Angry residents have raised a petition against proposals for double yellow lines along three roads in Ramsgate and another in Broadstairs.
Kent County Council proposes the restrictions for Coleman Crescent, Madeira Walk and Margate Road in Ramsgate and St Peter’s Park Road in Broadstairs.
Coleman Crescent will have the lines both sides from Margate Road, Madeira Walk will have a parking bay removed and replaced with doble yellow lines and Margate Road will have the lines from its junction with Allenby Road; the junction with Pysons Road and the junction with Coleman Crescent plus various stretches up to junction with Clements Road and Whitehall Road – essentially both sides from the viaduct to the Hare & Hounds pub.
St Peters Park Road will have the yellow lines from its junction with Crawford Road for a distance of 44 metres and from its junction with Sowell Street for a distance of 65 metres as well as from the boundary of 55/57 St Peter’s Park Road for a distance of 58 metres.
Residents in the Margate Road area say the restrictions will lead to motorists “seeing empty roads and speeding.”
They say it will also prevent residents from parking, particularly affecting those with mobility issues, and lead to problems in side roads and will impact business at Stewart’s Café.
In the traffic order notice Kent County Council says the aim is to: “help improve the Loop Bus Service.”
Resident Nuh Köksal, who also runs Stewart’s Cafe, is among those who are objecting to the plans. He said: “I don’t have issues with double yellow lines on junctions. However, I am against the double yellow lines spreading across the main road as my neighbours and I must park on Margate Road in front of our houses.
“It may clear the road for buses but it will only create further congestion culminating down the road or the side roads.
“The road is large enough to allow parking and for traffic to continue moving. The issue is the lack of parking for residents, especially if they have multiple vehicles.
“The real issue is parking spaces and the lack of regulation of improper parking, such as at junctions.”
A consultation on the plans is now open and runs until Monday 18 December at 12 noon.
To find documents and respond to the consultation, go to: https://letstalk.kent.gov.uk/various-roads-ramsgate-and-broadstairs-in-the-district-of-thanet-amendment-17-waiting-restrictions
Residents have now launched a petition against the plans.
