Agenda item

Report of the Director of Development and Neighbourhoods attached.

Councillor Susan Jones, Cabinet Member (Environment), presented a report outlining the proposals for changes to the current restrictions that apply to Council owned car parks following a review of provision and a consultation exercise, and requesting approval for the proposed changes to car parking charges and the designation of certain car parks. The recommendations in the report were as follows:

1)    That Council approve the introduction of the first hour free parking for all identified parking spaces, on all Council owned car parks (no return within 3 hours), provided a ticket is displayed;

2)    That Council approve the re-designation of Churchill Way and Sumner Street car parks to short stay car parks, maximum stay 3 hours.

3)    That Council approve the designation of King Street, Leyland and Hope Terrace, Lostock Hall as long stay car parks.

4)    That Council approve the introduction of a simplified suite of charges for car parks that are subject to charging.

5)    That Council approve the introduction of charges to East Street car park along with a resident permit scheme for residents of East Street.

6)    That Council approve the introduction of a 2-hour maximum stay period (no return within 3 hours) between the hours 09.00 – 15.00 Monday to Friday term time only, on Worden Park.

7)    That Council approve the replacement of all existing pay and display machines with machines that will allow contactless payments.

Councillor Michael Green submitted the following amendment to the proposed recommendation 1:

“That the Council agrees to introduce a 3-hour period of free parking to be permitted on all Council-owned car parks (no return within 3 hours), provided a ticket is displayed. After a 6 month trial period, Council would consider whether to continue this”.

The amendment was proposed by Councillor Green, seconded by Councillor Yates and a recorded vote was taken as follows:

FOR – Councillors Bretherton, Campbell, Chisholm, Clark, Coulton, Mary Green, Michael Green, Hesketh, Moon, Mort, Mullineaux, Ogilvie, Rainsbury, Mrs Smith, P Smith, Suthers, Walton, Watson, and Yates;

AGAINST – Councillors Adams, Alty, Bell, Blow, Bylinski Gelder, Donoghue, Evans, Flannery, Forrest, Foster, Hancock, Howarth, Jones, Lomax, Martin, Melia, Sharples, Shaw, Titherington, C Tomlinson, M Tomlinson, Trafford, Turner, Watkinson, and Wooldridge.

The Mayor declared the amendment lost.

The substantive recommendations in the report were then proposed by Councillor Susan Jones, seconded by Councillor and a recorded vote was taken as follows:

FOR – Councillors Adams, Alty, Bell, Blow, Bylinski Gelder, Donoghue, Evans, Flannery, Forrest, Foster, Hancock, Howarth, Jones, Lomax, Martin, Melia, Sharples, Shaw, Titherington, C Tomlinson, M Tomlinson, Trafford, Turner, Watkinson and Wooldridge;

AGAINST – Councillors Bretherton, Campbell, Chisholm, Clark, Coulton, Mary Green, Michael Green, Hesketh, Moon, Mort, Mullineaux, Ogilvie, Rainsbury, Mrs Smith, P Smith, Suthers, Walton, Watson, and Yates.

The Mayor declared the proposal carried and it was therefore

RESOLVED –

1) That Council approve the introduction of the first hour free parking for all identified parking spaces, on all Council owned car parks (no return within 3 hours), provided a ticket is displayed;

2) That Council approve the re-designation of Churchill Way and Sumner Street car parks to short stay car parks, maximum stay 3 hours.

3) That Council approve the designation of King Street, Leyland and Hope Terrace, Lostock Hall as long stay car parks.

4) That Council approve the introduction of a simplified suite of charges for car parks that are subject to charging.

5) That Council approve the introduction of charges to East Street car park along with a resident permit scheme for residents of East Street.

6) That Council approve the introduction of a 2-hour maximum stay period (no return within 3 hours) between the hours 09.00 – 15.00 Monday to Friday term time only, on Worden Park.

7) That Council approve the replacement of all existing pay and display machines with machines that will allow contactless payments.