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The following table lists unenforcable parking restrictions at the start of June 2009, released by Cheltenham Borough Council under a Freedom of Information request. For more detail see the Gloucestershire Echo newspaper article "35 streets where cars can park illegally" dated 23 June 2009. As per any FOI response, this information is now public domain.
The information was originally emailed to me by CBC in a proprietary format. I have converted it to HTML below. You can also download the original MS Excel XLSX file and my CSV version. CBC's Policy and Performance unit has stated that they will also publish this information "on our website in the next few days" (30 June 2009). When that happens, try the Cheltenham Borough Council Freedom of Information Disclosure Log.
Note that these defects may have already been corrected. This is not a list of places where you can park and be guaranteed not to be prosecuted. In particular, dangerous parking can, and should, get you prosecuted regardless of signs or markings.
| Road Name | Is it a Line, Sign or Order Defect? |
Description of Line or Sign Defect | Date reported to Glos. Highways | Is Location enforceable? (Yes/No) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Street | Sign | Add SYL sign (Mon-Sat 8-6) | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Berkeley Street | Sign | Move sign for doctor's permit bay to beside the bay | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Albion Walk | Line | Renew SYLs on both sides | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Montpellier Street | Line | Renew missing SYL | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Fauconberg Road | Line | Renew missing SYL | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Montpellier Walk | Sign | Add sign for disabled bay | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Clarence Street | Sign | Add sign for loading bay | 17/06/2009 | No |
| St George's Place | Sign | Add sign for large loading bay | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Clarence Square | Sign | Add SYL sign (Mon-Sat 8-6) | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Clarence Square | Sign | Add SYL sign (Mon-Sat 8-6) | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Clarence Square | Sign | Add SYL plate (Mon-Sat 8-6) | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Baynham Way | Sign | Replace sign for Disabled Bay | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Bennington Street | Line | Renew and standardise loading bays | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Montpellier Spa Road | Line | Renew DYL | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Bath Street | Line | Re-mark DYL | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Bath Road | Line | Re-line SYL | 17/06/2009 | No |
| County Court Road | Sign | Place Loading bay sign beside LB | 17/06/2009 | No |
| County Court Road | Sign | Remove DYL from part of loading bay or revise extent of LB | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Selkirk Street | Sign | Add Residents Bay sign | 17/06/2009 | No |
| High Street | Line | Remove double kerb mark | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Trinity Lane | Lines | Renew lines and remove those marked out by a local resident | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Portland Square | Sign | Replace Residents parking sign | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Royal Well Lane | Sign | Replace all SYL signs | 17/06/2009 | No |
| St Anne's Terrace | Line | Mark the border between limited waiting and residents parking | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Crescent Terrace | Sign | Add LW sign | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Crescent Terrace | Sign | Sign needed for loading bay | 17/06/2009 | No |
| The Park | Line | Re-new line | 17/06/2009 | No |
| St Pauls Lane | Line | Re-new faded line | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Rosehill Street | Sign | Replace SYL plate | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Suffolk Square | Sign | Replace missing combined 2hr LW/residents sign | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Parabola Road | Sign | Add SYL sign | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Exmouth Street | Line | DYL faded and missing | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Hermitage Street | Line | DYLs broken and faded | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Francis Street | Line | Renew DYL | 17/06/2009 | No |
| Regent Street | Sign | Add loading restriction sign | 17/06/2009 | No |
My guesses (and they're only guesses) for the abbreviations:
SYL - Single Yellow Line
DYL - Double Yellow Line
LW - Limited Waiting
LB - Loading Bay
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