Craster Parish Council –
Parking Sub
Committee
Notes for Council Meeting 14 April 2016
1. Following the approval of Terms of Reference by the Parish Council at their last meeting the Task Force has taken action on 2 fronts:
· Survey by Henry Cummins
· Follow up with Northumberland County Council (NCC)
2.
Survey Henry Cummins will speak to the results of the
survey of residents of Craster that he has been carrying out – an
initial
report is attached at Annex, which makes clear that there is some
further work on
the ground to be done before the full results are available. The Task Force considered that while
businesses should also be surveyed (Henry has agreed to do these as
well, once
the residents survey is complete), it was important that the views of
residents
should be clearly established first.
3.
NCC Cllr
Michael Craster has been in contact with Neil Snowdon (NS), Senior
Planning
Officer, asking
· Whether the number of days that the Turn field is allowed to operate as an overflow car park can be increased (hopefully to 365 p.a.), charges to be aligned to those of the Quarry.
· If so it could enable the employment of a parking attendant/warden. Could that person have the authority to also act as traffic warden throughout the village, thereby relieving NCC of the need to find an enforcer?
NS is expected to respond within the next week.
4. The initial results of the survey show conditional majority support for a residents parking scheme for the village. There is however markedly less enthusiasm for paying. In earlier discussions NCC suggested that the first year of any such scheme could be free to allow everyone a chance to try it out. The Task Force feels that there is a strong case to be made for subsidising the following 3 years from Parish Council reserves, meaning that residents would have 4 years’ experience to decide whether they were prepared to pay thereafter.
5. Councillor Brooks is resuming contact with her earlier Cornish contacts to update their experience of parking schemes in coastal villages.
6. The Task Force wholeheartedly believes that there should be a roundabout at the entrance to the Quarry car park, where it could be made clear that access to the village is for residents/deliveries/public service vehicles only. At the same time there should be no right turn on the Turn bend into the Turn field. All traffic should go on to the roundabout and return back to the overflow car park.
7. The Task Force fully supports the introduction of a 20mph speed limit within the village (from the “new roundabout” on), while having concerns as to how it will be observed, and believes that there should be a 30mph limit from the bottom of the Tower bank.
8. Finally, and very importantly, the Task Force believes that one key element in the successful resolution of the parking problem in Craster is the extension and refurbishment of the Quarry car park, with particular attention to the access.
Cllr Michael Craster
Chairman Craster Parish Council Parking Task Force 13 April 2016
Annex – Parking Survey Craster Village as at 12 Apr 16
Parking Survey – Craster Village – as at 12 Apr 16
|
Residential Use |
Second Homes |
Holiday Lets |
Not sure |
Total Homes |
Permanent Adults |
Residents' Vehicles |
Blue Badges |
South Acre |
9 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
1 |
Heugh Wynd |
18 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
29 |
34 |
27 |
6 |
Heugh Road |
17 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
28 |
27 |
17 |
5 |
Church St |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
Whin Hill |
5 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
Haven Hill |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Norwell Brow |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
West End |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dunstanburgh Rd |
4 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
25 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
Chapel Row |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
Total |
63 |
14 |
45 |
27 |
149 |
112 |
81 |
16 |
|
42.30% |
9.40% |
30.20% |
18.10% |
|
|
|
14.30% |