BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council ("the Council") has on 21 July 2021 made the Orders named below under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when they come into operation on 2 August 2021 will introduce a new controlled parking zone in the South Portslade area ("Controlled Parking Zone X"). The effects of the proposed Order would be as follows:-
BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2018 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.14 2021 (TRO-33A-2020)
The Order will introduce kerbside restrictions where permit holders and visitors may park within Controlled Parking Zone X. Permits will be issued to residents, the cost of which is currently f 110 per year for a first permit (Please note there is a 50% increase for high emission vehicles and a 50% reduction for low emission vehicles. Costs for each additional permit increase). Disabled residents who have a Blue Badge and wish to park in resident parking places will be required to purchase a resident permit for an administrative charge only (currently £15 and for low emission £10). A resident for the purposes of this scheme is a person aged 17 years or over whose usual residence is at premises, the postal address of which is in any of the qualifying streets specified below:-
Controlled Parking Zone X: Denmark Road, Franklin Road, Gordon Road, Norway Street, St Andrews Road, St Aubyns Road, Symbister Road, Vale Gardens and Vale Road
The Order also introduces to the scheme area visitor, business and carer permits all of which will be subject to restrictions. Briefly, in the case of visitor permits, applications will only be accepted from residents within the area of the scheme, there will be a limit of 100 permits issued to a resident in any 12 month period and each permit will cost £2.50 per day. Business permits will be issued to businesses located within the area of the scheme if they can prove a genuine business need for a vehicle on street. A maximum of 2 permits may be applied for by a business and they will be subject to criteria determined by the Council with each permit currently costing £450 per year (Please note there is a 50% increase for high emission vehicles and a 50% reduction for low emission vehicles). A carer permit can be applied for if the carer, who does not have to be a resident, has to visit a resident (or residents) within the area of the scheme and that resident is in need of a carer by virtue of age and or physical/mental infirmity or is a woman requiring ante or post-natal care. The carer scheme is for non-professional carers. Please note generally that in respect of the issue of any of the types of permit referred to above, the Council will exercise its discretion to ensure as far as possible that any priority groups are issued with permits first but the Council cannot guarantee that everyone will be issued with a permit or that a parking space will be available.
The costs and types of permits on the initial notice and order advertised have changed, these are reflected on these documents. These changes were agreed at Budget Council on 25th February 2021.
Parking places of the following types will be introduced in Controlled Parking
Zone X with the hours and eligibility shown below:-
No Waiting Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm: Gordon Road
Permit Holders Only, Monday to Friday, 11 am - Noon & 6 - 7 pm: Demark Road, Franklin Road, Gordon Road, Norway Street, St Andrews Road, St Aubyns Road, Symbister Road, Vale Gardens and Vale Road
Car Club Parking Places At Any Time: Norway Street & Vale Road
Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time: Denmark Road, Gordon Road, St Andrews Road & Vale Road
Limited waiting for 1 hour (no return within 1 hour) Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm: Vale Road
Motorcycles Parking Bay At Any Time: Symbister Road
Loading bay Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm: St Aubyns Road
Electric Vehicle Charging Point: St Andrews Road & Vale Road
Streets eligible for a Resident's Permit for Zone X: Demark Road, Franklin Road, Gordon Road, Norway Street, St Andrews Road, St Aubyns Road, Station Road (West side only - Between St. Andrews Road & Vale Road) Symbister Road, Vale Gardens & Vale Road
The underlying waiting restriction in the scheme area will be no waiting at any time and will be indicated by a double yellow line in the following roads:-Denmark Road, Franklin Road, Gordon Road, Norway Street, St Andrews Road, St Aubyns Road, Symbister Road, Vale Gardens and Vale Road
BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2018 AMENDMENT NO.10 2021 (TRO-33B-2020)
This Order would revoke items that will be included in the amendment to the Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2018 as a result of the introduction of Zone X.
A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, a plan showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Orders may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/current-tros.
Any person who wishes to question the validity of the Orders or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose.
Dated: 23 July 2021.
Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture, Brighton & Hove City Council, Room G40, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ.
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/current-tros