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Chichester Road Space Audit

Meeting: 07/11/2017 - Cabinet (Item 435)

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The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its appendix and to make the following resolution:

 

That the feedback to the Road Space Audit consultation document as set out in para 6 of the agenda report be provided.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

That the feedback to the Road Space Audit consultation document as amended in section 6.1 of the agenda report be provided.

 

[Note The amendments made to section 6.1 are denoted in bold below:

 

6.1   The Audit has been considered by relevant officers of Chichester District Council.  Officers recommend that the Council provides the following feedback to WSCC:

 

6.1.1     The findings of the report are consistent with the objectives within the approved Vision for Chichester.

6.1.2     The report suggests potential closure of some of the key car parks within the city. Any closure is for the district council to determine if appropriate and the district council wish to make it totally clear that there are no current plans for closure of car parks in the city (with the exception of Basin Road car park which is being considered as a result of the Southern Gateway Project). 

6.1.3     Off Street car park income is the revenue source for assisting with covering costs of car park provision and any surplus is used to support other Council services.  Should there be a reduction in the number of off-street parking places there would be a significant reduction in the income generated which would not be acceptable in the foreseeable future.

6.1.4     The continuation of a phased extension to the Controlled Parking Zone could be welcomed, subject to sufficient resources and significant consultation and consideration of the impact on the public.

6.1.5     The impact of performance pricing in on-street bays and how this relates to off-street car parks has not been fully considered and will require a full assessment to understand demand, capacity and effect on income.

6.1.6     There may be concerns from residents regarding the increase of commuter parking in residential streets.  It is clear that access for residents and deliveries must be preserved and this must be carefully communicated to those affected.

6.1.7     The full impact of the proposals on the retail sector has not been considered at this stage and this will require careful assessment to understand the potential loss of any retailers as a result which could be significant on footfall.  If any of the proposals were accepted a full consultation with the retail sector should be undertaken.

6.1.8     The demands for parking provision from the larger employers and organisations in the city will require consideration as part of any on-street and off-street parking provision.

6.1.9     The opportunity to use under-utilised road space for coach and lorry parking could be investigated and implemented if practicable.  If successful this would release the existing coach/lorry park for more appropriate use to support the local economy.

6.1.10  The report proposes a change to the process undertaken to allow commuters to park on-street. Operational costs, time and policy associated with introducing amendments to on-street permits have not been considered at this stage, and will require further assessment and understanding.  

6.1.11  The implications of the result of the A27 project must be considered, particularly in relation to the ‘to, not through’ element of  ...  view the full decision text for item 435

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the agenda report and its appendix in the first agenda supplement.

 

The report was presented by Mr Dignum.

 

Mrs Murphy was in attendance for this item.

 

Mr Dignum explained that the Road Space Audit (RSA) was a West Sussex County Council (WSCC) undertaking, the purpose of which was set out in para 4.1 of the report. The RSA had four key themes and these were addressed in para 4.2 of the report. Insofar as the officers’ recommended CDC feedback to the RSA was concerned, Mr Dignum proposed certain revisions to the comments set out in section 6 of the report. He had circulated that section with certain suggested amendments in bold. For ease of reference para 6.1 with Mr Dignum’s revisions up to and including sub-paras 6.1.7 is replicated as follows (the remaining sub-paras were unaffected and so are not set out below) :

 

6.1   The Audit has been considered by relevant officers of Chichester District Council.  Officers recommend that the Council provides the following feedback to WSCC:

 

6.1.1     The findings of the report are consistent with the objectives within the approved Vision for Chichester.

6.1.2     The report suggests potential closure of some of the key car parks within the city. Any closure is for the district council to determine if appropriate and the district council wish to make it totally clear that there are no current plans for closure of car parks in the city (with the exception of Basin Road car park which is being considered as a result of the Southern Gateway Project). 

6.1.3     Off Street car park income is the revenue source for assisting with covering costs of car park provision and any surplus is used to support other Council services.  Should there be a reduction in the number of off-street parking places there would be a significant reduction in the income generated which would not be acceptable in the foreseeable future.

6.1.4     The continuation of a phased extension to the Controlled Parking Zone could be welcomed, subject to sufficient resources and significant consultation and consideration of the impact on the public.

6.1.5     The impact of performance pricing in on-street bays and how this relates to off-street car parks has not been fully considered and will require a full assessment to understand demand, capacity and effect on income.

6.1.6     There may be concerns from residents regarding the increase of commuter parking in residential streets.  It is clear that access for residents and deliveries must be preserved and this must be carefully communicated to those affected.

6.1.7     The full impact of the proposals on the retail sector has not been considered at this stage and this will require careful assessment to understand the potential loss of any retailers as a result which could be significant on footfall.  If any of the proposals were accepted a full consultation with the retail sector should be undertaken.

 

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Mrs Murphy said that although the RSA consultation had closed the previous week, WSCC had agreed that CDC’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 435


 

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