Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he takes to ensure that permanent residents are consulted on the implementation of residents' permit schemes in areas with a high number of houses of multiple occupancy used by students.

Local authorities are responsible for the traffic management decisions on the roads under their care. A Traffic Regulation Order is required to implement parking controls, such as a residential parking permit scheme. The Council must publish a notice of the proposals in a local newspaper and allow potential objectors 21 days for permanent orders and 7 days for temporary ones, to make representations. As well as taking other steps considered appropriate for ensuring adequate publicity is given to persons likely to be affected, which may include roadside notices and delivery of letter to premises

Local authorities should ensure that their parking strategy takes account of transport and planning policies, so that the needs of the various road users are considered. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published statutory guidance to local authorities to specifically ensure that local businesses, the residential community and other road users have a recognised voice, in the exercise of the Network Management Duty in relation to parking. That guidance is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-challenge-parking-policies.