East Street residents are worried that proposed parking restrictions will result in an increase of speeding down the village street.
The East Street "‘pinch point’
Hampshire County Council are looking to create no parking areas outside the ‘new build’ houses, where the old garage was, near the ‘pinch point’.
Residents are concerned that installing double yellow lines there would only serve to increase traffic speeds up and down the road.
As in all the Village, East Street is a 20 mph zone, but the majority of vehicles already exceed the limit, some racing through at over 50mph.
As far as residents can remember the East Street speed limit has never been enforced, even during the time the village had a ‘Speed Watch’ group.
The junction of East Street, Mill Street and Church Path is particularly difficult to negotiate at the best of times, but is only made relatively safe due to East Street traffic taking it easy when negotiating the pinch point.
This junction is already a particular concern for parents taking children to and collecting from the Primary School, the general car park and the Community Centre users.
There are also plans to install the yellow lines outside The Wheatsheaf public house, which will not help their business and can only exacerbate the parking problem in the village.
A copy of HCC’s proposed order, a map showing the location and effect of the proposal, a statement of reasons varied may be viewed at
https://www.hants.gov.uk/community/publicnotices/?typeid=5
Your views must be made in writing to The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD or email public.notices@hants.gov.uk quoting reference: A2016b/MJB by Friday 20th October 2023.
All objections must state the grounds on which they are made.
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