Coaches to be banned from several Brighton streets

Coaches are likely to be banned from several Brighton streets.

The proposed ban would prevent coaches, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles from entering The Cliff, Cliff Road, Cliff Approach, Roedean Crescent, Roedean Way, Roedean Vale and Roedean Heights, except for access.

Roedean Road would be exempt from the ban because it is a bus route, Brighton and Hove City Council said.

The proposed ban follows representations from people living in the area.

Members of the Brighton and Hove City Council Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee will discuss the proposed ban in just over a week’s time

It follows a petition from people in Roedean who are concerned about coaches parking outside their homes in residential streets in the area.

At a meeting on Tuesday 29 April the committee will be asked to approve plans to advertise a traffic regulation order (TRO).

This is the first step towards implementing possible restrictions.

A TRO would give people an opportunity to comment on the idea and, if there were objections, it would then go back to the committee for a final decision.

A new half-day £8 tariff is also being proposed for the seafront coach parking area on Madeira Drive, which has space for 42 coaches, to encourage more coach drivers to park there instead. The daily tariff is £15.

Councillor Ollie Sykes, deputy chairman of the committee, said: “Brighton and Hove is a very popular destination for coach trips and there is coach parking available on Madeira Drive but many drivers are choosing to park in Roedean instead.

“We have listened to residents in Roedean and are considering this action to alleviate problems in their streets. Alongside this, a new half-day parking charge is being proposed for Madeira Drive to encourage coach drivers arriving later in the day, or leaving earlier, to use the coach parking area there.”

To see the committee report, click here http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=823&MId=4792&Ver=4

The proposed TRO is one that stops any public service vehicle carrying more than eight passengers from entering a designated zone. It is recommended that HGVs should also be included in this ban.

The council said that Roedean Road was not being included in the proposed streets where a ban on HGVs and public service vehicles is being considered because it is a route used by several bus companies.