Permits considered for streets near hospital

Residents parking permits might be introduced to stop people parking in streets near a busy hospital.

Birmingham City Council said a number of roads near the University of Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site suffered "significant pressures on parking".

It said it was also working with the university and hospital to encourage as many people as possible to make their trips by public transport, cycling and walking.

There are 17 roads being considered for inclusion in the parking permit scheme, which would operate between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Saturday.

The council said increased car ownership and recent expansions at the university and hospital site had led to "a negative impact on access for deliveries, buses and waste vehicles, and on the safety of all road users".

The proposal is part of a hospitals and university campus masterplan, an objective of which is "to reduce the demand for car based travel to the campus, and address the impact of congestion and on-street parking on the local community".

The council has published more details on its website and has given people until 5 June to comment.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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