FRIENDS OF IFFLEY VILLAGE
COMMENTS ON PROPOSAL FOR YELLOW LINES
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the draft proposals for Yellow Lines in Iffley including the Conservation Area. Friends of Iffley Village (FOIV) would wish to feed back the following responses in relation to the three proposals which, with the exception of the north side of Iffley Turn, fall within the Iffley Conservation Area. Iffley has seen substantial increase in traffic, with concomitant parking and access issues, over recent times, which some limited management would assist in addressing.
One key concern is that any further parking restrictions will inevitably move the problem of traffic and parking onto neighbouring roads particularly in relation to Church Way (already heavily congested during peak times) and the surrounding roads in the Conservation Area. This would become significantly more problematic should the housing new build plans in Iffley be implemented.
We agree that the central issue, particularly in relation to Mill Lane, is access for Emergency Vehicles and general road safety.
With this in mind we wish to make the following comments:
1) In relation to Mill Lane: major issues here are poorly parked cars and access to Iffley Lock for Emergency vehicles and Mill Lane residents. We would agree that double yellow lines as suggested are indicated, but see comments below about the type of yellow lines in a Conservation Area. The proposals would address the access and safety issues while preserving limited parking, thus reducing the danger of displacement onto neighbouring streets.
2) The Iffley Turn proposals. While there is concern about the large buses/lorries which often park there restricting access, and about safe child-crossing areas especially at school times, there was also concern that the proposal maybe somewhat excessive and – particularly in relation to schoolchildren crossing – could be addressed by a pelican crossing. The worry is that extensive restrictions would have a knock-on effect on the east side of Iffley Turn and neighbouring streets where there is already evidence of overflow parking from Iffley Turn.
3) The Tree Lane proposal, regarding concern about cars parking and speeding round the corner of Stone Quarry Lane into Tree Lane, was again thought somewhat excessive and that the same issue could be addressed by broken white lines and either a stop or warning sign.
4) Iffley Conservation Area. We have some concern about excessive street furniture in a Conservation Area. We suggest that, should yellow lines be planned in the Iffley Conservation Area, we consider it essential that such yellow lines that are approved are of the narrow muted cream-yellow type.