East Sussex County Council are consulting on a new range of parking restrictions in Rye in a number of areas, and affected residents and businesses should have received a letter sent out on July 20 covering the consultation which started on July 22 and ends on August 12.
In some cases "No waiting" restrictions are proposed, while in others there may be limited or "Paid for" parking.
Rye Town Council will be discussing the proposals at a Zoom meeting at 6:30 pm on Monday, August 8.
Residents in The Grove and Love Lane have already described the proposals as "unnecessary and disruptive", but some of the proposals may be welcomed in Military Road where there have been problems with parked cars.
Further details can be found at: consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/economy-transport-environment/rother-informal-2021-22
The affected roads include:
- Harbour Road from the junction with the A259 to past the boatyard
- Military Road, New Military Road and the North Salts
- Landgate
- Parts of the High Street
- Bridge Place and Landgate Square
- Love Lane and The Grove
Rye Town Council has issued the following statement:
STATEMENT FROM RYE TOWN COUNCIL
To ensure your views on the County Council’s proposed on street parking changes in Rye are taken into account by the County Council you must contact its Parking Team directly: parking.escc@eastsussex.gov.uk giving the road and drawing number you are commenting on.
The drawings may be found here: https://consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/economy-transport-environment/rother-informal-2021-22/
The Rye drawings may be found at the end of the ‘Rother Review Informal Drawings’ document and within the ‘Rye New C Zone’ document. (pp. 32/38)
Members of the Town Council will be considering its response to the proposals at a Zoom meeting on Monday 8 August, 6.30pm. If you wish to attend please email townhall@ryetowncouncil.gov.uk to request the joining link.
Councillors would appreciate seeing the views you intend to send to the County Council before their 8th August meeting so that they might think about them in advance. Please email your comments to: townhall@ryetowncouncil.gov.uk
Richard Farhall
Town Clerk
