Proposal for Parking Restrictions near Winslow Station 2025

Overview

We want to hear your view on proposals to introduce permit parking around Winslow.

The new Winslow Station has been recently constructed as part of the East West Rail project that connects Oxford and Milton Keynes. This newly upgraded line is anticipated to come into customer use in late 2025. The station is expected to open in 2025 and users will have a pay to park there.

We want to encourage commuters to use the train station car park and not park in Winslow town centre or on nearby roads. Therefore we are proposing to implement parking restrictions to deal with inappropriate parking, improve road safety, accessibility and parking efficiency.

We are seeking your views on whether you would support or object to the principle of introducing restrictions as detailed below, to deal with inappropriate parking, improve road safety, accessibility and parking efficiency. These proposals seek to anticipate parking issues that might arise after the opening of the new railway station (which is expected to happen in December 2025).

Overview Map (for more detail see map tiles)

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In relation to areas with proposed permit parking

These proposals seek to introduce permit parking areas on the whole of road or part of the road as detailed below:

• Buckingham Road, Winslow (WS1 permit zone) - part of road
• Courthouse Close, Winslow (WS3 permit zone) - whole of road
• High Street, Winslow (WS2 permit zone) - part of road
• Highfield Road, Winslow (WS1 permit zone) - whole of road
• Park Road, Winslow (WS2 permit zone) - whole of road
• Piccadilly, Winslow (will have two parking locations which will allow all three permit zones to use them)
• Station Road, Winslow (WS3 permit zone) - part of road

Households eligible for permits under this proposal will be:

Below are examples (not to scale) of entry point signs, the repeater signs and the shared use limited waiting bay sign.

Zoned entry point sign	Zoned repeater sign	Shared use bay sign

Council policy for introducing permit parking states that for a permit restriction to be implemented at a location the majority of households in the permit location need to support the scheme. This consultation is to enable the authority to ascertain if there is sufficient support to take the permit holder proposals to statutory consultation. Supporters would need to show their support at this statutory consultations stage.

There are advantages and disadvantages with permit restrictions which you should consider when making your decision on whether you would support a Permit Parking scheme.

Advantages:

• Residents having no off-street parking facility would have a reasonable opportunity to park close to their homes. Resident parking schemes do not offer any guarantees of a parking space and certainly not a parking space in front of the resident’s own home.
• The amenity of the area would be improved with vehicles being parked in a more orderly fashion.
• A scheme may have benefits from a social, community safety, housing or planning policy aspect.
• Shared use bays provide for short term visitors without the need for complex visitor permit administration systems.
• A scheme can encourage the use of alternative modes of transport.
• They may reduce traffic flows on residential streets.
• The reduction in the number of vehicles driving around an area searching for a parking place can improve local air quality.
• A scheme can improve road safety by reducing the number of vehicles using an area and also the number parked in unsuitable locations.

Disadvantages:

• Schemes do not agree with the primary role of the public highway which is to allow road users to passage and re-passage at all times without hindrance.
• A resident parking scheme in one area might create or worsen parking problems in adjacent areas.
• Parking capacity for residents could at times be inadequate, being a permit holder does not guarantee a parking space.
• A scheme may limit the residents’ freedom to keep unlimited numbers of taxed vehicles on street (current limit is 3 vehicles per property).
• Residents permits to park in the area are charged to the residents within the zone area (current prices are 1st resident permit £66.00, 2nd resident £84.70 and 3rd resident permit is £108.90 per year. Visitor permits are limited to 200 per property in a 12 month period at a cost of £14.30 per batch of 10 vouchers).
• Business permits to park in the area are charged to the business within the zone area (current prices 6 months £154.00 and 12months £275.00 each per year. Business visitor permits are limited to 200 per property in a 12 month period at a cost of £14.30 per batch of 10 vouchers).
• All on-street parking within the road during restricted times will require a valid permit to be linked to the vehicle, unless the signs indicate otherwise (e.g. 2 hrs with no return within 2 hrs).

How to have your say

You can tell us your views in one of the following ways:

• complete the online survey using the link at the end of the page
• email us at highways.consultations@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
• write to us at Buckinghamshire Council, Floor 10, Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street Offices, Walton St, Aylesbury, HP20 1UA

If you have any questions about this activity, please email us at highways.consultations@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or phone us on 0300 131 6000.

This statitory consultation seeks the views to ensure the authority can make an informed decsion (resident and non-residents).

Please tell us your views by 11:59pm on Friday 5th September 2025.

What happens next

Responses received will be reviewed, and a report will be submitted to the Leader of the Council. We anticipate a decision will be made later this year (2025).

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