Issue - meetings

1.      That the consultation responses to the draft Winchester Parking and Access Strategy 2020 – 2025 be considered and noted.

2.      That local meetings be held in the parished and Market Town areas to develop a local parking and access plan as required.

3.      That the Winchester Parking and Access Strategy 2020 - 2030 as attached to the report CAB3224  be approved.

4.      That the Council implement the next steps to finalise the Winchester Parking and Access Strategy and develop an action plan to feed into the annual car park improvement works and the Winchester Movement Strategy (WMS).

5.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Programme to make any minor amendments to the Strategy.

6.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Programme in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment to liaise with Hampshire County Council and bus operators and to agree funding to support bus service improvements in support of the parking and access strategy.

Councillor Tod introduced the report which set out results of the consultation on the Strategy and provided recommendations on the next steps.  He emphasised that individual Parking and Access Plans would be developed for the market towns to address particular local requirements in collaboration with local groups, parish and town councils and ward members.

Phil Gagg (WinACC) spoke during public participation as summarised briefly below.

Believed that the Strategy was a major advance on the previous Strategy and was explicitly linked to the climate emergency declaration.  However, in general considered that the Council should take further action without delay, such as closure of central car parks and introduction of a work place levy.

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Lumby addressed the meeting as summarised briefly below.

Emphasised the opposition to the proposals from market towns because residents had limited access to public transport and were consequently reliant on travel by car.  Requested that the options for market towns be reconsidered.

Councillor Tod responded to the comments made above and also by Mr Walker Nix (Winchester Friends of the Earth) during public participation.  He offered to meet Mr Walker Nix to discuss further his concerns. 

Cabinet agreed the following for the reasons set out above and outlined in the report.

RESOLVED:

1.         That the consultation responses to the draft Winchester Parking and Access Strategy 2020 – 2025 be considered and noted.

2.         That local meetings be held in the parished and Market Town areas to develop a local parking and access plan as required.

3.         That the Winchester Parking and Access Strategy 2020 - 2030 as attached to the report be approved.

4.         That the Council implement the next steps to finalise the Winchester Parking and Access Strategy and develop an action plan to feed into the annual car park improvement works and the Winchester Movement Strategy (WMS).

5.         That authority be delegated to the Head of Programme to make any minor amendments to the Strategy.

6.          That authority be delegated to the Head of Programme in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment to liaise with Hampshire County Council and bus operators and to agree funding to support bus service improvements in support of the parking and access strategy.