PUBLISHED: 05:30 05 January 2019 Mariam Ghaemi Vivien Gainsborough Foot, chairman of the Churchgate Area Association, in Whiting Street in the Medieval grid Picture: MARIAM GHAEMI Archant The increasing pressure on residents’ parking in central Bury St Edmunds can be revealed as an investigation shows more than 3.5 times the number of permits have been issued to spaces. One resident who lives in the Medieval heart of the town, known as the grid, described the situation in the zone D residents’ parking area as “appalling”.A Freedom of Information request by this publication found 463 parking permits were issued for zone D - which includes Churchgate Street, Whiting Street and Guildhall Street - for 2017/18 compared to 125 “assumed” parking spaces.This is the highest ratio of permits issued to spaces for any of the 12 residents’ parking zones in Bury St Edmunds.St Edmundsbury Borough Council administers the parking … [Read more...] about Council issues 3.5 times more car parking permits than town centre spaces available
Haringey council parking permits
Post letters: Parking permits and tidy gardens
PUBLISHED: 08:00 16 December 2018 The council is proposing to introduce more controlled parking zones (CPZ). Picture: LBBD Archant Letters, contributions and comments sent in from Post readers this week. Permits won’t solve space issueJohn Dumbleton, Barking resident and driver, full address supplied, writes:With reference to Mr Scotland’s letter, a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space near your home only that you can park within the area. Anyone who lives or works near there can apply for a permit so the problems of finding a space to park remain the same. Permits should be issued free to residents only, and not used as a cash cow for the council. We pay enough a year in vehicle excise duty without having to pay for the privilege of parking where we live. If the turn into Bastable Avenue from Renwick Road was for residents only this would eliminate the problem with the rat run from the A13. Also if parents stopped using their cars at school times and tried … [Read more...] about Post letters: Parking permits and tidy gardens
‘Affordable parking permits are needed’ in Weston
PUBLISHED: 16:00 07 October 2018 Sam Frost The leader of North Somerset Council, Nigel Ashton, has promised a review of parking will begin in the coming weeks. Archant Westonians have demanded parking permits for residents of the town centre, after North Somerset Council confirmed a review of regulations is imminent. The council will launch a cross-party review of parking – which has long been a hot topic in Weston, particularly since the authority took control of enforcement from Avon and Somerset Constabulary in April 2017 – across North Somerset.Complaints have been made from some shoppers, homeowners and businessmen alike.They feel the authority’s parking policies, and the enforcement of them, has created or exacerbated a myriad of issues including a lack of provision for residents and declining footfall in the town centre.A poll on the Weston Mercury website found 74 per cent of 118 voters think residents’ parking permits are … [Read more...] about ‘Affordable parking permits are needed’ in Weston
Parking permit plans for Lancashire revealed
Care workers across Lancashire could soon be offered parking permits to make it easier for them to visit those in need of their help. But one councillor claims the move has come only after residents in Lancaster - the sole district currently offering such a scheme - “made a fuss” at the prospect of having it withdrawn.READ MORE >>> Lancashire's parking perils to be tackled by a "flying squad" of enforcement officersThe planned move is part of a wider consultation which is due to take place over the future of residential parking permits in the county, which could see more streets covered by permit-only restrictions - but only if locals say they want them.Responsibility for all the schemes has recently been assumed by Lancashire County Council, ending a previous hybrid arrangement where either county hall or district authorities administered the service in different areas.As part of the process, residents in Lancaster were told that carers’ permits would be … [Read more...] about Parking permit plans for Lancashire revealed
Builders are ‘abusing’ parking permits
0 Post a comment Monday, 9 July 2018 - Local People by Contributed Parking enforcement officers are being ‘bullied’ by builders who are abusing parking permits, councillors have claimed. Devon County Council issues dispensation permits that gives builders permission to park in restricted areas where it is essential to park close to properties to carry out work.But concerns have been raised that in areas of Kingsbridge and Salcombe, the exemptions are being abused by builders, who are also ‘intimidating enforcement officers’.Cllr Julian Brazil told the South Hams Highways and Traffic Orders Committee on Friday: “On the high street in Kingsbridge, there is a feeling that exemptions for builders to park cars and vans all day and night is being abused as in some cases, their cars are not part of the building work. “The system is open to abuse and shopkeepers are upset that they are losing valuable parking spaces for shoppers.“The best … [Read more...] about Builders are ‘abusing’ parking permits