Have your say on the draft proposals for changes to the Cheltenham Zone 15 parking review

Feedback received at these events highlighted the following as key parking issues: 

• Parking control timings (days and times of operation)
• Visitor parking limits and prices
• Signage
• Safety concerns about parking bays
• Parking displacement

Zone 15 parking proposals

Members of the local community and the wider public are now invited to feedback on draft proposals, which have been developed in response to the findings from on-site surveys, as well as feedback received from the information gathering sessions. 

The main principles of these draft proposals are to:

• simplify the existing parking zone by dividing the zone into two areas, to reflect the different characteristics of the area
• provide operating times that better suit community need
• reallocate bays so that they are more reflective of the needs and uses of each street
• improve accessibility and visibility by reviewing the placement of bays
• improve signage to ensure that the controls are clear
• reduce the number of different controls in each area to make it less confusing.

You can view the draft proposals by visiting the county council’s website at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/zone-15.

Have your say

We are now seeking feedback on these proposals.

The engagement survey will be open from Wednesday 28 August and will close at midnight on Friday, 27 September 2024.

To have your say, complete the survey online at: https://haveyoursaygloucestershire.uk.engagementhq.com/zone15-parking. 

In September, we will be holding three in person drop-in session events, where you can discuss the draft proposals and share your feedback with members of the project team:

Cllr. Mark Hawthorne, Leader of Gloucestershire County Council said “It’s great to see that so many people in the area are getting involved with this review. We want to ensure we get this process right so please do take part in the survey and let us know what you think of the proposed changes.”

Next steps

Following the public engagement exercises, all feedback will be analysed and considered when creating final proposal plans, which will be used as part of a statutory Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process.

A TRO is required to remove, amend or implement any waiting, loading or stopping restrictions and is subject to formal statutory public consultation.

At this stage, the community and wider public will be notified of the final proposals via onsite notices, on the council’s website, in the local newspaper and at accessible locations within Cheltenham.  A period of time to make representations either in support of or against the proposals will be given.  All representations will be duly considered when the council makes a decision on how to proceed.

Subject to the TRO decision, the council will look to implement the new restrictions in early 2025.

Get in touch

To read more about feedback from the information gathering sessions, or for more information on the proposals, please visit the council’s website: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/zone-15.

If you have any questions about the proposals or the engagement process or would like to request paper copies of the proposals, or the information gathering findings report, please contact the project team via email at consultations@projectcentre.co.uk, or leave a voicemail at 01242 651092.