Overview
The complainant (Mr C) raised concerns about The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council)'s introduction of resident parking bays on the street Mr C resides (the Street), which he said had been done without road safety assessments being carried out. Mr C was also concerned that the decision to introduce the new parking bays did not take account of the fact that planning permission had been granted for a development (the Development) that led to 100 additional cars using the Street. Mr C complained that the resulting situation was dangerous in terms of road safety.
Specific complaints and conclusions
The complaints which have been investigated are that:
- (a) changes to parking on the Street were introduced without any road safety assessments being carried out by the Council (not upheld); and
- (b) the decision to make changes to parking did not take account of the fact that the Council had granted planning permission for the Development, which led to 100 additional cars using the Street (not upheld).
Redress and recommendations
The Ombudsman has no recommendations to make.