Oxford areas where drivers will need a permit to park outside their homes

More controlled parking zones are set to be introduced in areas all across the city later this year, with the aim of every residential neighbourhood being covered by one.

The new round of areas where drivers will have to pay to park on the side of the road outside their homes include Barton, Blackbird Leys, Iffley and Upper Wolvercote.

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The plan is being funded by both Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council and has been hailed as a means of ‘reducing commuter parking in residential streets across the city’.

Before any of the new areas are introduced a survey, known as a consultation, will take place to gage residents views.

The 13 areas where CPZs are up for consideration include:

• Barton

• Blackbird Leys

• Donnington

• Greater Leys

• Iffley

• Jordan Hill

• Littlemore North

• Littlemore South

• Lower Wolvercote

• Risinghurst

• Rose Hill

• South Oxford (extension)

• Upper Wolvercote

The majority of the new parking permits will likely be needed on week days and Saturdays outside of evenings, which is similar to existing CPZ rules.

CPZs are already in place in 37 parts of Oxford, while CPZs for nine other areas have already been approved or have funding in place.

The county council has previously confirmed it plans for every residential area outside the city centre to be covered with a CPZ in the future.

Yvonne Constance, Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: “CPZs are already reducing commuter parking in residential streets across the city. With our plan to introduce congestion management and a Workplace Parking Levy in the near future, residents’ parking will become even more important – which is why we are taking this proactive approach to stop overspill parking on residential streets.

“We want as many people as possible to take part in this consultation process so that we get a wide range of opinions and can adapt each CPZ to fit the needs of each neighbourhood.”

Tom Hayes, Oxford City Council’s Cabinet Member for Green Transport and Zero Carbon Oxford, said: “Development can ramp up demand for parking; our councils want to clamp down on commuter parking that can reduce the quality of life of local communities. I'm pleased that we're providing more controlled parking zones to reduce levels of traffic and pollution in more neighbourhoods.

“The city council is jointly funding the extension of CPZs to protect Oxford citizens from having their own streets turned into commuter car parks because we know that people living in areas with controlled parking zones value them highly."

Anyone wanting to comment on the proposals should visit the Oxfordshire County Council website before March 5.

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