More than 100 people object to yellow lines plan

Plans to halt on-street parking connected portion of a metropolis roadworthy person received much than 100 objections.

Cambridgeshire County Council volition sermon a connection to overgarment treble yellowish lines successful Lynn Road, Ely.

The postulation regularisation bid (TRO) was made by Orchards Green developer, Hopkins Homes, truthful it could make a pavement and cycleway.

The City of Ely Council objected to the plans and said it would "not beryllium suitable for this agelong of road" owed to the nonaccomplishment of on-street parking for residents.

However, the region assembly pointed retired the developer had to present an off-site cycleway strategy connected Lynn Road, from the junction with Egremont Street to King Edgar Close, to adhere to readying support requirements.

The treble yellowish lines would alteration this by preventing parking, allowing the pavement to beryllium widened.

East Cambridgeshire District Council shared enactment for the plans, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

There were besides 20 responses successful enactment of the plans, which said the rhythm lane would "benefit much radical than existing on-street parking".

The City of Ely Council said it expected to spot a rhythm way from the improvement to the metropolis centre, but encouraged the territory assembly and region assembly "to find an alternate route".

An objection owed to information concerns was besides raised by the foundation Cycling UK.

It said the shared-use way would origin "disquiet to each users" and would not warrant an summation successful harmless cycling.

There was besides backlash to the plans from 109 people, with the nonaccomplishment of on-street parking being their main concern.

County assembly officers person recommended rejecting the exertion pursuing a "significant" fig of objections.

They added that the nonaccomplishment of on-street parking would beryllium "particularly significant" for radical surviving betwixt 46 and 76 Lynn Road, arsenic determination was nary alternate off-street parking.

The exertion volition beryllium considered by councillors connected 28 July.