Tough new parking rules coming for village roads

TOUGH new parking restrictions are set to be introduced in parts of Marston Green, following concerns about village roads being clogged with commuters.

Solihull Council has confirmed that single and double yellow lines and several restricted parking zones will be rolled out to streets where problems have been reported.

Common complaints include driveways being blocked, cars mounting the pavement and vehicles being left regularly by both rail and airport users.

While some residents were “delighted” when plans for the crackdown were announced earlier this year, others had voiced major reservations, arguing the plans could make things difficult for visitors and might shunt vehicles on to other surrounding streets.

There was particular concern in the Aylesford Drive area, with one homeowner worried the “unfair” measures would penalise those without driveways.

After sifting through the responses to a recent consultation, the council confirmed the first phase of restrictions was to take effect on September 6.

However, in light of objections, parts of the original proposals – namely the restricted parking zones on Aylesford Drive, Hall Drive, Hemlingford Croft and The Rise – will not be introduced at this stage.

Ashley Prior, the council’s head of highway services, noted some of the concerns about the zones, which are still coming to other streets but argued they were confined to Monday to Friday (10am-11am and 2-3pm).

“Under the current arrangements long-stay parking does result in little/no visitor parking being available through much of the working day,” he said.