New double yellow lines plan for town

ON-STREET parking restrictions are being tightened up across the borough including parts of Hinckley town centre.

Highways authority Leicestershire County Council is putting forward a raft of proposals which are out for public consultation until December 14.

Among those affecting Hinckley are introduction of no waiting at any time on the junction of Derby Road and Ashby Road and down along most of Derby Road.

All of one side of Holliers Walk will be no waiting while parking bays limited to one hour Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm are proposed at either end of the street. No waiting Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm will also be imposed on a stretch towards the junction with Derby Road.

The bulk of Upper Bond Street becomes a no-go zone for parked cars Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm with a small number of one hour parking bays mainly at the top end outside residential properties.

Junctions with Druid Street and Well Lane all become no parking zones.

Elsewhere parts of Burleigh Road, Butt Lane, Castle Street, Church Walk, De Montfort Road, Jacknell Road, Leicester Road, London Road, Lower Bond Street, Mill Hill Road, New Buildings, Priory Walk, Spencer Street, Stockwell Head, The Borough, Tudor Road, Wood Street Close and Wood Street in Hinckley get the double yellow line treatment.

No waiting between 8am and 6pm Monday to Saturday will affect parts of Castle Street, Derby Road, Leicester Road, London Road, Lower Bond Street, Middlefield Lane, New Buildings, Northfield Road, Stockwell Head, The Lawns, Wood Street Close and Wood Street. These time restrictions will also apply to sections of Keats Lane Earl Shilton, High Street Barwell, Windsor Street Burbage and Station Road Stoke Golding.

A Leicestershire County Council spokesman said: “We are currently working through a countywide project to consolidate the traffic regulation orders (TRO). As part of this we need to look at the appropriateness of restrictions and how they fit in the general community. We are also working to ensure that our TRO’s are more effective in their enforcement.”

Plans can be viewed online and opinions voiced at www.leics.gov. uk/tro_consultations.htm.