Report 1 - ECO 1382 Off-Street Variation No. 3 2015

AGENDA ITEM NO. 17

Report To: ENVIRONMENT & REGENERATION

COMMITTEE

Date: 3 SEPTEMBER 2015

Report By: CORPORATE DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENT, REGENERATION & RESOURCES

Report No: LP/096/15

Contact Officer: JOANNA DALGLEISH Contact No: 01475 712123 Subject: PROPOSED TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER – THE

INVERCLYDE COUNCIL (OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES) (VARIATION NO. 3) ORDER 2015

1.0 PURPOSE

1.1 Local Authorities are empowered to make Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act

1984 as amended and under the Council’s Scheme of Administration the Head of Environmental and Commercial Services is responsible for the making, implementation and review of Traffic Management Orders and Traffic Regulation Orders.

1.2

The purpose of the report is to introduce the Traffic Regulation Order – The Inverclyde Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Variation No. 3) Order 2015.

2.0 SUMMARY

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On 5 March 2015 a report was submitted to the Environment and Regeneration Committee advising the Committee of the options for a possible Residents’ Parking Permit Scheme in Greenock Town Centre and recommending the most appropriate scheme for adoption by the Council. The report recommended that, in association with the scheme, the Head of Environmental and Commercial Services should promote the Traffic Regulation Order necessary to convert (a) the Bullring car park into a £1 a day long stay car park and (b) the long stay part of the Waterfront car park to free operation. The Inverclyde Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2013 is the Traffic Regulation Order currently in force throughout the car parks in question. The proposed Traffic Regulation Order will:- vary The Inverclyde Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2013 to change the

tariff applicable to the Bullring car park from free limited waiting for a maximum duration of 3 hours (no return within 1 hour) to charged parking at £1 per calendar day (free for Disabled Persons’ Badge holders).

vary The Inverclyde Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2013 to change the tariff applicable to the Waterfront car park from charged parking at £1 per calendar day to free unlimited waiting.

vary The Inverclyde Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2013 to allocate

dedicated parking spaces for the purpose of charging electric vehicles in the Cathcart Street West, Fore Street and Lochwinnoch Road car parks.

Report 1 - ECO 1382 Off-Street Variation No. 3 2015

2.3

On the basis that these variations are either the product of an options report based on survey responses from local residents who have requested residents’ parking permits since the introduction of The Inverclyde Council (Various Roads) (Inner Greenock) (Controlled Parking Zone) Order 2013 or are in response to government strategy, it is considered appropriate to omit the initial discretionary consultation and to consult the Chief Constable, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, the Ambulance Service, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, the Road Haulage Association Ltd., the Freight Transport Association Ltd., Environmental Services - Roads and the local Members during the statutory public consultation.

3.0 RECOMMENDATION

3.1 That the Committee recommend to The Inverclyde Council the making of the Traffic Regulation Order – The Inverclyde Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Variation No. 3) Order 2015 and remit it to the Head of Environmental and Commercial Services and Head of Legal and Property Services to arrange for its implementation.

Gerard Malone

Head of Legal and Property Services

Report 1 - ECO 1382 Off-Street Variation No. 3 2015

4.0 BACKGROUND

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The Bullring and Waterfront car parks are operating at around one third of capacity and accordingly the use of parking spaces is not being optimised. The proposed changes are intended to make the off-street parking places a more attractive option than parking on residential streets around the periphery of the Inner Greenock Controlled Parking Zone. Committee approved the changes to the Bullring and Waterfront car parks. In May 2014 Transport Scotland launched an initiative to establish a country-wide charging infrastructure network to enable electric vehicles to be driven throughout Scotland and offered Inverclyde Council a grant for the supply and installation of Electric Vehicle Charging units. To make these units easily available to the general public, the Council will site a number of them in public car parks in Greenock, Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm and will allocate dedicated spaces solely for the purpose of charging electric vehicles. No objections have been received to the proposed Order. The Committee is asked to note that, if approved, the Order may not be implemented until the making of the Order has been advertised to allow any persons who so wish a period of six weeks to question the validity of the Order in terms of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

5.0 IMPLICATIONS Finance

5.1 All financial implications have previously been reported to and approved by Committee. Legal

5.2 There are no legal implications arising from this report. Human Resources

5.3 There are no HR implications arising from this report. Equalities

5.4 There are no equalities implications arising from this report. Repopulation

5.5 There are no repopulation implications arising from this report.

6.0 CONSULTATIONS

6.1 The proposals have been advertised in the Greenock Telegraph and the Paisley Daily Express and full details of the proposals have been made available for public inspection during normal office hours at the offices of the Head of Environmental and Commercial Services, the Inverclyde Council Customer Service Centre, Central Library, Port Glasgow Library and Kilmacolm Library. A copy of the draft Order is appended hereto for Members’ information.

Appendix 1

7.0 LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS

7.1 None.