Draft Parking Review - Traffic Regulation Order Amendment No 36 (Ref: PSA036)

Background

West Berkshire Council has powers in relation to the management of parking provision under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, which also specifies how income from charges can be used by the local authority. The Road Traffic Act 1991 gave all local authorities the ability to enforce parking offences that were previously only enforceable by the Police and the Traffic Management Act 2004 built on that 1991 Act, consolidating and enhancing the council's abilities by replacing Decriminalised Parking with a process known as Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE). 

West Berkshire Council obtained these CPE powers in April 2009, which allowed penalty charge notices (PCNs) to be issued for illegal parking to help manage traffic on our network, improve road safety and support wider transport objectives from any revenue raised. At the commencement of CPE a key part of this process involved all of the on-street parking restrictions across the district being consolidated into a single legal document, the Principal Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). These parking restriction details were also transferred onto our digital mapping system so that they were available in a graphic representation that was easier for the general public to interpret and view on our website using our online map.

Since April 2009, regular amendments have been made to the Principal Order and this consultation relates to the 36th amendment. These amendments can sometimes be significant and include many roads and restrictions and it is a statutory requirement that a public consultation is carried out on any proposed changes, so that the public and general road user can comment before any change is made permanent.

Our method of managing our parking database involves a map grid system of numbered rows and lettered columns covering our district, with each individual map tile having its own unique reference number. At every location where there are parking restrictions in place on-street there is an associated parking plan which is listed in the Principal Order. Each plan shows the parking restriction type and describes the extent and location of each restriction.      

When new parking restrictions are proposed this will result in either a new plan being added to the Principal Order if no restrictions are in place on a road prior to the proposal, or there will be a revision to the current plan at that time where restrictions are already present.  

What we are proposing

The order we are now proposing will expand the existing residents permit zones below by way of inclusion of the following streets:

a.    Newbury Zone E1 - Ashton Road, Denmark Road, Junction Terrace and Orts Road
b.    Newbury Zone W1 - Bartholomew Street, Giles Close and Oddfellows Road
c.    Newbury Zone SW1 - Bartholomew Street (Nos 80-82D) and St Johns Road
d.    Newbury Zone SW2 - Bartholomew Street (Nos 62-64B) and Feltre Place
e.    Newbury Zone C1 - Carnegie Road and Market Place (Arcade Mews)
f.    Newbury Zone N1 - Oxford Road, Park Lane and Westbourne Terrace
g.    Hungerford Zone H1 - Bridge Street, Canal side and The Croft
h.    Pangbourne Zone P - Meadow Lane

The proposed order will also involve the revision of plans J28, AK77, AK78, AM75, AN74, AN75, AN79, AN80, AU62, AU63, AV76, BM74, BT37 and BV59 and the addition of new plans AM83, AO80, AZ67, AZ68 and BL74. The effect of which will result in parking restrictions in the following areas and roads:

Plan Ref	Affected Road(s)	Town/Parish	Proposed Restriction
AK77 [658KB]	Mayfair Drive	Newbury	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to protect visibility at junctions and and no waiting Mon-Fri 8am-6pm restriction to address obstruction and road safety concerns
AK78 [886KB]	Mayfair Drive	Newbury	Introduction of no waiting Mon-Fri 8am-6pm restriction to address obstruction and road safety concerns
AM75 [659KB]	Market Street	Newbury	Formalise existing no stopping except buses and no stopping except taxis restrictions introduced as part of the Highfield Ave housing development
AM83 [578KB]	Highwood Copse Way	Greenham	Introduction of no stopping on school entrance zigzag markings to address road safety concerns in the vicinity of Highwood Copse Primary School
AN74 [708KB]	Mill Lane	Newbury	Formalise existing permit holders only restriction introduced during the Stirling Gardens housing development
AN75 [552KB]	Hectors Way (Stirling Gardens development), Kings Road & Windsor Court	Newbury	Formalise existing temporary no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of the newly re-routed B3421; formalise the existing no waiting at any time restriction between No 128 and 148 to prevent parking in the vicinity of the mini roundabout; extend the existing south side permit holders only parking bay to provide additional parking for residents and extend existing no waiting at any time restriction at Windsor Court junction to address obstruction concerns
AN79 [391KB]	The Nightingales	Greenham	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to protect  visibility at junctions and address road safety concerns in the vicinity of The Willows Primary School
AN80 [442KB]	Wallis Gardens	Greenham	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to protect  visibility at junctions and address road safety concerns in the vicinity of The Willows Primary School
AO80 [487KB]	Greenham Road & Woodlands View	Newbury	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to protect visibility at junctions and address road safety concerns in the vicinity of The Willows Primary School
AU62 [770KB]	Cold Ash Hill	Cold Ash	Extension of existing no waiting Mon-Fri 8-9.30am and 2.30-4pm restriction to remove unrestricted parking and prevent obstruction and congestion in the vicinity of St Marks CofE Primary School patroller
AU63 [830KB]	Cold Ash Hill	Cold Ash	Extension of existing no waiting Mon-Fri 8-9.30am and 2.30-4pm restriction to remove unrestricted parking and prevent obstruction and congestion in the vicinity of St Marks CofE Primary School patroller
AV76 [425KB]	Urquhart Road & Braemore Close	Thatcham	Introduction of no waiting at any time and no stopping except buses restrictions to prevent obstruction of the bus route
AZ67 [551KB]	Harts Hill Road (link road between Burdens Heath and Harts Hill Road)	Upper Bucklebury	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to protect visibility at junctions
AZ68 [585KB]	Harts Hill Road (link road between Burdens Heath and Harts Hill Road)	Upper Bucklebury	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to protect visibility at junctions
BL74 [675KB]	Mallard Way	Beenham	Introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction caused by commuters and non residents
BM74 [978KB]	Station Road	Padworth/Beenham	Introduction of no waiting at any time and no waiting 12.30-1.30pm restriction to prevent obstruction caused by commuters
BT37 [589KB]	Horseshoe Road (fronting Nos 4-6)	Pangbourne	Removal of parking bay and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to enable dropped kerb off-street parking facility for resident to be approved
BV59 [704KB]	Arrowhead Road (Eastern end)	Theale	Extension of existing no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction for HGVs
J28 [441KB]	Edwards Hill, Close End, Greenways & Sheep Fair Way	Lambourn	Introduction of no waiting at any time and and no waiting at 'school time' (Mon-Fri 8-9.30am and 2.30-4pm) restrictions to address road safety concerns in the area of Lambourn CofE School

You can view or download the principal order, draft amendment order, statement of reasons, and public notice through the links below:

• Principal (consolidated) Parking Order 2009 [9MB]
• Amendment 36 Draft Order [532KB]
• Statement of reasons [433KB]
• Public notice [571KB]

Alternatively, paper copies of the draft Order, statement of reasons, plans and public notice are all available for inspection for the duration of the consultation from 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday at main reception on the ground floor of West Berkshire Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5LD.

Why we want your views

We'd like to know whether you'd like to express your support, record a neutral position or lodge an objection to the proposal to amend the parking restrictions in any of these locations and your reasons why. 

How to take part

If you'd like to comment on the proposals, please complete our survey. It should take about five minutes.

Complete our survey

Alternatively, you may also comment by email to Trafficandroadsafety@westberks.gov.uk or in writing to the Traffic and Road Safety Team, West Berkshire Council, Market Street Offices, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5LD. Please quote the reference: PSA036 on all written responses. 

All responses must reach us by 5pm on Thursday, 27 November 2025 if they are to be considered.

Any personal information you choose to provide will be kept confidential and used in accordance with our privacy notice.

If you have any questions about this TRO, please contact the Transport and Road Traffic Team .

For general information about Traffic Management and Road Safety on our website here.

What happens next

All comments and objections we receive will be taken into account, and a report submitted for consideration by Councillor Stuart Gourley, Executive Portfolio Holder for Environment and Highways, who will decide how to proceed.

If the decision is to approve the proposal, the changes will be implemented as soon as our Highway Contractor is able to programme the works. 

After the consultation has closed, if the decision is made to introduce or amend the restrictions, all objectors who have requested feedback will be informed accordingly.

We aim to publish on this page a summary of the responses we received, and the decision taken, within three months of the consultation closing.