'Nightmare' parking on Blackshaw Lane

by Lisa Reeves

Tuesday 12^th February 2013

Tue 12^th Feb 2013

Construction vehicles parking on the corner of Blackshaw Lane and Chorley Hall Lane are causing a "nightmare" for local residents.

Cllr Melanie Connor explained, at the recent Parish Council meeting, "There are three houses having work done on the corner, each house has got three vans then there is the parking from the village on both sides.

"There is the big tomato lorry that has to get through this and the residents that have to get in and out. It's a nightmare, absolute nightmare. I have had so many complaints from residents about it."

There are no parking restrictions on Blackshaw Lane so the incidents Cllr Connor is referring to would be a matter for the police to tackle, when vehicles are causing an obstruction.

Cllr Melanie Connor added "People are trapped, they cannot get out. You ask them to move, like my mother did, age 76, and she was verbally abused by this guy in a van. It's ignorant."

Cllr Frank Keegan suggested "We can have regular visits round there by the PCSO but the only way to stop people, who are going to be there for long periods on building projects, from being anti-social is actually to fine them.

"There needs to be reasonable access to the building site but they should also leave residents with access to their properties."

Tags:: Parking

Comments

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Mark Russell

Tuesday 12^th February 2013 at 2:24 pm

Cllr Frank Keegan, heres a suggestion, instead of sending a PCSO to issue bits of paper why dont you get that illegally parked silver van towed away off the corner? That may focus their minds for a starter? Its not about being anti-social, its about following the laws of the land. Get them enforced. The parking in the village is a circus, and the council is the ringmaster

Lesley Broome

Tuesday 12^th February 2013 at 6:50 pm

Where is the traffic warden?? Constantly prowling the car parks but not on the rest of the roads..slap them with a few tickets I say!

Vicki Nullis

Wednesday 13^th February 2013 at 11:52 am

Lesley - as there are no parking restrictions the traffic warden has no authority - it has to be dealt with by the police. I live here so am direcly affected and its not good having to walk in the road with my children because the pavements are taken over by cars and vans. But realistically, where else can they go?

Derek Roberts

Thursday 14^th February 2013 at 6:57 pm

As an owner of one of the properties that is currently having work done, may I firstly apologise for any inconvenience that I may have inadvertently caused. However, having said that and whilst the apology still stands, I feel it incumbent upon me to point out that there are no parking restrictions in Blackshaw Lane. The sole reason why the contractors' vehicles have been parked partially on the pavement was to accommodate another resident, namely the owner of the tomato farm who has large vehicles using the road - not that I object to them, I'm merely pointing out why the vans have been parked in this manner. Now as for as their actual presence in the first place - surely I have the right to renovate a property when required and as such, how is this to be achieved without the use of vehicles? Moreover, I am not the first and I dare say not the last person to undertake such work, as houses deteriorate and fashions change.
I feel that it would be more neighbourly to accept such necessities and have a bit of tolerance. After all, it is in ALL of our interests to have modern, updated properties in our area.

Natalie Collins

Friday 15^th February 2013 at 11:50 am

Yipeeee my building work has finished! As an owner of one of the properties that was been having work done, no longer has 3 vans parked outside my house. These spaces will now be taken by overflow parking from the village. Please tell me what the difference is, at least with the vans I was in control and could get them moved if needed. Sorry for any inconvenience caused to any of my neighbours.