The responses to the formal consultation on extending Controlled Parking Zones in the Apostles Roads (other nearby roads) have now been compiled. The consultation was carried out in October and November.

Council officers have looked through the responses and prepared this report, with responses to the points raised by residents and local groups.

This report will be considered by the Council’s Street Management Advisory Committee on 23 January, where the decisions on CPZs will be made by councillors.
The main recommendations in this report are:

• To implement controlled parking on Vernon Avenue, Carleton Park Avenue (but not Edna Road), Rothesay and Chase Side Avenues.
• To formally consult on controlled parking on Oxford Avenue “as soon as possible”.
• That “to minimize the loss of parking it is proposed to reduce the proposed double yellow line restrictions to the absolute minimum at the cul-de-sacs and only 7 metres from the junctions of Kinston Road, thereby providing an additional 40 parking spaces throughout the day whilst still maintaining sightlines, clear passage for pedestrians, access for emergency and refuse vehicles and cul-de-sac turning circles at all times“. (This is pretty much the only change they’ve made to the original plans.)
• They reject the argument that it is not right to consult on controlled parking on some roads and not on others despite a number of residents commenting on this. In response to our consultation response they say: “The Council consulted a larger area on parking controls in order to notify those residents that could be affected by parking displacement and to allow them the opportunity to be air their views and opt to be included. As a rule the Council refrains from imposing a CPZ in a road where the majority of residents have opted against the controls but introduce a zone in a road with majority support.”
• Local councillors didn’t formally express a view at this stage of the consultation: “All [local councillors] were contacted prior to the commencement of the consultation. No comments were received at the time of writing this report”.

Update: The Cabinet Member accepted the above recommendations. This means that a further consultation will be held as to whether Oxford Avenue now wishes to become part of a controlled parking zone.