THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA (EDEN AREA)

(CHARGING FOR PERMITS) VARIATION ORDER 20<

1.  The Cumbria County Council hereby give notice that it proposes to make the above Order under Sections 1, 2, 19, 32, 35, 35A, 38, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2.  The effect of the proposed Order will be to vary the following Traffic Regulation Orders, in order to introduce an annual charge of £20.00, to be known as the Permit Charge, for the issue of each Residents (exemption) Permit, as agreed by the Council’s Cabinet on 15 May 2014: -

The County of Cumbria (Various Roads, District of Eden) (Consolidation and Provision of Traffic Regulations) Order 2008; and

The County of Cumbria (Various Roads, Penrith) (Consolidation and Provision of Traffic Regulations) Order 2007.

NB: (a) It is not intended to charge for the issue of replacement residents permits on the occurrence of any of the following events: -

(i)  The permit is mutilated or defaced or the figures or particulars thereon have become illegible or the colour of the permit has been altered by fading or otherwise;

(ii)  The permit is lost or destroyed;

(iii)  The permit holder changes his/her vehicle, providing the vehicle is still registered to the same address;

(iv)  The permit holder moves address, whereupon the replacement permit will only be issued for the remaining months of the permit’s duration.

(b) Where a resident moves to an area outside an existing permit scheme, a refund will be made for each complete quarter year period remaining on the residents permit, upon receipt of the permit for surrender.

3.  Full details of the proposed Order and a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing to make the Order and a copy of the Orders to be varied, as referred to at paragraph 2 above, may be inspected

at: -

(a)  The office of Cumbria Highways, Skirsgill Depot, Penrith;

(b)  Appleby Library, Low Wiend, Appleby, CA16 6QP; and

(c)  Kirkby Stephen Post Office, Market Street, Kirkby Stephen;

during normal working/opening hours.

4. If you wish to object to the proposed Order you should send the grounds for your objection in writing to the undersigned, The Courts, Carlisle, CA3 8NA, or by emailing , by 1 November 2014, marking your correspondence with reference KB/4.4.927/15.000837.

D Roberts,

Assistant Director, Corporate Governance

Dated 11 October 2014

The Courts, Carlisle, CA3 8NA

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