Ed Turner, city councillor for Rosehill and Iffley thinks a controlled parking zone proposed for the area would be unnecessary. Picture: Ed Nix THE deputy leader of Oxford City Council has hit out at plans for force residents across the city to buy £65 permits to park on their own street, saying the areas he represents do not need them. Early plans for more controlled parking zones (CPZs) across Oxford were announced at the start of February, and could see drivers having to pay to park outside their homes across 13 more areas of the city. Oxfordshire County Council, which launched a survey on the rollout, has said the scheme will stop commuters who will not have the permits from parking their cars in residential areas and clogging up the street.
• Upper Wolvercote The majority of the new parking permits will likely be needed on week days and Saturdays outside of evenings, which is similar to existing CPZ rules. CPZs are already in place in 37 parts of Oxford, while CPZs for nine other areas have already been approved or have funding in place. Yvonne Constance, Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: “CPZs are already reducing commuter parking in residential streets across the city. With our plan to introduce congestion management and a Workplace Parking Levy in the near future, residents’ parking will become even more important – which is why we are taking this proactive approach to stop overspill parking on residential streets.