Have your say on revised plans for parking on streets in Green Square
In response to community feedback, we’re reviewing parking on some streets and lanes.
Project Status: Closed
You can view the engagement report with key outcomes from the consultation and proposed changes to parking. We received 195 pieces of feedback from 29 people on our interactive map, 32 email submissions and 2 petitions.
The changes were approved at the Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee in August 2021.
Public consultation period to
Why we’re doing this
This proposal aims to balance the need for on-street parking with that of a rapidly growing new town centre that’s safe for people walking and riding. This includes completing the separated cycleway around the bend on Portman Street and up to the new pedestrian crossing at Frog Park Lane for safety reasons.
We’ve already made the following changes to create extra parking:
- Moving the pedestrian crossing in line with Frog Park Lane to add 4 more parking spaces north of the crossing
- Redesigning the garden bed between Sonny Leonard and Hansard streets to add 2 more parking spaces.
Proposed design changes
We’re now proposing further changes that include angled parking on:
- Portman Street between Navins Lane and Merton Street (west side of street)
- Portman Street between Merton Street and Frog Park Lane (east side of street)
- Merton Street between Elizabeth and Portman streets (north side of street)
- Hansard Street between Joynton and Dunning avenues (north side of street).
Parking space numbers – original, current and revised design
| Location | Existing spaces (pre-development) | Current design | Revised design |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portman Street Navins Lane to Merton Street |
45 | 45 | 68 |
| Portman Street Merton Street to Zetland Avenue |
55 | 21 | 38 |
| Portman Street Zetland Avenue to Geddes Avenue |
17 | 0 | 0 |
| Portman Street Geddes Avenue to Sonny Leonard Street |
23 | 16 | 16 |
| Portman Street Sonny Leonard Street to Hansard Street |
22 | 12 | 14 |
| Merton Street Elizabeth Street to Portman Street |
13 | 13 | 16 |
| Zetland Avenue Paul Street to Joynton Avenue |
0 | 28 | 28 |
| Hansard Street Joynton to Dunning Avenue |
28 | 28 | 38 |
| Total | 203 | 163 | 218 |
Proposed changes to parking restrictions – original, current and revised
We’re also proposing some changes to parking times in response to community feedback.
|
Location |
Existing (pre-development) |
Current approved |
Revised proposal |
|
Portman Street |
2P 8am–10pm Permit holders excepted |
2P 8am–10pm |
2P 8am–10pm |
|
Portman Street |
Unrestricted |
No Stopping |
No Stopping |
|
Portman Street |
Unrestricted & P15 drop-off |
2P Ticket with P15 drop-off |
2P Ticket with P15 drop-off |
|
Portman Street (eastern side of street) |
Unrestricted |
2P Ticket 8am–10pm |
Unrestricted |
|
Portman Street (western side of street) |
Unrestricted |
2P Ticket 8am–10pm |
2P Ticket 8am–10pm |
|
Portman Lane |
Unrestricted (eastern side) and No Stopping (western side) |
Unrestricted (eastern side) and No Stopping (western side)
|
No Parking (eastern side) and No Stopping (western side)
|
|
Merton Street |
Unrestricted |
Unrestricted |
2P 8am–10pm |
|
Merton Street |
2P 8am–6pm Mon–Fri |
2P 8am–6pm Mon–Fri |
2P 8am–10pm |
|
Christies Lane |
No Stopping (both sides) |
No Stopping (both sides) |
No Stopping (eastern side) and No Parking (western side) |
|
Zetland Avenue |
N/A |
2P Ticket 8am–10pm |
2P Ticket 8am–10pm and P15 |
|
Hansard Street |
2P 8am–6pm Mon–Fri
|
2P 8am–6pm Mon–Fri |
2P 8am–10pm |
|
Hansard Street |
Unrestricted |
Unrestricted |
2P 8am–10pm |
|
Tosh Lane |
Unrestricted |
Unrestricted |
2P 8am–10pm |
How you can give feedback
Consultation closes at 5pm on Thursday 10 June 2021.
There are a few ways you can provide feedback:
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View the plans on an interactive map and take our survey
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Attend a community briefing
Book to attend an online community briefing on Monday 31 May, 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
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Email your feedback
You can also give feedback by email to [email protected]
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Talk to us
Download the plans
Portman Street (south) and Zetland Avenue (mid and west)PDF · 1.39 MB · Last modified
Proposed angled parking – Portman Street (Navins Lane to Merton Street)PDF · 1.95 MB · Last modified
Proposed angled parking – Portman Street and Merton StreetPDF · 2.06 MB · Last modified
Proposed angled parking – Hansard StreetPDF · 1.6 MB · Last modified
Revised design – Portman Street pedestrian crossingPDF · 841.68 KB · Last modified
Revised design – Portman Street (between Sonny Leonard and Hansard streets)PDF · 706.69 KB · Last modified
Feedback may be published in publicly available reports at the end of the consultation period. Your name or organisation's name may appear in these reports with your feedback attributed. If you would like your feedback to be kept confidential, please let us know when making your submission.
