Whitby to Ban Motorhome Parking

[TonyJones]

North Yorkshire County Council seek to ban motorhome parking overnight permanently
Important news: http://www.tmcto.org/index.php/motorhome-news/item/83-north-yorksire-county-council
Have your say!

 

[gjh]

I don't suppose anyone is really surprised that the ban is to be made permanent as it was always on the cards. Rightly or wrongly NYCC and SBC have decided that a ban best serves the overall public interest. Simply restating the same arguments will not work and having a go at the councils could even be counterproductive in that it could entrench their views.
The only way the ban will be rescinded is for someone to put together real evidence that the ban is actually against the public interest.

 

[JohnThompson]

UPDATE INFORMATION ON THIS AND MORE PROHIBITIONS
Please see attached letter and questionnaire, informing of the commencement of the consultation period regarding the proposed control of motor caravan parking in the given locations.
For your information, the consultation will be sent in each case to all statutory consultees, street frontages and other interested parties.
The deadline for response is the 10th July 2014. Please note this date also is now applicable to the Sandsend consultation.
Due to the volume of enquiries received, we may not be able to answer all questions raised individually before the closing date of consultation, however please be assured all comments received will be included for consideration.
Kind regards
Emily Murphy
Area Customer Care Officer
Area 3 Whitby Office
North Yorkshire County Council
Whitby Highways Depot
Discovery Way
Whitby
YO22 4PZ
08458727374
Motor Caravan Prohibition - Filey Road, Cayton Bay
Motor Caravan Prohibition - Osgodby Hill, Cayton Bay
Prohibition of motor caravans - 11pm - 7am - Filey
Motor Caravan Prohibition - Scarborough, Esplanade Area

 

[gjh]

Thank you John.
The opportunity for everyone interested is there then. Present evidence that the ban is against the public interest and it may be rescinded (not just at Sandsend but at all the locations).
Graham

 

[JohnThompson]

Dear
Sir/Madam,

CONSULTATION
RE. MOTOR CARAVAN PROHIBITION – VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Filey
Road, Cayton Bay, Osgodby Hill, Cayton Bay, The Beach, Filey,
Crescent Hill, Filey, The Crescent, Filey, Sandsend Road, Sandsend,
North Promendade, Whitby, East Terrace, Whitby, Royal Crescent,
Whitby, Love Lane, Whitby, North Terrace, Whitby, Church Street,
Whitby, Royal Albert Drive, Scarborough, Sandside, Scarborough,
Foreshore Road, Scarborough, Esplanade, Scarborough.

As
you may be aware, the County Council, as Highway Authority,
introduced temporary traffic restrictions in 2012 to prevent motor
caravans parking between the hours of 11pm and 7am at the above
locations. In order to make these measures permanent, the Council is
required to consult those directly affected by the proposal. The
purpose of this letter is to provide you with details of the
restrictions and allow you the opportunity to express your views.

Attached
is a plan showing the extent of the restrictions in hatched red, and
a simple questionnaire to enable you to signify your view(s). Please
return questionnaires by 10th
July 2014.

North
Yorkshire County Council welcomes those using motor caravans to its
sea-side resorts. The relevant streets are sea-front locations, where
it is considered that the overnight parking of motor caravans
significantly detracts from the amenity of the local area and the
lives of those living in the streets.

If
there are no reasonable objections to the proposals, it is
anticipated that the restrictions will be made permanent within six
months from the end of the consultation period. If objections are
raised which are not resolved or withdrawn, it will be necessary to
report the matter to the County Council’s Area Committee which will
decide on the course of action to be pursued.

Yours
faithfully

Nick
West

Area
Manager

I have had a report that they are so snowed under that they cannot send out the information and questionaire.

 

[JohnThompson]

North Yorkshire County
Council are in breach of the requirement below

What
must a local authority do prior to implementing a TRO?

Permanent
TROs are subject to The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure)
(England and Wales) Regulations 1996, which can be seen at

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19962489_en_1.htm
These
impose various legal requirements prior to making an order,
including:

publishing
a notice of the proposals in a local newspaper;

allowing
potential objectors 21 days to make representations;

taking
other steps the authority may consider appropriate for ensuring
adequate publicity is given to persons likely to be affected by any
provision in the order, which may include roadside notices

and
delivery of letters to premises; and
holding
a public inquiry if the TRO would prohibit loading or unloading of
vehicles (i) at all times, (ii) before 07.00 hours, (iii)
between 10.00 and 16.00; or (iv) after 19.00, or if the passage of
public service vehicles would be restricted. (The authority may opt
to hold a public inquiry in other circumstances).

http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/tma-part-6-tro-faq/traffic-regulation-orders-questions-answered.pdf

 

[sambukashot]

Here are the Two documents you need to download for the ban on motorhomes parking overnight in Whitby provided by NYCC
http://www.tmcto.org/index.php/tmcto/downloads/viewcategory/2-reference-documents