Ocean Road and King Street, South Shields

Overview

South Tyneside Council's Parking Team (STC) are looking to gather the thoughts of residents and businesses regarding the proposal to amend restrictions on Ocean Road and King Street, South Shields.

There has been certain concerns raised regarding the location and locality in which vehicles are parking and driving on the towns shopping high street. 

At present, vehicles are driving and parking on the busy shopping area causing a road safety risk to our towns residents and visitors. STC is looking to rectify this by slightly amending the restrictions to change them from a moving restriction to a parking restrictions; thus, giving the enforcement team the ability to move vehicles on.

This change means vehicles will not be allowed to drive down between the hours shown (10am and 4pm), if they do manage to get down the street, they will not be able to wait or load and will be instantly issued by the enforcement officers.

However, between the hours of 4pm and 10am, they will be able to drive down and load to and from vehicles and as long as our enforcement officers witness active loading and unloading, they will not be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice.

Why your views matter

All views will be noted, considered and commented on come the close of this consultation.

What happens next

All feedback will be reviewed.

Depending on the feedback received, the proposals may change, or may not go ahead. 

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