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This report presents the representations resulting from the formal advertisement of proposals for new or changed parking restrictions in Guildford.

The Guildford Joint Committee:

Town Centre Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)

(i)         AGREED having considered the comments made during the formal notice period, the proposals for the north part of Area C are not progressed.

(ii)        AGREED having considered the comments made during the formal notice period, a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is made under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to implement the amended controls as originally advertised, including an extension to the operational hours of the parking bays and single yellow lines in Areas A, B and D to Monday to Sunday 8.30am to 9pm.

(iii)       if (ii) is agreed, AGREED implementation takes place as and when parking behaviours return to a more normal state following the COVID 19 pandemic. If the order is to be made, this must be done within 2 years of the start of the original public consultation (20 September 2019). The need to introduce the proposals and implementation date to be determined by the Parking Manager in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and 2 delegate members.

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(iv)       AGREED having considered the comments made during the formal notice period, Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are made under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to implement new and amended parking controls to the existing as shown in ANNEXE 1.

(v)        AGREED having considered the comments made during the formal notice period, those in 2.16 are not progressed at this time.

Are members in support of these recommendations? If you do not support them please say or put a comment in the chat. If there are no objections I will assume that the recommendations are agreed.

Reasons for recommendations:

To assist with safety, access, traffic movements, increase the availability of space and its prioritisation for various user-groups in various localities, and to make local improvements.

Declarations of Interest: Cllr George Potter declared a non-pecuniary interest as a zone B resident (albeit a non-car-owning one). Cllr Angela Goodwin and Cllr David Goodwin declared that they were both permit holders in zone B. Mr Matthew Furniss declared he also holds a permit for Zone A.

Officer attending: Andy Harkin, Guildford Borough Council

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: Mrs Natalie White, a resident in zone B, read out a statement expressing her concerns about the proposed changes.

Member Discussion – key points:

A number of members supported the statement from Mrs White, recognising the problems that she had highlighted. There were suggestions that the controlled parking zone scheme should undergo a full review to ensure that it matched the requirements of current parking pressures, including the advent of Sunday trading. It would also be good to encourage less car use and ownership, and these issues could be addressed by an overall review of the CPZ scheme. The process would require significant input from the Parking team and could draw resources away from other projects, but it could possibly be scoped for future consideration.

Some concern was expressed regarding the consideration given to objections received to proposals in the public consultation process, where some felt that negative responses were discounted if only a low number had been received. The consultation involved placing an advert in a newspaper and contacting 10,000 households by letter; perhaps this approach needed reviewing.

After a lengthy discussion during which the work of previews reviews and working groups over a number of years to arrive at the proposals presented today was highlighted, a vote was taken on Recommendation (ii) by putting it to each member in turn. The remaining Recommendations were considered together.

Resolved

The Guildford Joint Committee AGREED:

Town centre Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)

(i)         having considered the comments made during the formal notice period, the proposals for the north part of Area C are not progressed.

(ii)        having considered the comments made during the formal notice period, a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is made under the relevant parts of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to implement the amended controls as originally advertised, including an extension to the operational hours of the parking bays and single yellow lines in Areas A, B and D to Monday to Sunday 8.30am to 9pm.

(iii)       if (ii) is agreed, implementation takes place as and when parking behaviours return to a more normal state following the COVID 19 pandemic. If the order is to be made, this must be done within 2 years of the start of the original public consultation (20 September 2019). The need to introduce the proposals and implementation date to be determined by the Parking Manager in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and 2 delegate members.

Other Locations

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