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Statement Regarding On-Street Parking
Written by Web Master   
Dec 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM

 

Hucclecote Parish Council would like to release the following statement in relation to the parking issues on the Cranham Gate development and access points to the Gloucester Business Park (GBP). 

We have recently received a number of complaints from residents regarding the volume of cars parking on the residential roads of the Cranham Gate development and also in Sussex Gardens.  Having assessed the situation we are aware that many of these vehicles belong to office workers based on the GBP. Interestingly we have also received a few complaints from workers travelling into our parish because it is no longer practical for them to park their cars here. 

The increase in on-street parking coincides with a move by the GBP to implement a clamping operation on the site for cars not in authorised spaces.  Whilst the GBP is within its rights to do this it has led to the overspill of many vehicles onto our roads, made easier by the man-made and unauthorised access points into the GBP from our residential area. 

Hucclecote Parish Council's view on the likelihood of multiple access points leading to greater traffic and a visual deterioration of our parish have been well documented in our newsletters.  Our view and fears have proved to be correct with these recent events alone. 

We believe that our role within our community is to protect the visual appearance and practical use of our parish for the benefit of our residents.  Although we acknowledge that we can not prevent cars parking legally on our roads we fail to see how allowing uncontrolled access to the GBP and allowing our parish to turn into an overspill car park has any benefit to our area or to the majority of the people we represent. 

We are therefore determined to safeguard the appearance of our parish by taking the appropriate measures to restrict the volume of cars parking on our roads and inconveniencing our residents.  We would like to thank Goodmans (the management company of the GBP) for supporting us by taking swift measures to block unauthorised access points.  This has already made a noticeable difference. 

Regarding the practical benefit of having access points from the residential area into the GBP we do not currently see a case for this although we will be reassessing this in the coming months.  As ever, there remains a formal process available should any private party wish to change the existing planning design of our area.

In the meantime we will continue to do everything we can to protect our environment and make the parish of Hucclecote as visually pleasing and practical to live in as we possibly can.

Hucclecote Parish Council, December 2009

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Last Updated ( Dec 29, 2009 at 10:55 PM )
Welcome to Hucclecote Parish Council
Written by Web Master   
Sep 07, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Welcome to Hucclecote!

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This is the official website of Huccleote Parish Council, run by your local parish council with the aim of keeping you up-to-date on all things "Hucclecote" within the boundaries of Tewkesbury Borough Council.
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Here you will find information about what is happening in our area, local facilities, historical information, and all the official matters such as council meeting details and minutes.  Some sections will bear similarities to our parish - "under construction"!  so keep checking this site for excitng new developments.  We would also love to hear from you about what you would like to appear on this site - we want to make this "the" place to find out what's happing in your area.
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Hucclecote is situated just outside the ancient city of Gloucester, near to Cheltenham and neighbouring the areas of Barnwood, Brockworth and Churchdown. We are a civil parish within the borough of Tewkesbury currently consisting of 640 properties.  A major expansion program commenced in 2006 with a considerable build program on the old airfield site which will ultimately see our property numbers double in the next 10 years. 
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In the current economic climate the build programmes have significant slowed and on some land parcels even stopped but properties remain readily available from the range of developers on the site.  
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Watch this space for continuous updates of these developments and all things relating to our parish.
Last Updated ( Sep 07, 2008 at 07:56 AM )
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