Parking Committee Meeting – 3 February 2025

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STOKESLEY TOWN COUNCIL PARKING COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Parking Committee was held in the Town Hall, Stokesley on Monday 3 February 2025 commencing at 9.00 am

Parking Committee Membership

Cllr Mike Canavan, Cllr Sean Carey, Cllr Bryn Griffiths and Cllr Chris Johnson.

Present

Cllr Mike Canavan, Cllr Bryn Griffiths, Cllr Chris Johnson, Cllr David Oxley and Cllr Gary Yuille. Town Clerk – Julie McLuckie and 9 residents.

1/03/02/25 NOTICE OF MEETING

RESOLVED that the public notice of the meeting had been provided in accordance with schedule 12, paragraph 10(2) of the Local Government Act 1972

2/03/02/25 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

Residents in attendance raised the following points and the Town Council responded as recorded below:-

They wanted to know if the responses from the first consultation would be included when considering how to proceed? RESOLVED that yes, the valid responses from the first round of consultation would be included when considering how to proceed.

The residents from West Green remain concerned about the parking displacement this proposal may cause. RESOLVED that the Town Council notes these comments.

A resident asked if there is a long-term parking strategy and how this would be funded? RESOLVED that the Town Council continues to look at how it can improve parking in Stokesley for all and will continue to try and work with NYC to improve the parking options across the Town. The Town Council has and will continue to try and persuade NYC to hand over the Showfield Car Park as this would enable the Town Council to take a holistic approach to the parking issues across Stokesley and ensure that this car park is used more by encouraging business employees to use this facility. A resident asked for action to be taken against the owner of the old landrover parked on West Green car park which has not moved since 2023 and is taking up a valuable parking space? RESOLVED that the Clerk would notify the Police that one of the front tyres is not legal and see if there is anything they can do with regard to that. The Clerk would also try to establish who owns the vehicle with a view to contacting them to seek its removal in the first instance.

A resident suggested that a consultation icon be added to the front page of the Town Council website to aid people when responding to go direct to the consultation. RESOLVED that the Clerk would liaise with our web designer to see if this can be added.

3/03/02/25 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

None received.

4/03/02/25 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS IN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

None declared.

5/03/02/25 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 27 NOVEMBER 2024

RESOLVED that the minutes from the meeting held on 27 November 2024 be agreed.

6/03/02/25 COBBLES

RESOLVED that following a meeting with representatives from North Yorkshire Council NYC) and the Contractor in October 2024, to date no response or update has been received. The Clerk has requested an update and follow up meeting on two occasions but still has not received a response. This will be discussed further at the Town Council meeting on 11 February 2025 with a view to agreeing how to proceed.

7/03/02/25 OFF STREET PARKING PLACES ORDER (OSPPO)

Additional consultation – the Town Council at their meeting on 10 December 2024 ‘RESOVLED

that the Town Council agreed to conduct further consultation and analysis prior to making a final decision on the Off Street Parking Places Order proposals. This would take place in the New Year’.

  • a. Additional Consultation and Communication Format - RESOLVED that a consultation document would be circulated to every household and business in Stokesley, where possible this would be distributed with the Market Place or hand delivered by Councillors. Notice of the consultation exercise will also be circulated via social media, Town Council website and Stokesley Loop.

  • b. Consultation timetable – RESOLVED that the Clerk would ascertain the completion date for delivery of the next edition of the market place and the consultation document would allow for a four week response time. The responses will be collated and both these and the previous consultation responses will be submitted to the Town Council meeting on 13 May 2025 for discussion.

  • c. Consultation Document – Cllr Canavan had circulated a draft consultation document ahead of this meeting for consideration. RESOLVED that the document be amended to clarify that NYC is solely responsible for the Showfield Car Park. That a link be provided so people can view the map and a QR code be provided for anyone wishing to respond online. The comments section to inform that additional responses can be provided on a separate sheet.

The meeting closed at 10.05 am.

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