Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence received.

There were no items of urgent business received.

There were no declarations of interest received.

There were no public questions received.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Traffic Regulation Order Panel held on 26^th July 2018 are attached for approval.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 26^th July 2018, as amended, be approved as a correct record.

The Panel gave consideration to a report which asked them to consider a number of objections received to the introduction of two disabled persons parking places on Osborne Street, Shaw.

This proposal had been approved under delegated powers on 6 September 2017 (reference D3049). Following receipt of a number of objections, a report was submitted to the Traffic Regulation Order Panel on 12 March 2018, when the Panel deferred the decision until a feasibility study had been completed. This had investigated the removal of the footway area to enable the disabled bays to be located directly outside the applicants properties, rather than on the opposite side of the road. The residents opposite had objected to the disabled bays.

An investigation had also been undertaken into the possibility of acquiring and using non-highway land as potential car parking areas to free up space on the existing highway network, to minimize the effects of one or more Blue Badge holders in the Osborne Street area.

The outcome of both investigations had revealed the work to be costly and it could not be funded from existing Council budgets.

Options considered:-

Option 1: To approve the recommendation.

Option 2: Not to approve the recommendation.

RESOLVED that the proposal for the introduction of two disabled persons parking places on Osborne Street, Shaw was not approved for the following reasons:-

1.    There were already five disabled bays provided in the close vicinity, on Victoria Street.

2.    Osborne Street was a very short road and the provision of two disabled bays would have a significant impact on the other residents.

3.    The bay proposed outside Number 10 would impede the use of the turning area at the end of Osborne Street and require drivers to reverse out onto Victoria Street in an unsafe manner.