PARKING in residential streets in Didcot could be restricted to prevent commuters using permit spaces.

Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, are proposing to make some streets near Didcot Railway Centre permit only such as Cronshaw Close, Station Road and White Leys Close.

The authority also wants to change the two-hour bays in Lydalls Road, which operate on Mondays to Fridays between 8am to 6pm, to “at any time” parking to give parking enforcement “as much flexibility as they need to deal with any non-resident, especially rail commuters, parking issues”.

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It is also proposing residents of the private road Compton Close, off Lydalls Road, could apply for permits on Lydalls Road and Station Road.

In addition, the authority considered removing the non-resident short time stay on Lydalls Road due to the “pressure on the limited number of spaces” but believe this would “impact on non-resident short-stay parking”.

However, Didcot Town Council had concerns about the proposals. At a meeting of the town council’s planning committee, councillors said that the short stay bays should be limited to 30 minutes instead of two hours.

The committee “recognised the limitations for residents’ spaces” and suggested some short stay bays could be installed at the bottom of Station Road instead to free up spaces on Lydalls Road.

Councillors also decided that residents of Compton Close should not be able to apply for permits on the adjacent roads as it “is an unadopted road and has its own private parking”.

It was also discussed whether a public notice could be carried out and for the proposals to be amended as a result of public response.

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Two amendments were suggested as follows:

  • The problem of “end on” parking in Lydells Road should be approached in a different way by the scheme. For example, paint a “box” for parallel parking.
  • The overall number of spaces in the scheme may be too small, particularly for those who do not have drives or garages. This may impact the success of the scheme and its use as a demonstrator for the town. The town council invites the highways authority to “find a solution for this problem”

It was voted to approve the comments from the committee, including the amendments, which will be sent to the county council. There was one abstention.

If the proposal is proposed, the highways authority hopes to implement the scheme in early 2023.

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It is then hoped that roads adjacent to the area proposed and further afield will also be investigated for permits but success will be judged on this first stage and need to confirm further funding.

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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