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Residents’ only parking in town centre moves a step closer
03/02/2022
A petition for the idea in 2020 received overwhelming support
An end may be in sight for residents in a number of Banbury town centre streets who are fed up with motorists avoiding parking fees by taking up their parking spaces. A new scheme has been designed to introduce residents’ only parking to tackle the problem.
Local Councillor Eddie Reeves, County Councillor for the Calthorpe Division, has pressed for the implementation of the scheme on residential roads near the town centre to combat inconsiderate parking.
He ran a petition in the autumn of 2020 which received overwhelming support from local people. The petition was presented to the County Council in March last year and now the first scheme has been designed.
Councillor Reeves said: “I have been making the case for better residents parking on roads near the town centre for some time so I am pleased to see this start to come to fruition.
“As a town centre resident, myself, I understand the importance of these issues to local people.
“I am grateful to all those who added their voices of support to the campaign by signing my petition. I hope this results in better, safer parking for us all and that our area can act as a blueprint for other schemes in Banbury where appropriate.”
A consultation is due to begin in the spring with residents’ only parking introduced in Crouch Street, Beargarden Road, Westbeech Court and West Bar Street, if local consent is secured. If successful, the project could be completed by the summer and used as evidence for further schemes on residential roads near the town centre, and elsewhere in Banbury.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam
Hatton John On 04/02/2022 at 4:34 pm
Great stuff it’s about time