I have blogged about parking problems in the village recently and issues have been raised about Lordsmead. It must be specially difficult with houses that were built with access to just a footpath as some in Lordsmead are. CBC responded to one resident and a copy was sent to parish councillors.
It stated:
"Local Area Transport Plans (LATPs) have been produced that reflect the key highways and transport priorities of communities on an area by area basis. The work programmes within them are developed in consultation with communities, stakeholders and elected representatives, and the projects included reflect those priorities. I can confirm that the additional parking restrictions you have requested are not currently identified in the Marston Vale LATP which covers Cranfield.
"Traffic Regulation Order works such as additional parking restrictions will generally only be taken forward outside that process if they will provide either a significant improvement to the traffic flow on key routes or offer a measurable improvement in road safety. These criteria are not met in the case of your request. Therefore, for any certainty of scheme funding, it would normally be necessary to put forward your request for consideration in a future LATP.
"However, since the approval of the council’s parking strategy earlier this year, Central Bedfordshire Council is providing some funding specifically for additional parking restrictions. This will be taken forward in partnership and cost sharing with town and parish councils. I have copied this email to the clerk of Cranfield Parish Council with a view to establishing a dialogue about the priorities for additional parking restrictions in the parish, and to establish cost sharing arrangements. You may wish to contact the parish council direct about your concerns.
"In the meantime, if you are experiencing problems due to unlawful behaviour by drivers, you may wish to report this to Bedfordshire Police on 101 or 01234 841212."
So, as I understand it, your area may not be included in the local area transport plan BUT there could be some matched funding requiring parish council involvement. It’s back to the parish.
It stated:
"Local Area Transport Plans (LATPs) have been produced that reflect the key highways and transport priorities of communities on an area by area basis. The work programmes within them are developed in consultation with communities, stakeholders and elected representatives, and the projects included reflect those priorities. I can confirm that the additional parking restrictions you have requested are not currently identified in the Marston Vale LATP which covers Cranfield.
"Traffic Regulation Order works such as additional parking restrictions will generally only be taken forward outside that process if they will provide either a significant improvement to the traffic flow on key routes or offer a measurable improvement in road safety. These criteria are not met in the case of your request. Therefore, for any certainty of scheme funding, it would normally be necessary to put forward your request for consideration in a future LATP.
"However, since the approval of the council’s parking strategy earlier this year, Central Bedfordshire Council is providing some funding specifically for additional parking restrictions. This will be taken forward in partnership and cost sharing with town and parish councils. I have copied this email to the clerk of Cranfield Parish Council with a view to establishing a dialogue about the priorities for additional parking restrictions in the parish, and to establish cost sharing arrangements. You may wish to contact the parish council direct about your concerns.
"In the meantime, if you are experiencing problems due to unlawful behaviour by drivers, you may wish to report this to Bedfordshire Police on 101 or 01234 841212."
So, as I understand it, your area may not be included in the local area transport plan BUT there could be some matched funding requiring parish council involvement. It’s back to the parish.
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