Parents using a York street for parking while doing the school run are set to face penalties under a newly-approved ban.
Proposals have been approved to put double yellow lines in Dennings Mews, Clifton, where nine new homes were recently built.
Cllr Kate Ravilious, City of York Council’s Labour transport spokesperson, said the restrictions would prevent the street being used for parking and the situation would be monitored going forward.
Dennings Mews, Clifton
But one objector said ahead of the meeting the restrictions did not go far enough and a loading ban was needed to keep walkers, cyclists and others safe.
The approval of the new restrictions on Tuesday, April 28 comes after the new homes in Dennings Mews, off Wigginton Road, went on sale in March.
A report on the proposals stated the road had previously been used for parking, including by commuters, which had obstructed a nearby cycle path.
It added council rubbish collection teams and others would struggle to get down the street if it continues to be used for parking.
A turning area was introduced as part of the development to allow bin lorries to reach the homes and collect their waste.
The homes were built with their own private parking spaces.
Darren Hobson, the council’s roads regulation lead, told Tuesday’s meeting double yellows previously in the street had been obscured by plants which had hindered enforcement.
The official added parents would be issued with parking tickets if they continue to leave their cars there while taking their children to nearby schools.
But the objector said the measures did not do enough to address the traffic dangers they had seen in the street.
They said: “These do not go far enough, they will not protect the likely thousands of non-motorised users between Crichton Avenue and the spiral and Crichton Avenue and Wigginton Road southbound pavement, from other deleterious effects of the presence of motor vehicles in Dennings Mews.
“These will put all users, especially of non-motorised active travel modes, at real risk of being hit and from exposure to air pollution.”
Transport executive member Cllr Ravilious told Tuesday’s meeting the double yellow lines aimed to create a safe environment for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
She said: “People will still need to have the ability to load and unload their cars, to get supermarket deliveries and all the other things they might need.
“Double yellows will enable loading and unloading while preventing parking from outside the area, including for school parking.
“I don’t see the need for a loading ban at this stage, but it’s worth monitoring and if there’s a persistent problem we can review it.”
