To receive the recommendations of a Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee enquiry into School Parking.

1.         That the report and recommendations of the enquiry, set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

2.         That a response to the report be submitted to the Executive for consideration, within two months indicating what action, if any, it proposes to take and if it decides to take no action, the reasons for that decision.

The Executive considered a report from the Chairman of the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee that set out the outcome of the scrutiny enquiry into school parking.  The review had sought to identify solutions to car parking and vehicular access at schools to ensure the free movement of traffic around schools, particularly in the light of the implications of school expansion.

In response to a question, the Deputy Executive Member for Community Services explained that a letter available to the town and parish councils, requesting the drivers not to park on grass verges.  The Executive Member for Community Services advised that the Parking Strategy was currently out for consultation and was due to be considered by the Executive on 1 August 2017.  An additional four Civil Enforcement Officers had been employed to support the enforcement of parking restrictions.

The Council would continue to lobby for authorities to be able to use CCTV cars to enforce on-street parking.

Reason for decision:  To enable the Executive to review the recommendations emerging from the enquiry before determining its response at a future meeting.

RESOLVED

1.         that the report and recommendations of the enquiry, set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted; and

2.         that a response to the report be submitted to the Executive for consideration, within two months indicating what action, if any, it proposes to take and if it decides to take no action, the reasons for that decision.