Warwickshire County Council are consulting on potential changes to the S2, S3 and S4 residents' parking zones in Stratford-upon-Avon, as detailed in the documents linked below.
Please note - due to delays in the delivery of leaflets, the closing date for consultation returns is now Friday 14 July 2023.
Updated 14/06/23 - following multiple requests to view the survey data, links have now been added to the "Overview" section below.
Overview
The “S2" zone consists primarily of terraced housing with little access to off-street parking, meaning that there is a high demand for limited on-street parking from residents. In addition, proximity to the town centre streets with no on-street parking allocated means that parking in “S2” is heavily used by Pay & Display visitors to the town centre and is preferable to “S3” for those with “S2 and S3” permits. As a result, the “S2” zone is regularly parked up at or near to capacity, and finding a space for residents can be challenging. Detailed parking surveys carried out in early 2022 demonstrated that on a typical working day there are generally numerous spaces available in the “S4” zone, but fewer in the “S2”. There were high levels of occupancy in the combined “S2 or S3” zone, mostly displaying “S2” permits so clearly being used as overflow parking for that zone.
View a summary of the survey results (PDF, 166 KB)
View detailed survey data (PDF, 5.1 MB)
Numbers of permits currently issued within each zone:
Zone |
Capacity (approx..) |
Total Permits Currently Issued (Registered / Visitor) |
Permits Issued Within Zone (Registered / Visitor) |
Permits Issued Within “S2 or S3” Town Centre area* (Registered / Visitor) |
S2 (before 6pm) |
108 |
137 / 157 |
104 / 115 |
33 / 42 |
S2 (after 6pm) |
131 |
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S3 |
55 |
68 / 46 |
64 / 44 |
4 / 2 |
S4 |
59 |
64 / 54 |
n/a |
* refers to the town centre area south of Guild Street, where residential properties with no off-street parking are eligible to apply for either S2 or S3 permits.
Proposals
Proposals are to merge the current “S2” and “S4” zones, using some of the existing capacity within the “S4” zone to spread the location of convenient parking for town centre residents and visitors across a wider area. In addition, all the marked bays across the revised “S2” zone would be subject to the same times of operation; shared use between permit holders and Pay & Display parking during the daytime (8am - 6pm), permit holders only overnight.
Consultation Leaflet & Plan of Proposals
Click the links below for copies of:
- The information & consultation booklet with small scale plan (PDF, 1.08 MB)
- A larger, easier to read plan of proposals (PDF, 527 KB)
Feedback
If you wish to provide feedback to proposals, please do so by any of the following methods:
- By filling in completing the online response form
- By E-mailing pmc@warwickshire.gov.uk with “Stratford S2 S3 S4” as the subject header; or
- By mail to: County Highways Minor Works, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4RL
In your e-mail or letter responses we would be grateful if you would clearly indicate your response as either:
- Support
- Support in Principle (with suggested amendments)
- Do Not Support
We would be grateful if any feedback is submitted to us before Friday 23 June 2023.