Decision details

Wheatcroft Avenue, Scarborough - proposed Waiting Restrictions

Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To uphold the objections to the proposals consulted on, thus leaving the restrictions on this section of Wheatcroft Avenue as ‘no waiting at any time’ full length on both sides.
Objectors are to be notified of the decision.

Reasons for the decision:

Over the years, work that has been carried out with both schools by the local highway authority to improve road safety education and reduce the incidence of vehicles parking close to the school gates. The schools will have a travel plan that aims to encourage travel to and from school by means other than the private car.
Also there is a car park, 125 metres north of Wheatcroft Avenue on Sea Cliff Road, which is free and with unlimited stay time. It was agreed that the best approach to take would be to encourage parents to park in the car park instead of on Wheatcroft Avenue.

Alternative options considered:

A proposal to re-advertise changes which would allow parking between the hours of 8-10am and 2-5pm, every day was considered and rejected for the same reasons as the original proposals had been rejected.

An alternative proposal which would allow parking between the hours of 8-10am and 2-5pm, Monday to Friday was considered and rejected for the same reasons, but also because the necessary signage would be overly complicated.

Publication date: 05/11/2021

Date of decision: 22/10/2021