Upperthorpe Permit Parking Scheme
Upperthorpe will be the latest phase of the Council’s plan for a permit parking zone around the city centre. As car ownership, use and demand for on-street parking space increases, the Council has made a commitment to consult on the introduction of a permit parking scheme in the Upperthorpe area.
In 2000/ 2001 we carried out a major survey involving 28,000 properties in areas surrounding the City Centre. That survey asked whether people felt there was a parking problem in their area. Within Upperthorpe, around half of the people who responded said that there was. Since then, an experimental scheme, funded by a developer for a year, was introduced in the Meadow Street area in June 2009. Another small scheme in Netherthorpe was already in existence. We are now looking to introduce a permit parking scheme in the larger area which will take in these two schemes and extend outwards away from the City Centre
In November 2009 we sent questionnaires to people in Upperthorpe to ask if they think a scheme there is a good idea and what it should be like. We are now analysing the results and developing initial proposals for the scheme.
About the scheme
Any scheme introduced will be designed to provide a mixture of different types of parking. Permit parking bays are provided for residents, visitors and business users who have a valid permit for their vehicle.
The introduction of a permit parking scheme could have several benefits including:
- A better chance for residents and businesses to park near their property
- Fewer motorists entering the area in search of parking spaces
- Reduced air and noise pollution
- Fewer blocked driveways
- Improved access for emergency and community transport vehicles
Schemes of this sort can have drawbacks and knock on effects:
- A parking space is not guaranteed to permit holders
- Some parking space may be lost if we apply yellow lines to make junctions safer
- parked cars can be displaced to surrounding areas
- You may be familiar with the issue of the displacement of parked cars from the two schemes already in place. If so you may feel a scheme in your street could be of benefit. The more coverage by schemes of this sort, the fewer areas will be left where displacement can occur.
How we are involving you
Initial consultation leaflets (download one below) have now been distributed to the residents of Upperthorpe. The closing date for responses of 4 December 2009 has now passed. See the Transport Survey Results page to download the survey results summarising what people said.
The replies will now be analysed to help us assess the amount of support for a permit parking scheme and to decide how big it should be.
Depending on the eventual scale of the scheme we may need to introduce it in phases. We will then draw up detailed plans and consult again on the specific proposals for individual neighbourhoods. Depending on people’s responses we may change the plans again before beginning the legal process needed to introduce the changes.
See the results so far
Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre / Upperthorpe Library
18 Upperthorpe
Sheffield S6 3NA
Following a road show on 26 January we have put the results of the consultation on show at Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre (see details above) together with an ‘in principle’ design of a possible scheme for comment. All this and a suggestion box will be on display there between Wednesday 27th January and Thursday 3rd February, 9am – 5pm.
Download below the design and also the results showing what people said about parking problems and whether a parking permit scheme could be a good idea.
Contact
If you have any further questions about the proposed scheme, please call Mark Higginbotham on 0114 273 5031 or email mark.higginbotham@sheffield.gov.uk.
Downloads
A guide to the proposed Upperthorpe Permit Parking Scheme - the area, how the scheme would work and how to have your say. (256 KB)
Word version of the guide to the proposed Upperthorpe Permit Parking Scheme. (491 KB)
Map showing our first ideas at providing for your parking problems. (1.03 MB)
Map showing whether survey respondents in different locations thought there were daytime parking problems. Red roads indicate a majority of respondents think there is a problem, orange a moderate number and green a low number. (4.74 MB)
Map showing whether survey respondents in different locations thought there were evening parking problems. Red roads indicate a majority of respondents think there is a problem, orange a moderate number and green a low number. (4.75 MB)
Map showing whether survey respondents in different locations thought there were Saturday parking problems. Red roads indicate a majority of respondents think there is a problem, orange a moderate number and green a low number. (4.75 MB)
Map showing whether survey respondents in different locations thought there were Sunday parking problems. Red roads indicate a majority of respondents think there is a problem, orange a moderate number and green a low number. (4.74 MB)
Map showing whether survey respondents in different locations thought there were overall parking problems. Red shows there being a perceived problem and green otherwise. Look at the circles containing the two colours to see which viewpoint dominates. (4.50 MB)
Map showing whether survey respondents in different locations thought the parking situation could be improved by a parking permit scheme. Green represents respondents saying that it would and red that it wouldn't. Look at the circles containing both colours to see which viewpoint dominates. (4.49 MB)