Decision details

To consider the report of the Head of Highways and Parking concerning objections received to the design and or the implementation of a permit parking scheme at the above location.

(i)  To approve a Traffic Regulation Order in Vinery Gardens, St. James’s Park Road, Vinery Road and St. Winifred’s Road as detailed in Appendix 2 of the report. 

(ii)  That the scheme is reviewed in 12 months time. 

(i)  To enable a permit parking scheme to be introduced to alleviate, where possible, some of the problems being experienced by residents and business customers parking within the scheme. 

1. The sections of permit parking only with approved signing from the Department for Transport (DfT) cannot be amended to include a period of limited waiting. This is because the Traffic Signs Manual specifically states that this signing (without road markings) may only be used where parking is solely for permit holders.
2. Although a standard permit scheme with limited waiting (and marked parking bays) could be applied in Vinery Gardens, this have would require no waiting at any time parking restrictions at the end of Vinery Road. As a number of residents expressed concerns over this in a survey undertaken in 2007, this option was not formally proposed by the Traffic Management team. It was however included in a survey undertaken for this report (see Appendix 6) which highlighted continued opposition.