ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL STATEMENT OF REASONS DISABLED STREET PARKING – BANFF AND BUCHAN AREA In order to comply with the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009, Aberdeenshire Council are required to regularly update the 6 Aberdeenshire disabled street parking area based orders detailing a current list of on-street disabled parking spaces in that area. DISABLED STREET PARKING – BANFF AND BUCHAN AREA “The Aberdeenshire Council (Disabled Street Parking – Banff and Buchan Area) Order, 2015” is being proposed in accordance with the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 and the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984. The order will amend the current Disabled Street Parking Banff and Buchan Area Order by adding/deleting disabled persons’ parking places for that area. All on-street disabled residents’ spaces in the area will be covered by the order as required by the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 and indicated in the Schedule below. The effect of the order will be to make it an offence for anyone to park in the marked disabled person’s spaces unless they are the holder of a valid blue badge and are using it in accordance with the terms of the national blue badge legislation. SCHEDULE Disabled Parking Places ABERCHIRDER – Cornhill Road, Corskie Drive, Hillview, Meadow Court, Main Street, South Street, BANFF – Academy Drive, Bellevue Road, Institution Terrace, Stuart Street, Whinhill Road, Whinhill Terrace, CAIRNBULG – Beacon Cottages, FRASERBURGH – Academy Road, Afton Road, Ailsa Court, Arisaig Drive, Castle Street, Castle Terrace, Charlotte Street, College Bounds, Dennyduff Road, Faithlie Street, Finlayson Street, Gallowhill Road, Grattan Place, Hillcrest, King Edward Street, Kinnaird Road, Moray Road, North Street, Phingask Road, Provost Noble Avenue, Robertson Road, St Andrews Drive, West Road, GARDENSTOWN – Braegowan Road, Craigen Terrace, Fernie Brae, INVERALLOCHY – Allochy Road, MACDUFF – Bath Street, Braeheads, Church Street, George Street, Henry Place, Institution Street, King Edward Court, Law of Doune Road, Low Shore, Manner Street, McKay Road, Mill Street, Montbletton Place, Myrus Circle, Newton Drive, Osborne Terrace, NEW ABERDOUR – Elphin Street, ROSEHEARTY - Dundarg Road, Hillview Crescent, King Street, Union Street, SANDHAVEN – High Street, WHITEHILLS – Reidhaven Street, School Road. Deletions FRASERBURGH – Charlotte Street, Lochpots Road, MACDUFF – Deyhill, PORTSOY – Park Crescent, WHITEHILLS – Chapel Street, Wilson Crescent. Full details of the proposals are in the draft order which, together with a statement of the Aberdeenshire Council’s reasons for proposing to make the order, may be examined during normal office hours at: Infrastructure Services, Cape House, 21 Seafield Street, Banff (contact Alistair Millar on 01261 813481) and online at any Aberdeenshire Library via www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads/traffic/orders.asp Anyone wishing to object should send details of the grounds for objection in writing to the undersigned or via the above website from 11 September 2015 – 2 October 2015. Objections should state the name and address of the objector, the matters to which they relate and the grounds Karen Wiles – Head of Legal and Governance Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL (DISABLED STREET PARKING – BANFF AND BUCHAN AREA) ORDER, 2015 Aberdeenshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Constable in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act of 1984, hereby makes the following order:- 1. This order may be cited as “The Aberdeenshire Council (Disabled Street Parking – Banff and Buchan Area) Order, 2015”, and shall come into operation on 2. The street parking places specified in Schedule One to this order shall only be used by a disabled persons’ vehicle within the meaning of Section 14 of the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009. 3. The street parking places specified in Schedule Two to this order which were included in “The Aberdeenshire Council (Disabled Street Parking – Banff and Buchan) Order, 2014” shall no longer be classed as street parking places that can only be used by a disabled persons’ vehicle and shall hereby be revoked from the date this order comes into effect. Given under the seal of the Aberdeenshire Council on the day of , Two Thousand and Fifteen. Principal Solicitor (Advice) PAGE TWO SCHEDULE ONE BANFF AND BUCHAN STREET PARKING PLACES FOR EXCLUSIVE USE BY A DISABLED PERSONS’ VEHICLE ABERCHIRDER Cornhill Road East side for a distance of 12 metres south of its junction with North Street, for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Corskie Drive In south section of car parking area outside rear of no. 19 Wellfield Terrace. Hillview West side of car parking area, to the rear of no. 20 Old Road. Meadow Court South west corner of parking area, from the south wall, northwards for a distance of 3.6 metres or thereby. Main Street North side, from a point 84 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with Huntly Road south westwards for 6 metres or thereby. South Street North side from a point 98 metres or thereby west of its junction with Love Lane, for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. BANFF Academy Drive East side for a distance of 6 metres north of its junction with Gardiners Brae, for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. West side in layby outside no.24 for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Bellevue Road Within car parking area outside house number 65. North side at west side of car parking area opposite no’s 29/31 eastwards for a distance of 3.6 metres or thereby. PAGE THREE Institution Terrace North side from a point 26.9 metres or thereby northwest of its junction with High Street, north westwards for a distance of 5.1 metres or thereby. Stuart Street West side from a point 73 metres or thereby south of its junction with Seafield Street, southwards for a distance of 6.1 metres or thereby. Whinhill Road In parking area outside no.22. In parking area outside no.28. Whinhill Terrace North side, from a point 21 metres or thereby west of its junction with Addison Crescent for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. CAIRNBULG Beacon Cottages South side from a point 16 metres or thereby west of its junction with West Haven Crescent, westwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. FRASERBURGH Academy Road South side, from a point 9 metres or thereby east of its junction with Fatsons Road, for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Afton Road East side opposite the Atholl Place junction, outside no. 14, north eastwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. East side outside no. 20 north eastwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Opposite junction with Atholl Place, for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. West side from a point 8 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with Atholl Place, south westwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Ailsa Court East side from the border of no’s 46/48, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. PAGE FOUR Arisaig Drive South side, in lay-by areas outside no.47. Castle Street East side from a point 23 metres or thereby south of its junction with Bath Street, southwards for a distance of 6.2 metres or thereby. Castle Terrace North side from a point 120 metres or thereby northeast of its junction with Quarry Road, northwards for a distance of 7.6 metres or thereby. Charlotte Street East side from a point 15 metres or thereby south of its junction with Hannover Street, southwards for a distance of 5 metres or thereby. College Bounds North side from a point 15 metres or thereby west of its junction with the entrance to the car parking area, westwards for a distance of 5 metres or thereby. Dennyduff Road South side from a point 33.1 metres or thereby west of its junction with Queens Road, westwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Faithlie Street East side from a point 40.5 metres or thereby north of its junction with Academy Road, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Finlayson Street West side from a point 112 metres or thereby north of its junction with Gallowhill Road, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. West side from a point 30 metres or thereby north of its junction with Gallowhill Road, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby West side from a point 76 metres or thereby north of Dennyduff Road, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Gallowhill Road East side in car parking area outside no. 39 for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Grattan Place West side from a point 95 metres or thereby south of its junction with Victoria Street, southwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. PAGE FIVE West side from a point 141 metres or thereby south of its junction with Victoria Street, southwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. West side from a point 170 metres or thereby south of its junction with Victoria Street, southwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. West side from a point 262.5 metres or thereby south of its junction with Victoria Street, southwards for a distance of 5.5 metres or thereby. Hillcrest Outside no. 32 Hillcrest, from a point 28.5 metres or thereby north of the junction at no. 30 Hillcrest, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby. Outside no. 37 Hillcrest, from a point 7 metres or thereby north of the junction at no. 37 Hillcrest, northwards for a distance of 6 metres or thereby.