;

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

(5)      That all of the new requests for waiting restriction changes set out in Appendix 2, be investigated by officer as part of the 2021A review programme apart from the proposed scheme for Hexham Road (Redlands Ward), which be withdrawn due to previous level of objection; request for early discussion with Caversham Ward Councillors regarding Cromwell Road Scheme; 

(6)      That the office recommendations, following investigation of the new requests, be shared with Ward Councillors, providing an opportunity for their comments to be included in the next report to the Sub-Committee;

(7)      That should funding permit, a further report be submitted to the Sub-Committee requesting approval to conduct the statutory consultation on the recommended schemes for the 2021A programme.