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Procedure supplied by Jonathan Hagan, Business Analyst  Parking Services  (October 2015)

 

In regard to residents parking schemes, much depends on if there is available funding for this type of scheme as you are aware the priority has been given to the programme to extend residents parking around the city centre, which started with the Cheylesmore and Earlsdon Schemes.

 

If residents in Whitley wanted a permit scheme in their area, then there would be a number of stages that would have to happen, in addition to the need for funding to be able to implement a scheme:

 

·         The initial request – my understanding is these usually come about through a petition from residents and support from local councillors.

 

·         Traffic Management then have to look at the viability of such a scheme and if it is necessary, for example, through traffic surveys.

 

·         An initial consultation with residents would then be undertaken, if funding was available for the implementation of a scheme, if no funding is available this would not be undertaken. Consultation would include a street news and plans of the proposed restrictions and possibly public meetings with residents in the area.

 

·         Any initial street news consultation would include a paper and digital survey. The response to this survey would be the point at which we are looking for approximately 60% support from the residents in each street in order to proceed with the introduction of the scheme.

 

Assuming all of the above happened, a Traffic Regulation Order would be advertised, there would be a formal objection period, and assuming no objections the scheme would be introduced.  If objections were received the objection procedure would be followed, which is that a report is considered by the Cabinet Member for Public Services and a decision is made whether to make the Order as advertised, not to make the order or to vary the proposals .

 

This process can take 1-2 years. It depends greatly on the feedback from the public, as well as the availability of staff given other projects they may be working on.

 

There are a number of factors that could prohibit the introduction of the scheme:

 

·         Traffic surveys not showing that it is necessary.

·         Funding – is any available? In addition are residents willing to pay for permits.

·         Support from the public.

 

If Traffic Management were to receive a request for the introduction of a permit scheme, then they would look at it, but at this stage there could be no guarantees about the likelihood of it being introduced.

 

 

Procedure for implementation of a Residents’ Parking Scheme

 

 

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