Agenda item

Responses to Consultation: Review of the Off Street Parking Order.

Report by the Parking Manager (attached).

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report by the Parking Manager (circulated previously), the options and/or alternatives and other relevant facts set out in the report regarding responses to the consultation on the review of the Off Street Parking Order.

 

The Parking Manager highlighted the following:

 

·         Amendments to the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order were recommended at Executive on 3rd December 2018.

·         The notice of proposals were advertised on 13th December 2018 with the closing date of 10th January 2019.  This year, the option of submitting consultation responses via email was provided.

·         No objections had been received from Braunton Parish Council, Instow Parish Council, North Devon Council or South Molton Town Council.

·         Combe Martin Parish Council had requested during the consultation period an amendment to presentation in the Order to avoid ambiguity as detailed in paragraph 4.6.

·         59 emails of objection had been received with regards to changes proposed to the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order for Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.  The analysis of responses received were detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

·         Lynton and Lymouth Town Council had met on 9th and 31st January 2019 to discuss the objections received.  Following consideration, the Town Council have requested to withdraw the original recommendation for the amendment to the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order to add condition to Lower Lyndale car park N17.

·         Update provided regarding Lynton and Lynmouth as detailed in paragraph 4.12 of the report.

 

In response to questions, the Parking Manager advised:

 

·         That subject to the approval by the Executive, a charge would be introduced to the lorry park at South Molton on Saturdays which would be included within the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order.

 

DECISIONS

 

(a)

That all amendments to the Off Street Parking Order as outlined in the Executive report dated 3rd December 2018, excepting the recommendation requested for withdrawal as stated in paragraph 2.5 be approved;

 

(b)

That it be noted that no objections were received regarding the amendments to the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order for Braunton Parish Council, Combe Martin Parish Council, Instow Parish Council, North Devon District Council and South Molton Town Council;

 

(c)

That the change to presentation of information in the Order as recommended by Combe Martin Parish Council, as detailed in paragraph 4.6 be incorporated into the Off Street Parking Order;

 

(d)

That it be noted that 59 Objections were received regarding recommendations from Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council and that Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council have considered each objection at meetings held on 9th January 2019 and 31st January 2019;

 

(e)

That Lynton and Lynton Town Council’s request to withdraw the original recommendation for the amendment to the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order to add condition to Lower Lyndale car park, N17 ‘Means maximum stay in car park during the day is 4 hours’ as detailed in paragraphs 4.11 – 4.14 be approved;

 

(f)

That Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council’s request to remove the original recommendation to withdraw Guest house permit £3.50 from the North Devon (Off Street Parking Places) Order as detailed in paragraphs 4.15 – 4.20 be refused.

 

            REASON FOR DECISION

 

(a)

To approve the changes to the Off Street Parking Order with consideration of the responses following consultation.

                                

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