Nantwich councillors are in talks with residents about plans for double yellow lines on two busy streets in the town.
Discussions around two key routes – London Road and Millstone Lane – are underway to look at resolving parking and traffic problems.
It follows complaints from many motorists and fears that parking is causing dangerous hazard on junctions and roads.
But Cllr Peter Groves, of Nantwich South and Stapeley, said residents who live London Road and Millstone Lane have made “valid” comments on where else they can park their cars.
“The difficulty is that if you put double yellow lines down one side of Millstone Lane, for example, residents will still have to park somewhere else,” said Cllr Groves.
“It doesn’t solve the problem.
“We have received a lot of complaints about parking on the junction of London Road and Jackson Avenue.
“But residents on London Road make valid comments when they ask where can they park?”
Cllr Groves said many residents living along the stretch between Jackson Avenue and St Joseph’s Way have lodged objections to plans for double yellow lines.
“We are trying to find a solution. I believe it’s not fair to say you can’t park there but not offer an alternative,” he added.
“But we need to do something.
“Trying to get out of St Joseph’s Way or Jackson Avenue back on to London Road is like playing Russian Roulette because people are parking on pavements and you can’t see anything.”
He said further meetings with Cheshire East Council highways teams were planned to discuss options.
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It is parking in station view as well needs to be look at be fore some one gets killed
Half of the problem is that people are too idle to use the parking spaces at the rear of these properties. They want to park right outside their front door. There is a similar situation in Park View, but if you walk round to the rear of some of the properties they have enough room for 2 cars on their driveway and never use it.
Double Yellow lines down one side of all these roads would clear any traffic flow issues.
As far as people parking and walking to work from these roads, if the council were not so greedy and charged a reasonable rate for all day parking on designated car parks, people might use them.
Not really rocket science, or is it?
You make some good points. I’d add that a major issue is that the Council and Police are simply not doing what they’re paid for, because it’s slightly difficult. Much easier to let many suffer for the sake of the selfish few.
I’ve been complaining for years to both the police and the council about the obstructions on Millstone Lane. This route is now reduced to single lane traffic most of the time. As well as adding to general congestion within Nantwich surely this is an issue for the emergency services; I’d hate to be the one relying on a fire engine or ambulance trying to get through here during busy periods.
I was advised by the council that their plans to paint double yellows down Millstone Lane had been delayed due to some residents objecting on the grounds that it is unnecessary. The front of my car tells a different story. Every day we have pull out blind, and often into the oncoming traffic, due to people parking within inches of the junction (I was under the impression that parking within 10 metres of a junction was an offence – not that the police have attempted to enforce it). A few months ago our luck ran out resulting in one damaged car and one written off. I believe there are similar stories from people down London Road.
I can’t believe that the ability of residents to park within 3ft of their front door is now deemed more important than the safety of all other road users. As John said, if you by a house without parking you don’t automatically get the right top park outside it at the expense of others.
Saying that, it isn’t just the residents that are an issue. There are plenty of people who work in town that park on these routes and then walk into town.
I note Johns reply but although I am not directly affected I still say it makes no good sense to just “ban” parking on the mentioned stretches when all that will happen is to transfer the problem elsewhere. Yes, the people who park bear some responsibility to park in a safe manner but space will have to be found to permit that! Strikes me as a start that parking should only be allowed on one side of the street to give both traffic and pedestrians a chance to get along the street.
I agree with your “one side” plan as a good start. I’m not sure, though how parking legally elsewhere will just move the problem; only illegal parking will do that. Let’s also not confine ourselves to Millstone Lane.. Have you tried Arnold St., Park View, Hastings Road, Marsh Lane, etc? All are probably worse than the “problem” areas of Jackson Ave or St Joseph’s Way.
At last! I have posted here before that when I complained to my councillor and the council, the indifference and lack of action was astonishing. It’s not only about traffic flow either; “quiet” roads, such as the one I live on are so choked with double parking that three times, delivery lorries have been blocked and I’ve had to bring in heavy goods in by hand-truck. I’ve no sympathy with the “have to park somewhere” argument when they are parked contrary to the highways act, and on the pavement to boot; causing cracks and an obstacle course for pedestrians. Am I allowed to make up my own laws and have immunity to prosecution when something doesn’t suit me? If you buy a house without parking, then maybe you just have to walk. Much of the town is double-and-pavement parked, so please don’t just put a sticking plaster on these so-called “key routes” and forget the rest of us.