Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Supporting Places)

This report considers the lines of enquiry raised by the Visitors Parking Permits Working Party on 19 January 2015 and the further comments from the 16 March meeting in relation to visitor permits in residential parking schemes. The lines of enquiry were also taken to the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on the 4 of June 2015.

Further work has been undertaken on this issue and based on the findings this updated report and its further recommendations are made to the Environment and Economy Scrutiny and the Executive Committee to progress changes to the residential parking scheme.

Based on further review of the issues the Executive is recommended to approve the following:

(1)     That any resident in a charged for residents parking zone, in possession of Leisure Key Band A, who applies for a visitor parking permit, pay £16.19 per permit from the 2016/17 financial year and that non-Leisure Key Band A residents visitor parking permit costs increase to £32.37.

(2)     That further research is undertaken to bring forward a potential virtual permit system.

(3)     That the changes be subject to a review 12 months after their implementation.

Officer contact: Ian O’Donnell/ Adam Forbes, 0161 474 4175/ 3680, ian.odonnell@stockport.gov.uk / adam.Forbes@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Supporting Places) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider the report and recommendations of the Visitors Parking Permits Working Party relating to visitor permits in residential parking schemes. Further recommendations had been made by the Environment and Economy Scrutiny on changes to the residential parking scheme and work undertaken to address these points, which were contained in the report.

RESOLVED – That in relation to the recommendations made by the Visitor Parking Permit Working Party and the views of the Environment & Economy Scrutiny Committee,  

·         the Permit Parking Policy be amended such that any resident in a charged for residents parking zone, in possession of Leisure Key Band A, who applies for a visitor parking permit, pays £16.19 per permit from the 2016/17 financial year and that non-Leisure Key Band A residents visitor parking permit costs increase to £32.37.

·         these changes be subject to a review 12 months after their implementation, and

·         further research is undertaken to bring forward a potential virtual permit system.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive

The report considers the lines of enquiry raised by the Visitor Parking Permits Working Party on 16 January 2015 and the further comments from its meeting on 16 March 2015 in relation to visitor permits in residential parking schemes which were subsequently reported to this Scrutiny Committee on 4 June 2015. Further work has been undertaken on this issue and based on the findings an updated report is now submitted.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to support the proposals and that a review takes place in twelve months’ time should they be introduced by the Executive.

Officer Contact: Adam Forbes on 0161 474 3680 or email: adam.forbes@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) regarding the lines of enquiry raised by the Visitor Parking Permits Working Party on 16 January 2015 and the further comments from its meeting on 16 March 2015 in relation to visitor permits in residential parking schemes which were subsequently reported to the Scrutiny Committee on 4 June 2015. Further work had been undertaken on this issue and based on the findings an update report was now submitted.

The report would be considered by the Executive at its meeting to be held on 16 February 2016.

The Executive Councillor (Supporting Places) (Councillor Martin Candler) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED – (1) That the Executive Meeting be advised that the Scrutiny Committee supports the Permit Parking Policy being amended such that any resident in a charged for residents parking zone, in possession of Leisure Key Band A, who applies for a visitor parking permit, pays £16.19 per permit from the 2016/17 financial year and that non-Leisure Key Band A residents visitor parking permit costs increase to £32.37.

(2) That the Executive Meeting be requested to agree to a review taking place twelve months after the implementation of the changes.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report advises the Scrutiny Committee of the outcome of the Working Party set up to consider the issues detailed in the report regarding Visitor Permit Parking.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to recommend to the Executive:-

·         that any person in possession of Leisure Key Band A who applies for a visitor parking permit, be granted it at half price from the 2016/17 financial year.

·         that the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be requested to undertake an internal review of visitor parking permits for care workers employed by the Council in all zones that they require.

·         that the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be requested to further investigate the possible misuse of the visitor parking permit system in the borough and take appropriate action to prevent it.

Officer Contact: Paul Lawrence on 0161 218 1940 or email: paul.lawrence@stockport.gpov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) regarding the outcome of the Working Party set up to consider the issues detailed in the report regarding Visitor Permit Parking.

The Working Party had recommended:-

·         that any person in possession of Leisure Key Band A who applied for a visitor parking permit, be granted it at half price from the 2016/17 financial year.

·         that the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be requested to undertake an internal review of visitor parking permits for care workers employed by the Council in all zones that they require.

·         that the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be requested to further investigate the possible misuse of the visitor parking permit system in the borough and take appropriate action to prevent it.

The intention was, should the proposals be introduced, that Officers would be pro-active in advising residents in possession of Leisure Key Band A that it would be granted at half price from 2016/17.

The Executive Councillor (Supporting Places) (Councillor Martin Candler) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the proposals be supported and that a review take place in twelve months’ time, should they be introduced by the Executive.