Report
to:
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
Date of
meeting: 20 September
2021
By:
Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Title:
Proposed
installation of advisory disabled parking bay – The Mount,
Uckfield
Purpose:
To consider the objections received to the proposed installation of
an advisory disabled bay
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Lead Member is
recommended to:-
(1)
note the concerns
raised by the objectors; and
(2)
approve the
installation of an advisory disabled parking bay
1
Background Information
1.1.
In areas not covered by formal parking restrictions, disabled
parking bays are provided in line with adopted County Council
Policy No PS05-11. This policy was approved by the Lead Member for
Communities and Safety at their meeting on 16 March 2018 and is
attached as Appendix 1.
1.2.
The provisional cost of the advisory disabled bay is approximately
£250 and will be met from existing revenue budgets.
2 Supporting Information
2.
2.1.
An application for an on-street disabled parking bay was received
from a resident of The Mount, Uckfield on 17 September 2020. A
desktop Parking Bay Assessment was undertaken by Adult Social Care
due to Covid working restrictions. The application was assessed
against the relevant policy criteria and the application was
successful.
2.2.
Due to the nature of the location and ease of access via a path,
the closest and most suitable place to site a disabled parking bay
is in the parking area at the end of the Cul-de-Sac in front of
No.16 The Mount, beside the footway.
2.3.
The Mount is a residential area with no properties having
off-street parking facilities. There are no parking restrictions
and cars park on all three sides of the turning head. Two sides
have road surfacing delineating the parking areas. Appendix 2 shows
the proposed location of the disabled parking bay and site
photographs of the area.
2.4.
In line with Policy PS05-11, consultation with the affected
residents was carried out. This involved consulting with the
fourproperties closest to the proposed location of the bay. This
resulted in two objections being received from residents of two
properties. A summary of the objections can be found at Appendix 3.
Full copies of the objections are available in the Members’
Room.
2.5.
The need for a disabled parking bay on traffic management grounds
was established by the local Traffic and Safety Officer. This was
supported by the information given in the initial application and
confirmed by Adult Social Care (ASC) undertaking a Parking Bay
Assessment.
2.6.
Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 also provides that a public
authority must, in the exercise of its functions “have due
regard to the need to” among other things, “advance
equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant
protected characteristic and persons who do not share it”.
This involves having due regard to the need to “take steps to
meet the needs of persons who share a relevant protected
characteristic that are different from the needs of persons who do
not share it”. Section 149(4) states how this applies
specifically to the treatment of disabled persons and provision for
steps to take account of disabled persons' disabilities.
2.6 The local Traffic and
Safety Officer has tried to resolve the objections from the first
objector, but it has not been possible. It was deemed unnecessary
to address those from the second objector who stated that they had
no knowledge of anyone requiring a disabled bay. Details of these
objections and the officer’s comments are included as
Appendix 3
3 Conclusion and Reasons for
Recommendations
3.
3.1.
The need for a disabled bay has been identified through site
assessments and is supported by information provided by the
applicant and the Parking Bay Assessment. These meet all our
criteria requirements as set out in our policy.
3.2.
The requirements of Policy PS05-11 have been met in this case and
it is recommended that the disabled parking bay is provided in line
with this policy.
Director of Communities, Economy
and Transport
Contact Officer: Lynda
Hill
Tel. No. 01273
335877
Email: lynda.hill@eastsussex.gov.uk
LOCAL
MEMBERS
Councillor Claire
Dowling
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