We have managed to convince the council that we need residents parking. You will be receiving a letter from the council asking you to agree with the proposal. We need over 50% in each street to agree to this. If you don’t fill the form in it will be counted as a no.
SAY YES TO RESIDENTS PARKING.
Castle Area Road Safety Action Group – Interested in helping then contact us
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Are Permits the Answer?
Published in the Herald and Post Thursday 29th January 09
"Struggling to park in your own street could be a thing of the past for people living near Wellingborough Train Station.
Wellingborough Borough Council agreed on Tuesday, January 27, to go ahead with public consutlation to guage opinion on parking permits."
CARSAG
"Struggling to park in your own street could be a thing of the past for people living near Wellingborough Train Station.
Wellingborough Borough Council agreed on Tuesday, January 27, to go ahead with public consutlation to guage opinion on parking permits."
CARSAG
Residents to have say on Wellingborough parking plan
Published in the ET on the 28th January 2009
A solution is in sight for residents affected by severe parking problems near to a station.
Wellingborough Council last night promised to hold a public survey to gauge support for a £53,500 parking permit scheme in streets around the town's station.
Now the decision is in the hands of the residents and if more than half the households in the area support the scheme it will go ahead.
Part of the survey will cover streets in the Castle Ward area, while a separate scheme, which would need approval from 50 per cent of residents in affected streets, would cover people in Alma Street, Cannon Street, Great Park Street, Park Road and Herriots Lane.
The survey will be paid for in part by a donation of £1,500 from East Midlands Trains.
If the permit scheme goes ahead residents in affected streets could pay £25 for a parking permit in the first year.
This is expected to rise in subsequent years. Castle Ward councillors, who had pressed for people to have their say over the scheme, welcomed the decision but said there had been an unnecessary delay when the council's development committee initially refused to consider the proposals.
Cllr Paul Crofts said: "We welcome the fact that the process is back on course and people will now be having a say on whether this scheme is used in their area.
"However, I think this really should have been done months ago."
Cllr Shashi Dholaki joined him in criticising the delay, while praising the work of people in pressing for their voices to be heard.
He said: "This scheme was put on hold for 12 months by the committee but we succeeded in getting in looked at again.
"I think groups such as the Castle Area Road Safety Action Group (CARSAG) have really worked hard.
"It is down to their hard work that we have this issue back on track."
The action group has campaigned strongly for a solution to the parking problems near to the station, which it said was making life unpleasant, difficult and unsafe for residents. If approved, the new scheme could be in place by the end of August.
CARSAG
A solution is in sight for residents affected by severe parking problems near to a station.
Wellingborough Council last night promised to hold a public survey to gauge support for a £53,500 parking permit scheme in streets around the town's station.
Now the decision is in the hands of the residents and if more than half the households in the area support the scheme it will go ahead.
Part of the survey will cover streets in the Castle Ward area, while a separate scheme, which would need approval from 50 per cent of residents in affected streets, would cover people in Alma Street, Cannon Street, Great Park Street, Park Road and Herriots Lane.
The survey will be paid for in part by a donation of £1,500 from East Midlands Trains.
If the permit scheme goes ahead residents in affected streets could pay £25 for a parking permit in the first year.
This is expected to rise in subsequent years. Castle Ward councillors, who had pressed for people to have their say over the scheme, welcomed the decision but said there had been an unnecessary delay when the council's development committee initially refused to consider the proposals.
Cllr Paul Crofts said: "We welcome the fact that the process is back on course and people will now be having a say on whether this scheme is used in their area.
"However, I think this really should have been done months ago."
Cllr Shashi Dholaki joined him in criticising the delay, while praising the work of people in pressing for their voices to be heard.
He said: "This scheme was put on hold for 12 months by the committee but we succeeded in getting in looked at again.
"I think groups such as the Castle Area Road Safety Action Group (CARSAG) have really worked hard.
"It is down to their hard work that we have this issue back on track."
The action group has campaigned strongly for a solution to the parking problems near to the station, which it said was making life unpleasant, difficult and unsafe for residents. If approved, the new scheme could be in place by the end of August.
CARSAG
Let's Talk
Residents to get their say on parking permits
"Frustated residents will finally be able to have their say on whether parking permits should be introduced in their streets"
Wellingborough Council development committee has given the go ahead to consultation for residents parking
Herald & Post
Thursday 15th January 09
"Frustated residents will finally be able to have their say on whether parking permits should be introduced in their streets"
Wellingborough Council development committee has given the go ahead to consultation for residents parking
Herald & Post
Thursday 15th January 09
Minutes to meeting held 13th Jan 09
CARSAG
Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 13th January 2009
Present : Kevin Jones ( Chair ), Jean Vail, Tony Jackson, Kim Mitchell,
Philip Douglas, Allan Blackman, Lidia Douglas
Councillors Shashi Dholaki and Maureen Shram
Apologies : Anna Hickman, Councillor Paul Croft, Michael Prior
Residents Parking : there was a brief report on the Council’s Development Planning meeting and the overturning of their original decision to postpone consultation for residents parking. There was debate about dates for consultation. Maureen produced a possible timescale which placed consultation in either April or May. Discussion then followed about action and information.
There was concern that the forms would not be numbered and that people might not reply. There would need to be an initial flyer sent (Michael Prior had sent a sample leaflet )
The ideal would be to have a number of people to canvass filling in the consultation form.
Agreed :
• Lidia to e-mail Paul Thompson for documents relating to the consultation
• Kevin to contact Malcolm Ward to find out about regulations
• Kevin to do small initial flyer (showed template) and to print them. They would be circulated as soon as possible when the council letters are issued. It was decided we would need at least 800 copies.
• Allan to do longer flyer to go out at time of consultation. These would be printed by a few people to share the cost.
• To contact people from the AGM and see whether they would help
Possible division of roads for flyer distribution –
Tony : Senwick Drive/Senwick Road
Kevin : Colwell, Chase, Chester
Gill : Midland
Allan : Mill, Newcomen, Palk, Ranelagh
Philip and Lidia : Melton. Whitworth, Compton, St Mary’s Paddock, Talbot
Maureen : Winstanley, Vivian
Dora??
Irthlingborough Road : Kevin had contacted a Steve Barber. The committee was informed that there would not be signals at the crossing but two puffin style crossings would be in place in early summer - one at Irthlingborough Road and one at Senwick Road.
Action : Allan to e-mail Tom Callaghan and Steve Barber to voice concern.
Any members who wished to add their comments could also send to s.barber@northamptonshire.gov.uk or/and tom Callaghan. These comments could also refer to Midland Road junction.
Philip reported on talk by James Wilson and suggested contacting other action groups in the town so that there would be a stronger voice.
Housing Developments : Nothing happening at the moment to Saxby’s or on the Station Road/185 Midland Road sites. Kim has been keeping an eye on notifications.
Any Other Business :
• Send regards to Michael Prior who was in hospital
• Kevin urged other members to send articles in to ET
• Carsag must inform ET when the consultation period begins
• Kevin is updating Blog all the time : http://carsag.blogspot.com/
• Shashi urged everyone to keep the pressure up
Date of Next Meeting : THURSDAY 5th MARCH at 7.30 at 189 Midland Road.
This would be an important meeting as the Council meeting would have taken place on the 3rd and the go-ahead given for consultation
Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 13th January 2009
Present : Kevin Jones ( Chair ), Jean Vail, Tony Jackson, Kim Mitchell,
Philip Douglas, Allan Blackman, Lidia Douglas
Councillors Shashi Dholaki and Maureen Shram
Apologies : Anna Hickman, Councillor Paul Croft, Michael Prior
Residents Parking : there was a brief report on the Council’s Development Planning meeting and the overturning of their original decision to postpone consultation for residents parking. There was debate about dates for consultation. Maureen produced a possible timescale which placed consultation in either April or May. Discussion then followed about action and information.
There was concern that the forms would not be numbered and that people might not reply. There would need to be an initial flyer sent (Michael Prior had sent a sample leaflet )
The ideal would be to have a number of people to canvass filling in the consultation form.
Agreed :
• Lidia to e-mail Paul Thompson for documents relating to the consultation
• Kevin to contact Malcolm Ward to find out about regulations
• Kevin to do small initial flyer (showed template) and to print them. They would be circulated as soon as possible when the council letters are issued. It was decided we would need at least 800 copies.
• Allan to do longer flyer to go out at time of consultation. These would be printed by a few people to share the cost.
• To contact people from the AGM and see whether they would help
Possible division of roads for flyer distribution –
Tony : Senwick Drive/Senwick Road
Kevin : Colwell, Chase, Chester
Gill : Midland
Allan : Mill, Newcomen, Palk, Ranelagh
Philip and Lidia : Melton. Whitworth, Compton, St Mary’s Paddock, Talbot
Maureen : Winstanley, Vivian
Dora??
Irthlingborough Road : Kevin had contacted a Steve Barber. The committee was informed that there would not be signals at the crossing but two puffin style crossings would be in place in early summer - one at Irthlingborough Road and one at Senwick Road.
Action : Allan to e-mail Tom Callaghan and Steve Barber to voice concern.
Any members who wished to add their comments could also send to s.barber@northamptonshire.gov.uk or/and tom Callaghan. These comments could also refer to Midland Road junction.
Philip reported on talk by James Wilson and suggested contacting other action groups in the town so that there would be a stronger voice.
Housing Developments : Nothing happening at the moment to Saxby’s or on the Station Road/185 Midland Road sites. Kim has been keeping an eye on notifications.
Any Other Business :
• Send regards to Michael Prior who was in hospital
• Kevin urged other members to send articles in to ET
• Carsag must inform ET when the consultation period begins
• Kevin is updating Blog all the time : http://carsag.blogspot.com/
• Shashi urged everyone to keep the pressure up
Date of Next Meeting : THURSDAY 5th MARCH at 7.30 at 189 Midland Road.
This would be an important meeting as the Council meeting would have taken place on the 3rd and the go-ahead given for consultation
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Irthlingborough Rd Junction
Plans for traffic lights on the junction of Irthlingborough and Senwick Roads will not be going ahead. There has been a change of plan. Puffin style crossings will now be installed on Senwick Road hill and Irthlingborough Road town side
We will try to keep you informed
CARSAG
We will try to keep you informed
CARSAG
ET - Station parking stops bin collection
The evening telegraph published an article on the issue of bins being left due to waste collection vehicles not being able to get past commuter cars.
Kevin Jones
CARSAG
Kevin Jones
CARSAG
ET Permit Parking Plan could heal parking rift
The evening telegraph published an article on residents parking Friday 9th January 09. The roads under consideration were published.
"The first battle has been won but the war is still to be wone. We have been given an opportunity which is fantastic. I would be furious if we did not step up to the plate"
Kevin Jones
CARSAG
"The first battle has been won but the war is still to be wone. We have been given an opportunity which is fantastic. I would be furious if we did not step up to the plate"
Kevin Jones
CARSAG
CARSAG overturn decision
CARSAG representatives spoke at the development committee the result is that local residents will be consulted about residents parking
Kevin Jones
CARSAG
Kevin Jones
CARSAG
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