Traffic Order S357 - Clarendon Road

Overview

The Council has received requests from residents for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience particular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to convert three metres (10ft) of residents’ parking situated on Clarendon Road to a cycle hangar bay (at the point six metres (20ft) south of the junction with Dulford Street, to a point nine metres (30ft) of the junction with Dulford Street.) This would be the first three metres of this residents’ parking bay.

Each on-street cycle hangar unit provides space for six residents’ bicycles. Similar bike hangar spaces in the borough are currently rentable at a cost of £72 per year and if this unit went ahead, the spaces would be available for rent on a first come, first served basis. 

Pictured above is an example of a cycle hangar. The design can differ depending on the outcome of procurement.  

Why your views matter

We are seeking your views on conversion of three metres (10ft) of residents’ parking situated on Clarendon Road to a cycle hangar bay in the first three metres of the residents’ parking bays from a point 6 metres (20ft) south of the junction with Dulford Street, to a point nine metres (30ft) of the junction with Dulford Street. This area will accommodate an on-street cycle hangar unit. Your comments will help us decide whether to proceed with the proposals as planned.

The section of residents’ parking is approximately 47 metres (154ft) long enough for nine cars. Shortening the bay by three metres (10ft) would leave 44 metres (144ft) remaining which would allow parking for eight cars. The highest occupancy level in the most recent occupancy survey in September 2018, was the Weekday Overnight occupancy, of 100 per cent. However, residents’ permit numbers have fallen by six per cent since the time of the 2018 survey.