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There are a number of stages involved in the review, as shown in the list above, and we are currently in the introduction stage.
Introduction
During the first quarter of 2026, we will be assessing on-street parking issues across the borough once again. These are issues of concern that have been brought to our attention usually by members of the public, the police, councillors and highway officers since the previous review took place. Following initial assessments, we will carry out site visits before preparing a report of our findings with recommendations for which new parking restrictions should be introduced.
Authorisation
We will share the report with county councillors and agree with them which changes to the current parking restrictions we should propose to introduce in this parking review. We will then ask the Parking and Traffic Enforcement Manager for authorisation for us to advertise our intention to introduce them.
Advertising and objections
We will then formally advertise our intention to make the agreed changes to parking by way of a notice in the ßÙßÇÂþ» advertiser. At the same time, we will put up street notices at all the locations and send letters to properties next to or near the proposed new restrictions and put details of all the proposed changes on our website. Following this, there will be a 28-day period during which people will be able to let us know what they think about the proposals.
Approval
Once the 28-day advertising period has ended, we will analyse all the feedback and compile it into a report, which we will share with the Parking and Traffic Enforcement Manager and the relevant county councillors, who are responsible for making the final decisions about which of the proposed changes to parking should go ahead. At this stage it is possible that some of the proposals may be changed slightly (although no new significant extra restrictions can be added), or dropped completely. Once all the discussions about what to do have finished and the decisions about all the proposals have been agreed, we will compile a final decisions report.
We will publish the decisions report on this page and contact everybody who participated during the advertising stage of the process, letting them know the outcomes.
Implementation
We will then prepare an order for the necessary lining and signing work to install the agreed changes and place it with our contractors, as well as making the final traffic regulation order (TRO) amendments. This means that once the lining and signing has been completed, all the agreed changes to parking restrictions will become enforceable by patrolling civil enforcement officers.