Draft Parking Review - Traffic Regulation Order Amendment No 35 (Ref: PSA035)

Background

West Berkshire Council has powers in relation to the management of parking provision under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, which also specifies how income from charges can be used by the local authority. The Road Traffic Act 1991 gave all local authorities the ability to enforce parking offences that were previously only enforceable by the Police and the Traffic Management Act 2004 built on that 1991 Act, consolidating and enhancing the council's abilities by replacing Decriminalised Parking with a process known as Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE). 

West Berkshire Council obtained these CPE powers in April 2009, which allowed penalty charge notices (PCNs) to be issued for illegal parking to help manage traffic on our network, improve road safety and support wider transport objectives from any revenue raised. At the commencement of CPE a key part of this process involved all of the on-street parking restrictions across the district being consolidated into a single legal document, the Principal Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). These parking restriction details were also transferred onto a digital mapping system so that they were available in a graphic representation that was easier for the general public to interpret and view on our website using our online map.

Since April 2009, regular amendments have been made to the Principal Order and this consultation relates to the 35th amendment. These amendments can sometimes be significant and include many roads and restrictions and it is a statutory requirement that a public consultation is carried out on any proposed changes so that the public and general road user can comment before any change is made permanent.   

Our method of managing our parking database involves a map grid system of numbered rows and lettered columns covering our district, with each individual map tile having its own unique reference number. At every location where there are parking restrictions in place on-street there is an associated parking plan which is listed in the Principal Order. Each plan shows the parking restriction type and describes the extent and location of each restriction.      

When new parking restrictions are proposed this will result in either a new plan being added to the Principal Order if no restrictions are in place on a road prior to the proposal, or there will be a revision to the current plan at that time where restrictions are already present.  

What we are proposing

The Order we are now proposing to make will involve the revision of plans AK71, AK72, AR72, AS72, AT72, AU72 & AU73. The effect of which will result in parking restrictions in the following areas and roads:

Plan Ref	Affected Road(s)	Town/Parish	Proposed Restriction
AK71 [564KB]	Old Bath Road between Speen Lane and Speen Hill Close	Speen	Removal of parking bays and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of on-carriageway cycle lane
AK72 [686KB]	Old Bath Road between Speed Lane and Speen Hill Close	Speen	Removal of parking bays and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of on-carriageway cycle lane
AR72 [406KB]	A4 (Bath Road) between Henwick Lane and Thatcham Garden Centre	Thatcham	Removal of unrestricted parking and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of on-carriageway cycle lane
AS72 [482KB]	A4 (Bath Road) between Henwick Lane and Thatcham Garden Centre & Henwick Lane	Thatcham	Removal of unrestricted parking and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of on-carriageway cycle lane
AT72 [515KB]	A4 (Bath Road) fronting No 95-109, Northfield Road & Faircross Court	Thatcham	Footpath fronting No 95 - 109 to be excluded from carriageway no waiting at any time restriction to allow parking in the wide area fronting properties. Introduction of no waiting at any time restrictions to prevent obstruction at junctions
AU72 [713KB]	A4 (Bath Road) between Beverley Close and Brownsfield Road	Thatcham	Removal of unrestricted parking and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of on-carriageway cycle lane
AU73 [494KB]	A4 (Bath Road) between the western junction of St Johns Road and the junction of Green Lane, Rope Walk	Thatcham	Removal of daytime parking restriction and introduction of no waiting at any time restriction to prevent obstruction of on-carriageway cycle lane

You can view or download the principal order, draft amendment order, statement of reasons, and public notice through the links below:

• Principal (consolidated) Parking Order 2009 [9MB]
• Amendment 35 Draft Order [522KB]
• Statement of reasons [432KB]
• Public notice [539KB]

Alternatively, paper copies of the draft Order, statement of reasons, plans and public notice are all available for inspection for the duration of the consultation from 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, at main reception on the ground floor of West Berkshire Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5LD.

Why we want your views

We'd like to know whether you'd like to express your support, record a neutral position or lodge an objection to the proposal to amend the parking restrictions in these locations and your reasons why. 

How to take part

If you'd like to comment on the proposals, please complete our survey. It should take about five minutes.

Complete our survey

Alternatively, you may also comment by email to Trafficandroadsafety@westberks.gov.uk or in writing to the Traffic and Road Safety Team, West Berkshire Council, Market Street Offices, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5LD. Please quote the reference: PSA035 on all written responses. 

All responses must reach us by 5pm on Thursday, 27 November 2025 if they are to be considered.

Any personal information you choose to provide will be kept confidential and used in accordance with our privacy notice.

If you have any questions about this TRO, please contact the Transport and Road Traffic Team .

For general information about Traffic Management and Road Safety on our website here.

What happens next

All comments and objections we receive will be taken into account, and a report submitted for consideration by Councillor Stuart Gourley, Executive Portfolio Holder for Environment and Highways, who will decide how to proceed.

If the decision is to approve the proposal, the changes will be implemented as soon as our Highway Contractor is able to programme the works. 

After the consultation has closed, if the decision is made to introduce or amend the restrictions, all objectors who have requested feedback will be informed accordingly.

We aim to publish on this page a summary of the responses we received, and the decision taken, within three months of the consultation closing.