At the Council Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee meeting on 12 May, new parking restrictions were approved for the loop section of roadway within Rankin Drive and for some neighbouring junctions. Over sixty local resident objections had been tabled, far exceeding letters of support. (Another 20 or so locations in the city also saw new restrictions.)
The Council advanced the case for the restrictions on the grounds of (i) site inspection, (ii) safe access and improved traffic flow for large public sector service vehicles at that location and (iii) the overall Policy Measures in the City Mobility Plan.
Local Elected Councillors and GPCC had made representations to Council Transport Officers seeking a measured reduction in the proposed scale of restriction, in order to offset in part the sizeable cut in parking spaces for residents. Objections and representations were on record. Disappointingly, the restrictions for Rankin Drive were approved under Traffic Regulation Order TRO / 24 / 34, without any meaningful investigative discussion across Elected Councillor members of the Sub-Committee.
The TRO is in place and there is no immediate recourse. GPCC is in correspondence with local Elected Councillors on this matter.