Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda

No declarations of interest were made.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos. 11 and 35 a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to its work.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. It is not required to give notice of the intention to make use of public speaking provision. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public should provide 3 clear working days’ notice, in writing, if they wish to ask a question at the meeting, and submit the question at the time of notification, in order for an informed answer to be given.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos. 11 and 35, a total period of 10 minutes was allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to its work.

Three members of the public addressed the meeting in respect of their objections to the proposal detailed in agenda item 6 [Proposed Amendment of the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Congleton Area) Order 2010, to change the charging hours to 9 am to 5 pm: consideration of objections received].

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services is asked to approve the Nantwich Parking Review report and authorise Officers to take steps to implement its recommendations.

The report of the Head of Safer and Stronger Communities set out the findings from a review of parking in Nantwich town centre in respect of both on-street and off-street parking and control measures. The review had been carried out in response to a Cabinet decision earlier in the year that a review of all Cheshire East’s town centres be carried out.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services

RESOLVED

That the Nantwich Parking Review report be approved and officers be authorised to take steps to implement the recommendations it contains, in particular:

(i) subject to statutory consultation, and the consideration of any objections received, to amend the Off-Street Parking Places Order to enable the Council to sell contract parking permits on long stay car parks in the town;

(ii) to establish the costs of improvements to Snow Hill car park and proceed to formal quotations subject to availability of funds;

(iii) To carry out a further review of car park usage and any other changes in three months’ time, in light of the introduction of new tariffs;

(iv) to carry out preliminary studies of residents’ parking schemes where such schemes have been requested by local residents; and

(v) Highways officers to review access to the town square and propose appropriate changes.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services is asked to approve, subject to consultation, an amendment to the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich (General) (Off-Street Parking Places) (Consolidation) (Minor) Order 2008 (‘the Order’) the effect of which will be to allow the sale of annual and seasonal contract permits for parking on the long-stay car parks of Love Lane, Snow Hill and First Wood Street, Nantwich.

The report of the Head of Safer and Stronger Communities proposed an amendment to the Borough of Crewe & Nantwich (General) (Off-Street Parking Places) (Consolidation) (Minor) Order 2008 to Allow the Sale of Annual and Seasonal Permits for Parking on Specific Long-Stay Car Parks, the effect of which would be to allow the sale of annual and seasonable contract permits for parking on the long-stay car parks of Love Lane, Snow Hill and First Wood Street, Nantwich.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services

RESOLVED

(1) That, subject to statutory consultation, a proposed amendment to the  Borough of Crewe and Nantwich (General) (Off-Street Parking Places)(Consolidation)(Minor) Order 2008 be approved, the effect of which would be to make provision for the sale and use of annual and seasonal contract parking permits in relation to Love Lane Car Park, Snow Hill Car Park and First Wood Street Car Park, Nantwich, the charges for which would be as follows:

Annual Charge                         £495

Quarterly Charge                      £135

(2) the Borough Solicitor, or officer acting on her behalf, be authorised to publish a notice of proposals in relation to the proposed amendment order, with any objections to be made within the statutory consultation period of twenty-one days. In the event that objections are received, these be referred back to the Cabinet Member for consideration at a future meeting; and

(3) in the event that no objections to the proposed amendment order are received, the Borough Solicitor, or officer acting on her behalf, be authorised to make and bring into force the proposed amendment order (as set out in (1) above) and to give notice thereof in accordance with statutory requirements.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services is asked to consider the objections received in respect of the proposed amendments to the Order in relation to the charging hours applicable to specified car parks in Congleton town centre.

The report of the Head of Safer and Stronger Communities set out the objections received in respect of the proposal to amend the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Congleton Area) Order 2010 as it related to charging hours in specified Congleton town centre car parks.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, having considered the objections received

RESOLVED

(1)       That an amendment to the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Congleton Area) Order 2010 be approved, the effect of which will be as follows:

(a)   to change the charging hours from 8 am to 6 pm (Monday to Saturday) to 9 am to 5 pm (Monday to Saturday) in relation to the following car parks in Congleton: Antrobus Street, Princess Street, Fairground, Roe Street, Back Park Street, Chapel Street, West Street and Park Street;

(b) to amend the maximum period a vehicle may wait within the charging hours from 10 hours to 8 hours in relation to the following car parks in Congleton: Back Park Street; Chapel Street; West Street and Park Street;

(c)  to amend the tariff structure  in relation to Back Park Street, Chapel Street, West Street and Park Street car parks in Congleton from:

0 -2 hours £0.50; 2 – 4 hours £1.00; and 4 – 10 hours £1.50

to:

0 – 2 hours £0.50; 2 – 4 hours £1.00; and 4 – 8 hours £1.50; and

(2) The Borough Solicitor, or Officer acting on her behalf, be authorised to make and bring into force the proposed amendment order (as set out in (1) above) and to give notice thereof in accordance with statutory requirements.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services is asked to consider an objection received in respect of the proposed amendment to the Order in relation to the maximum period a vehicle may wait within the charging hours at Princess Street Car Park, Congleton.

The report of the Head of Safer and Stronger Communities set out an objection received in respect of the proposal to amend the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Congleton Area) Order 2010 to extend the maximum stay to eight hours – Princess Street Car Park, Congleton.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, having considered the objection received  

RESOLVED

That:

(1) an amendment be approved to the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off Street Parking Places) (Congleton Area) Order 2010 be approved, the effect of which would be as follows:

      (a) to extend the maximum permitted length of stay on Princess Street Car Park, Congleton from 3 hours to 8 hours; and

      (b) to amend the charging regime to the following: Monday to Saturday inclusive: 9am to 5pm: up to 1 hour: 30p; up to 2 hours: 50p; up to 3 hours: £1.00; up to 4 hours £1.00; up to 8 hours £1.50; and

(2) the Borough Solicitor, or Officer acting on her behalf, be authorised to make and bring into force the proposed amendment order (as set out in (1) above) and to give notice thereof in accordance with statutory requirements.