Birmingham City Council wants to introduce a resident permit scheme on certain roads near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham(Image: BPM MEDIA)
Parking restrictions could soon be introduced on a number of roads near a Birmingham hospital amid safety concerns.
The city council wants to introduce a resident permit scheme on certain roads near the University of Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site as parking woes continue to blight the area.
In online consultations launched this week, the council said that recent expansions at the university and hospital site means more people are now travelling to the area.
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It continued that together with new homes and an increase in car ownership, there are now “significant pressures” on parking in local streets.
According to the council, the impact of this is a “negative impact” on access for deliveries, buses and waste vehicles, and on the safety of all road users.
“Many properties do not have private off-street parking and so there are increasing demands on the limited supply of public on-street parking spaces,” the consultation page read.
“We are therefore proposing measures that prioritise parking provision for local residents in local streets and improve access and safety of local roads.”
The roads included in the consultations are:
- Cross Farm Road
- Merryfield Grove
- Grasdene Grove
- Leahurst Crescent
- Leabon Grove
- Metchley Drive
- Malins Road
- Lynwood Walk
- Leeson Walk
- Bantock Way
- Cadleigh Gardens
- Candem Close
- Langford Grove
- Mill Farm Road
- Poole Crescent
- Quinton Road
- Rodbourne Road
University of Birmingham campus with the shadow of Old Joe pointing towards the Arts Faculty and the Muirhead Tower(Image: Nick Wilkinson / BirminghamLive)
“On streets where people live, we are proposing a resident permit scheme which will operate between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday,” the council said. “During these times, only vehicles displaying a resident parking permit (or resident’s visitor permit) would be allowed to park there.
“Only local residents will be able to apply for permits.”
On who is eligible for a permit, the council said: “If you live or trade within one of the streets proposed for permit parking, you will be eligible to purchase a permit and you will be permitted to park anywhere within the scheme area, as shown on the plan.”
It added that current parking charges are £21.60 for the year for the first resident permit and an annual cost of £41.20 for the second resident permit.
Meanwhile the business permit is £153.50 for the year – though prices are reviewed annually and are subject to change.
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On the consultation pages, the council said that it is working with the university and hospitals to encourage as many people as possible to make their trips by public transport, cycling and walking.
“Where this is not possible, we want to make sure that visiting cars are parked in appropriate places, with local residents having priority for the kerb space near their homes,” it said.
The proposal is part of the Hospitals and University Campus Masterplan, an objective of which is “to reduce the demand for car based travel to the campus, and address the impact of congestion and on-street parking on the local community”.
Residents can find the full proposals and respond to the consultations on the Birmingham Be Heard website here.