Parking rules for 19 residential roads in Reading are set to change as proposals to restrict waiting have been approved.
Councillors recently considered changes in a bid to prevent nuisance parking.
Adjustments to waiting restrictions were proposed by members of the public, councillors and the council’s highways department, and were approved at a meeting of the council’s traffic management sub-committee on Wednesday, September 13.
These are the locations and changes:
Northumberland Avenue
The council will implement 37 metres of ‘no waiting’ restrictions north of its junction with Long Barn Lane.
Cllr Andrew Hornsby-Smith (Labour, Church) called the council’s proposal to put double yellow lines on one side of the junction “an appropriate solution” to meet concerns about parking making it difficult to approach the roundabout for vehicles heading south.
Coley Avenue
The entrance to the service road at East Lodge will now change to no waiting at any time for a 21-metre stretch.
Almond Drive
The residential street in Caversham Park will have double yellow lines imposed at the end of the close.
Odiham Avenue
No waiting at any time restrictions for at its junction with Montpelier Drive will be imposed.
Henley Road
Cllr Stephen Goss (Conservative, Emmer Green) said: “I’ve had complaints from residents in the ward about cars parking on the cycle lanes and the footpath there, so I very much support it.
Essex Street
The junction of Essex Street and Whitley Street will become no waiting at any time, with no loading between 8.15am to 9.15am and 4pm to 6.15pm.
Pottery Road
The council will restrict parking to no waiting at the entrance to Meadow Park Academy, and impose no waiting and no loading between 8am to 9.15am and 3pm to 4pm on weekdays.
The change was agreed upon by both Kentwood councillors – Labour’s Mark Keeping and Conservative Raj Singh.
Helmsdale Close
There will be no waiting restrictions for 10 metres at its junction with Brisbane Road.
Cllr Jacopo Lanzoni (Labour, Caversham), the vice chair of the committee, said that at least one neighbour asked for five-metre restrictions, something a council officer said would be impracticable.
Shilling Close
The council will impose no waiting at any time restrictions for the whole of Shilling Close.
The changes come after the issue of inconsiderate parking was raised by neighbour Jack Ewins.
Foxhays Road
The looped residential street in Whitley will see parking restrictions on the right-hand imposed.
St Agnes Way
The council will impose no waiting at any time restrictions at the junction of St Agnes Way and Lindisfarne Way at Kennet Island.
Coalport Way
No waiting at any time restrictions will be imposed at the junction of Coalport Way and Pottery Road.
Elan Close
The council will impose no waiting at any time restrictions in the turning circle of Elan Close.
Ashby Court
A five-metre stretch of Ashby Court at its junction of Whitley Wood Lane will have no waiting at any time restrictions imposed.
Upper Redlands Road
The council will remove a pay and display parking space outside Wantage Hall and make the space to no waiting at any time.
Cranbury Road
A parking space outside St Mark’s Church will change, with the size of the space reduced by three metres and replace part of it with a ‘no waiting at any time’ restriction.
Somerstown Court
No waiting restrictions will be imposed at Somerstown Court.
Russell Street
Changes in Russell Street will see two parking spaces being reserved for doctors from 8am to 8pm, but outside of these hours, the spaces would be reserved for residential permit holders.
Where changes will not be made
Carsdale Close
Changes that would have removed unrestricted parking to no waiting at any time in Carsdale Close were scrapped.
Cllr Paul Gittings (Labour, Coley) said neither neighbours nor councillors wanted the change to go ahead.
