Parking victory for residents in Aldwick

The homeowners' protests about plans to put more double yellow lines along some of Fish Lane have caused highways officers to think again.

West Sussex County Council has announced that the Fish Lane work will be left out of a raft of double yellow lines due to be painted around Aldwick road junctions later this summer.

The council wanted to paint the no parking measures along a stretch of kerb close to the bend in the road. But the prospect sparked a campaign of eight individual letters and a 20 signature petition against the idea proposed last summer.

One of the protestors was Tim Hart. He said: "I am pleased that this scheme has not gone ahead. It was not a sensible proposal on its own without any other traffic calming measures.

"This decision does show that, if people spend a little time and effort making representations on these issues, they can make a difference. We are pleased that the county council has listened to us."

But a county council spokesman warned the Fish Lane yellow lines could be revived. "We are postponing introducing the order rather than abandoning it, as we have had two letters from residents saying they are disappointed it was not put in place and we may review this again," he said.

He added that the council believed some residents might have misunderstood that the order was only extending lines on a 30-metre stretch of Fish Lane close to the bend rather than right along the north side which one letter writer mentioned.

Metres of double yellow lines will still be going down soon along eight other roads as a safety measure and to improve traffic flow by stopping parking at locations where parked vehicles cause obstructions.

The council's highways officers are going ahead with the parking bans in sections of Aldwick Gardens, High Trees, Parkfield Avenue, Princess Avenue, Selsey Avenue, The Drive, Wessex Avenue and West Avenue.

The order detailing the work came into effect on Friday, June 20.

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