York Council approves three of four parking restriction proposals

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York City Council approved three of four proposed parking restrictions in Osbaldwick after 541 people signed a petition opposing them.

York City Council has approved three of four proposed parking restrictions in Osbaldwick following a public consultation period. The proposals included double yellow lines and a clearway, with two amended and one shelved. Council officials said the measures aimed to tackle obstructive parking and improve visibility at junctions in the village.

Opposition to the plans was substantial. Twenty objections were lodged over concerns for local businesses and St Thomas' Church, and a petition against the restrictions gathered 541 signatures.

Double yellow lines at the junction of Murton Way and Beckett Drive, and on the westbound side of Osbaldwick Lane at its junction with Osbaldwick Village and Murton Way, were approved. Officials stated these changes would prevent obstructive parking at the Beckett Drive junction which had been blocking the road for other vehicles and pedestrians' access to footpaths. Lesser restrictions at the Osbaldwick Lane junction would still permit parking for residents, tradespeople and Blue Badge holders for up to three hours.

Proposals for no waiting at any time restrictions on both sides of Osbaldwick Link Road were shelved. A report stated that issues which had prompted those proposals had since subsided, though the situation would be kept under review.

How it is being reported

• Fears of 'parking wars' in York village as decision on restrictions madeA decision has been made on a parking ban in a York village amid fears it will ignite a war for spaces.The Press (York) · 23 Oct, 17:00
• Fears of 'parking wars' in York village as decision on restrictions madeA decision has been made on a parking ban in a York village amid fears it will ignite a war for spaces.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 23 Oct, 17:00
• What's happening with parking bans in York after hundreds oppose themA decision has been made on a raft of proposed parking restrictions in York after hundreds backed a call to stop them.The Press (York) · 23 Oct, 16:00
• What's happening with parking bans in York after hundreds oppose themA decision has been made on a raft of proposed parking restrictions in York after hundreds backed a call to stop them.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 23 Oct, 16:00

In this story: City of York Council · Osbaldwick · St Thomas' Church · Kate Ravilious

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