Overview and
Scrutiny
Committee
Title of Report:
Report No:
Report to and date:
Portfolio holder:
Lead officer:
Purpose of report:
Recommendation:
Update on On-Street Parking,
Skyliner Way, Bury St
Edmunds
OAS/SE/15/004
Overview and
22 April 2015
Scrutiny Committee
Terry Clements
Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regulation
Tel: 01284 827161
Email: [email protected]
Steven Wood
Head of Planning and Growth
Tel: 01284 757306
Email: [email protected]
To update the Committee on a number of options
explored to see whether improvements could be made
to alleviate the parking issues in Skyliner Way, Bury St
Edmunds.
Overview and Scrutiny Committee:
It is RECOMMENDED that the report of the Head
of Planning and Growth be noted.
Key Decision:
(Check the appropriate
box and delete all those
that do not apply.)
Consultation:
Is this a Key Decision and, if so, under which
definition?
Yes, it is a Key Decision - ☐
No, it is not a Key Decision - ☒

The proposals to introduce parking
restriction by Suffolk County Council will
need to comply with the statutory
consultation periods.

Businesses will now be consulted on the
proposals set out in paragraphs 2.2 and
2.3.
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Alternative option(s):

With the recent announcement relating to
the Eastern Relief Road, opportunities for
the creation of off-street parking areas
could be explored but at present there are
no plans in place.
Implications:
Are there any financial implications?
If yes, please give details
Are there any staffing implications?
If yes, please give details
Are there any ICT implications? If
yes, please give details
Are there any legal and/or policy
implications? If yes, please give
details
Are there any equality implications?
If yes, please give details
Risk/opportunity assessment:
Risk area
Failure to recognise
parking issues
Failure to apply Local
and National Parking
Standards for new
developments
Inherent level of
risk (before
controls)
Low/Medium/ High*
Medium
Low
Ward affected:
Background papers:
(all background papers are to be
published on the website and a link
included)
Documents attached:
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

☐
No ☒
☐
No ☒
☐
No ☒
☐
No ☒
Yes ☐

No ☒
(potential hazards or opportunities affecting
corporate, service or project objectives)
Controls
Continually monitor
and provide
mitigation through
Suffolk County
Council and Police.
Apply National and
Local Parking Policies
correctly for all new
developments
Residual risk (after
controls)
Low/Medium/ High*
Low
Low
Moreton Hall
None
None
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1.
Key issues and reasons for recommendation
1.1
The on-street parking problems in Skyliner Way, Bury St Edmunds were
brought to the attention of the Committee on 3 March 2010 as a Councillor Call
for Action notification made by Councillor Trevor Beckwith. He felt that the
officers at the time had not addressed the issue to his satisfaction.
1.2
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 3 September 2014 felt
that further work needed to be done to help resolve the issues highlighted by
Councillor Trevor Beckwith.
1.3
The Committee therefore recommended that the Head of Planning and
Regulatory Services (now Head of Planning and Growth) examine all
opportunities to alleviate the parking issues in Skyliner Way, Bury St
Edmunds.
1.4
The Head of Planning and Growth was asked to work with colleagues at Suffolk
County Council and to report back to the Committee on a quarterly basis on
progress.
2.
Progress
2.1
Layby
The County Council are reluctant to agree to the creation of a layby because of
cost. The land adjacent to the highway is lightly to have a number of utility
services which would be very costly to divert for an improvement that could be
achieved by the introduction of parking restrictions.
2.2
Businesses releasing unused parking spaces for others to use.
The proposal to ask businesses to release their unused spaces has been
delayed until a decision on on-street parking had been made. Suffolk County
Council has recently decided to implement parking restrictions for the full
length of Skyliner Way. Letters will now be posted by the end of April 2015
suggesting this proposal.
2.3
Land availability for the provision of a commuter carpark.
At present there are no pockets of land available or suitable for the
construction of a Carpark for people employed in businesses along Skyliner
Way. There will, however, be an opportunity to negotiate with the developers
of the Suffolk Business Park a possible location close to the junction of the
proposed Eastern Relief Road. In the same letter referred to in paragraph 2.2
above, businesses will also be asked if they have any land available for the
Council to purchase to potentially construct a carpark.
2.4
Funding Opportunities
Suffolk County Council has a budget for parking schemes which this Council
can bid for. This will be subject to relevant criteria but the Head of Planning
and Growth is reasonably optimistic that such a bid would be successful.
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