Decision details

Approval of a scheme to provide parking restrictions in the vicinity of Elland Road stadium on an experimental basis, comprising No Waiting At Any Time restrictions and 1 hour time limited parking with an exemption for permit holders.

Approval to incur expenditure of £71,000 to undertake these works.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i)  approved the advertisement of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order to implement No Waiting At Any Time restrictions on various junctions and lengths of road in the vicinity of Elland Road Stadium to remove indiscriminate parking and improve congestion and sightline issues, along with time limited waiting to formalise a better turnover of parking outside the parade of shops on Elland Road and amendments to an existing Match Day Permit Holders Only restriction to enable it to be correctly signed and enforceable. The attached drawing TM-05-1732-12-03 provides details of the proposals;

ii)  at the end of the experimental period and in the event that no valid objections have been received, approved making the experimental Orders permanent.

iii)  gave authority to incur expenditure of £71,000, which comprises of £20,000 works costs, & £51,000 staff fees including legal fees, all to be funded from a Section 106 receipt ( re the Sect 106 Agreement of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 ).

iv)  requested the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to introduce proposed No Waiting At Any Time restrictions, time limited waiting and amend the current Match Day Permit Holders Only restrictions as shown on drawing TM-05-1732-12-03, and

v)  requested the City Solicitor to:

a.  Advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order for an experimental Order to introduce proposed No Waiting At Any Time restrictions, time limited waiting and to amend the current Match Day Permit Holders Only restrictions as shown on drawing TM-05-1732-12-03, and

b.  at the end of the 18 month experimental period and in the event that no valid objections have been received give appropriate consideration to making the Order permanent incorporating any modifications considered appropriate following the monitoring of the measures.

Consultation has previously taken place with Ward Members and Emergency Services.

Updated plans will be circulated prior to approval of this report.

Elected Ward Members for affected Wards

West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Ambulance Service

West Yorkshire Fire Service

West Yorkshire Combined Authority