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Item JTB 20/16 referred from Joint Transportation Board of 21 September 2020

Consideration of the resolution (JTB 20/16) from the Joint Transportation Board of 21 September 2020

The Cabinet resolved that:

The resolutions of the Joint Transportation Board of 21 September, as set out in the report and detailed below, be endorsed:

(1)          the consultation for the proposed on-street parking fees and charges be progressed and the outcome reported to the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board of 8 March 2021;

(2)          the outcome of the Phase 12 Parking Action Plan informal consultation be reported to the next meeting of the Joint Transportation Board; and

(3)          subject to the informal consultation responses (set out in Annex 2) with minor alterations to proposals on Queen Street, Discovery Drive and Regent Way, the Kings Hill Parking Review be progressed to formal consultation.

Decision Notice D200067CAB

Consideration was given to the resolutions of the Joint Transportation Board of 21 September 2020 (as set out at Minute Number JTB 20/16).

Reference was made to the Business Permit Scheme and the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services indicated that there was potential for this to be reviewed as part of the annual review of car parking charges. 

RESOLVED: That the resolutions, as set out in the report to the Joint Transportation Board and detailed below, be endorsed:

(1)             the consultation for the proposed on-street parking fees and charges be progressed and the outcome reported to the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board of 8 March 2021;

(2)             the outcome of the Phase 12 Parking Action Plan informal consultation be reported to the next meeting of the Joint Transportation Board; and

(3)             subject to the informal consultation responses (set out in Annex 2) with minor alterations to proposals on Queen Street, Discovery Drive and Regent Way, the Kings Hill Parking Review be progressed to formal consultation.

The report provides an update on the proposed timescale for the implementation of the changes to on-street parking charges and provides updates on Phases 11 and 12 of the Parking Action Plan and the larger parking reviews, including Kings Hill, Hadlow and Hildenborough.  The report takes into account the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The joint report of the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services and the Director of Finance and Transformation provided an update on the proposed timescale for the implementation of the changes to on-street parking charges.  Attention was drawn to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on user patterns in relation to parking and to temporary amendments to Traffic Regulation Orders to address Covid-19 restrictions.  Updates on Phases 11 and 12 of the Parking Action Plan and the larger parking reviews, including those at Kings Hill, Hadlow and Hildenborough, were also provided. 

RESOLVED:  That

(1)             the consultation for the proposed on-street parking fees and charges be progressed as outlined in the report and the outcome be reported to the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board to be held on 8 March 2021;

(2)             the outcome of the Phase 12 Parking Action Plan informal consultation be reported to the next meeting of the Joint Transportation Board; and

(3)             subject to  the informal consultation responses (Annex 2) with minor alterations to proposals on Queen Street, Discovery Drive and Regent Way, the Kings Hill Parking Review be progressed to formal consultation.