Proposed parking restrictions in east Oxford are set to be approved by Oxfordshire County Council.
The authority's cabinet is set to approve the proposals for Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ) in Iffley and Rose Hill at the Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management meeting on Thursday (November 14).
The scheme would be introduced as a ‘Permit Parking Area’ (PPA) which uses entry and repeater signs to inform motorists of the restrictions in place, with operational hours for the zone for ‘Residents Permit Parking’ being Monday to Sunday between 8am and 6.30pm.
If approved, residents’ permits would be set at £80 for two permits per household a year.
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Non-permit holders will be eligible to park for a maximum of two or three hours, depending on the area, with no return within two hours during these hours.
Measures set to be approved tomorrow include include ‘no waiting at any time’ restrictions, further consultation on proposals to include Annora Close, Cordrey Green, Fitzherbert Close, West View and Villiers Lane for the eligibility to apply for permits, and proposals for ‘three hour parking bays’ around the Rose Hill shops.
This follows a public consultation by Oxfordshire County Council which asked householders in the Iffley and Rose Hill area of Oxford whether they support plans to introduce a CPZ.
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The proposals have been heavily criticised in the areas, with one householder in Rose Hill saying it will make access to a church and churchyard "even more impossible".
Sally Pinnington said the plans for Westbury Crescent will make accessing St James Church more difficult.
She added: “I'm very concerned about the proposed scheme restricting parking in Westbury Crescent.
“This, together with LTNs which are already in place in the area, causing me and many others much trouble and anxiety, will make access to St James Church and churchyard even more impossible.
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"It's extremely difficult to get a blue badge for parking but there are many, like myself who are not able to carry water, flowers and any necessary garden tools any further than Westbury Crescent. There are no water taps in the church.
“Currently, whenever I drive to Westbury Crescent for the churchyard, there are always spare places and most houses have their own drives so I question how necessary this scheme is.”
Oxford City Council's deputy leader Ed Turner and county councillor Trish Elphinstone, who both represent the Rose Hill area, recently conducted their own survey to get residents' opinions on the idea.
They found that 91 per cent of 175 respondents were against it.
In the county council's statement of reason, it said: “The proposals aim to alleviate the problems associated with non-resident parking and overflow parking from adjacent CPZs.”
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