A report seeking approval for officers to carry out statutory consultation for recommended new/alternation to waiting restrictions.  These proposals aim to address the issues raised in the initial list of requests which were agreed for investigation at the meeting on 15 September 2021.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report seeking the Sub-Committee’s approval for Officers to undertake statutory consultation for recommended new/alterations to waiting restrictions, which would address the issues that had been raised in the initial list of requests. The initial list of requests had been agreed for investigation by the Sub-Committee at its meeting on 15 September 2021 (minute 17 refers). It was noted that the recommendations within the report had been shared with Ward Councillors, with an opportunity for them to comment.

The recommendations for statutory consultation as part of the 2021B programme, officer recommendations and drawings to accompany the recommendations was attached to the report at Appendix 1.

At the invitation of the Chair, Sarah Britten-Jones attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee in respect of The Mount, she also submitted parking data that had been collected between August 2021 and January 2022 and for the number of vehicles parked per zone that had been collected over four days between November and December 2021 on the hour over a 12 hour period.

At the invitation of the Chair, Steph Dewar, Chair of the Progress Theatre, also attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee in respect of the Mount.

The Sub-Committee discussed the report and considered the list of requests, Councillor Page thanked Sarah Britten-Jones and Steph Dewar for attending the meeting and suggested that Sarah continued to keep the data that had been collected on parking up to date, up until the consultation period, he also asked that everyone in the area be encouraged to respond to the consultation.

Resolved –

(1)     That the report be noted;

(2)     That the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to undertake a statutory consultation in accordance with the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, for the proposals contained within in Appendix 1, attached to the report;

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

(4)     That any objection(s) received following the statutory advertisement be submitted to a future meeting of the Sub-Committee;

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