Proposal for Permit Parking near Winslow Station - Informal consultation

Overview

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

A new railway station is being built in Winslow as part of the East West Rail project to connect Oxford and Cambridge. The station is expected to open in 2025 and will have a pay to park car park.

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 some locations into a permit parking as detailed on the below map, 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 Autumn 2025). These restrictions would not take effect until a date close to the opening of the station.

These proposals seek to introduce various permit parking areas as detailed below:

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

Eligible properties 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 informal 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 during both informal and statutory consultations.

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).

Shared use bays

Limited waiting 2 hours No return witing 2 hours/Permit holders only (with one of the following zone identifiers WS1, WS2 & WS3) – These area will allow unlimited parking while the vehicle has a valid permit with the appropriate zone identifier (resident or visitor), vehicles without permits will be able to park for a maximum period of 2 hours, but will not be entitled to return within 2 hours unless they obtain the appropriate permit.

Multiple Zone Parking

It is proposed to have 2 locations (at the station Road end of Piccadilly) that allow all three permit types to park.

Permit Parking Proposal Map

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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 parkingtro@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
• write to us at Traffic Regulation Team Floor 10, Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street Offices, Walton St, Aylesbury, HP20 1UA

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

Informal consultation only seeks the views of households directly affected by the proposed permit restriction. Based on the results of the informal consultation this authority will undertake a statutory consultation to introduce double yellow lines (no waiting at any time) in the area near the new Station development along with permit holder parking if enough support is identified. At the statutory consultation the authority will consider all comments (resident and non-residents).

Please tell us your views by 11:59pm on Sunday 1 December 2024.

What happens next

All responses to this informal consultation will be reviewed, a decison will be made based on the feedback received. 

If feedback shows people are supportive of the permit parking proposal, we will begin the legal process to amend the Traffic Regulation Order. This will require statutory consultation in order for a formal decision to be made.

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