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Hampden Park - 43% of respondents indicated experiencing parking difficulties at some time but it was a relatively small sample size with no particular streets indicating a significant problem. Support for parking controls When asked about whether they support the principle of introducing parking controls in their street there was no overwhelming majority in any of the areas with: • Meads - 37% of residents (and 2 businesses) were in favour of controls and 52% of residents (and 19 businesses) were not in favour • Rodmill – 52% of residents (and 2 businesses) were in favour of controls and 37% of residents (and 0 businesses) were not in favour • Hampden Park – 32% of residents (and 4 businesses) were in favour of controls and 54% of residents (and 5 businesses) were not in favour Summary of findings for Stage 4 areas Parking issues do not affect as high a proportion of residents in these areas as in Stage 3 These are localised parking issues, eg near University, schools, hospital, shops and rail station Around a third of respondents in The Meads and Hampden Park support the principle of introducing controls but majority do not support controls Greatest interest in controls was in the Rodmill area but this area does not necessarily have area-wide parking difficulties Options As part of the analysis of the consultation findings, WSP PB also presented options for further consideration to help address the issues identified for each stage. Stage 1 and 2 town centre area - options for further consideration: • Review specific requests for changes on a street by street basis • Examine where amendments are appropriate • Undertake further consultation on the amendments • Review yellow line markings within the town centre area on streets where issues have been identified during the consultation • Review the loading bay policy and consider time of operation • Allow 4 hour on-street paid for parking with appropriate pricing (to deter shift from off-street car parks)
• Review off-season seafront controls and tariffs • ESCC & EBC to develop a comprehensive parking and pricing strategy for Eastbourne to ensure a co-ordinated approach towards the management and pricing of the town’s on-street and off-street parking stocks Stage 3 areas surrounding the town centre - options for further consideration • No area-wide extension of town centre parking scheme • There are particular parking difficulties around the edge of the town centre which need to be addressed by localised measures including: • Permit only and shared use bays • Time limited parking bays outside shops • Loading bays and disabled bays • Review of yellow lines and bar markings • Where problems have been identified on streets further away from the town centre scheme these should be examined on street by street basis and appropriate localised measures considered including shared permit and time limited parking bays • ESCC and EBC to consider complementary measures for commuters for inclusion in the local transport plan including Park and Ride, a Quality Bus Partnership, partnership agreements with rail operators and private car parks Stage 4 areas – options for further consideration • No area wide need for paid-for parking controls • Localised parking difficulties can be addressed by measures including: • Residents’ only permit scheme or short term parking restrictions for nonresidents in those streets with particular difficulties and very limited offstreet parking • Time limited parking and enforced free parking to serve local shopping precincts • Relaxation of seafront parking controls in the Meads area to relieve pressure on adjoining residential streets • Review parking restrictions on Brassey Avenue to examine the viability of reducing the length of the double yellow lines to create more short stay parking • Review yellow lines, parking restrictions and bar markings to ensure that accesses are preserved and visibility at junctions is maintained • Loading bays and disabled bays where required • The need for controls and appropriate type of controls should be examined on street by street basis • ESCC and EBC to work with the District General Hospital, Brighton University and Sussex Downs College and other employers in Eastbourne to implement travel plan measures and explore how the impact of parking associated with these land uses could be reduced on surrounding streets Following presentation to ESCC and EBC members and the local business forum a number of other options were requested to be considered:
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