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The information report by the Director of Transport, Environment and Business Support is to give an update on the previously proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO 36/2015), on which a decision was deferred at the meeting of 23 September, and which has since been withdrawn.

The information report was an update on the previously proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO 36/2015) which has since been withdrawn. (As this is an information item it is not subject to call-in.)

It was noted that as the Housing & Property Service no longer required a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO 36/2015) this was being withdrawn.

The report by the Director of Transport, Environment and Business Support in relation to the MB and MC residents' parking zones, is to consider the future of residents' parking in Central Southsea, and report on the responses to the parking zones' suspensions and consultations.

RECOMMENDED:

(1)  That the current effect of the suspension of MB and MC zones is made permanent, meaning the parking zones are not reinstated.

(2)  That consultation takes place on amending and reducing the size of the adjacent LB zone, with the intention of reversing the impact of displaced parking on Havelock Rd, Lorne Rd, Livingstone Rd, Outram Rd, Stansted Rd, Britannia Rd and Britannia Road North.

(3)  That no new parking zones are considered in isolation within Southsea or Eastney.  Should the necessary funding, resources and support be identified, that the remaining Southsea and Eastney area is considered as a whole via a single 2-3 year programme.

(1)  That the current effect of the suspension of MB and MC zones is made permanent, meaning the parking zones are not reinstated.

(2)  That the main central section of the adjacent LB zone (as per the map) will be  suspended at the earliest opportunity, with the intention of reversing the impact of displaced parking on Havelock Rd, Lorne Rd, Livingstone Rd, Outram Rd, Stansted Rd, Britannia Rd and Britannia Road North.

(3)  That no new parking zones are considered in isolation within Southsea or Eastney.  Should the necessary funding, resources and support be identified, that the remaining area of Southsea* and Eastney area is considered as a whole via a single 2-3 year programme.

*This area was defined as south of Winston Churchill Avenue, the railway line and Goldsmith Avenue.

Alan Cufley, as the Director of Transport, Environment & Business Support introduced his report and outlined the survey results and his reasons for recommendations to prevent displacement parking in the surrounding areas.  Councillor Ellcome suggested that due to the numbers speaking the deputations use up to four minutes each presenting their case.

The following deputations were made whose points are summarised:

(i)            Ms Baxter (against permanent suspension of the RPZ) spoke about the problems being experienced of parking in Orchard Road.  It was mainly due to commuter cars in the road from 6 am to 8 pm.  Other areas of high demand near shopping areas had residents' parking zones; the time block would stop parking; it was the station causing the problems rather than students.

(ii)          Mr Wareham spoke against a residents' parking zone in the area as, if it was brought back, there was no guarantee you could park outside your own house.  He had surveyed the area to see where the parking spaces existed.  He could not see the advantage of bringing back the restriction and if it was brought back it would cause bigger problems with displacement.

(iii)         Mr Reed spoke in favour of the reinstatement (and against the permanent suspension) of the MB/MC zones to help ease the problems in Jessie Road in finding car parking spaces, especially at night for the more vulnerable.  If it was dissolved there would be an incentive for second cars to be brought into the city.  Displacement was a citywide issue.  He suggested that the streets at the edges of the zones be considered for the provision of permits and that some wasteland be used near Fratton Station be used for commuter parking as well as investigating use of the B&Q car park.  He felt if the zone was removed there would be bigger problems and there was a need for a more holistic and fairer approach.

(iv)         Mr McCulloch spoke in favour of the reinstatement (and against the permanent suspension) and felt that any RPZ would cause some displacement parking.  He felt there was a piecemeal approach being taken to parking in the city where the residents deserved a citywide strategy; those who had been surveyed had said they would be prepared to pay in this area and their voices were being dismissed.  He asked how much the survey had cost?

(v)          Mr Tudor spoke for the permanent removal of the parking zones as a resident of Albert Grove by the Kings Theatre where they had problems for years with multiple car households and their proximity to Albert Road; when the MC zone had been introduced it had become intolerable for them with displacement in the North Kings area.  There were already a large number of commercial vehicles and student cars being left there for days as well as motor caravans; he asked that the zone not be re-implemented and that there be a citywide approach.

(vi)         Mr Smart spoke in favour of the reintroduction of a two hour  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45.