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(i)       to note the Scottish Government’s directive to local authorities regarding the pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs, prohibitions;

(ii)       to note the enforcement data that had been collated to support the report;

(iii)      to note the feedback and comments received from members of the public

regarding their experience since the prohibition was introduced;

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to continue to undertake the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process necessary for the exemption of any street that was found to meet the criteria for pavement parking prohibition exemption; and

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to continue to undertake the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process necessary to introduce prohibition of waiting restrictions on any street as deemed necessary following assessment of a street where pavement parking had historically been an issue.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director City Regeneration and Environment which provided an update on the level of enforcement and schemes that had been promoted and implemented since the introduction of the pavement parking prohibition in July 2024, and the feedback received from pedestrians and wheelers across the city.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the Scottish Government’s directive to local authorities regarding the pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs, prohibitions;

(b)      note the enforcement data that had been collated to support the report;

(c)      note the feedback and comments received from members of the public

regarding their experience since the prohibition was introduced;

(d)      instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to continue to undertake the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process necessary for the exemption of any street that was found to meet the criteria for pavement parking prohibition exemption; and

(e)      instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to continue to undertake the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process necessary to introduce prohibition of waiting restrictions on any street as deemed necessary following assessment of a street where pavement parking had historically been an issue.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.