New parking restrictions will come to an Oxfordshire village where householders have "strong views" as locals complain of cars on double yellow lines.

County council highways chief Andrew Gant made the decision to introduce the controls to Shrivenham near Faringdon in which the area will get no waiting at any time restrictions and permit holder parking places, among other changes.

Two public speakers came to give their view on the proposals with Mr Gant describing them as having "slightly different takes".

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This comes as the consultation carried out indicated a total of 214 responses received via online surveys with 85 per cent identifying as residents.

Stock photo of parked cars.Stock photo of parked cars. (Image: Other.)

A county council offer said: "There was a high level of support for all elements of the proposed scheme, with online feedback demonstrating that 71 per cent of respondents either supported or partially supported the general principles of the scheme, compared to 24 per cent who wholly objected.

"Responses submitted by email were mostly against the proposals, with 44.5 per cent of the 18 responses not in favour of the scheme.

"The most common general comment related to enforcement and the fear that without the restrictions being properly enforced then the scheme would likely fail and residents and businesses would end of paying for permits with no benefit."

Speaking out at the meeting, Shrivenham householder Ralph - whose surname was not given - said: "There appears to be no objective evidence to justify any change.

Shrivenham.Shrivenham. (Image: Google Maps.)

"Indeed there is evidence to the contrary.

"Officers may have put an overly positive spin on their analysis of the consultation."

He went on to say parking on double yellow lines had been "endemic" in the village and was "not a daily issue - it was an hourly issue" and concluded "sadly existing enforcement does not work".

The comment comes as the county council spokesman said "the response rate to the public consultation was higher than would be expected for this type of proposal, which demonstrates that there are strong views around the parking situation in Shrivenham".

An officer at the meeting reassured those present in relation to enforcement and said a tactic the council had was to "increase level of enforcement when schemes are introduced" so people knew they would be enforced.

Shrivenham.Shrivenham. (Image: Oxfordshire County Council.)

On the consultation, Mr Gant made the general point that the "object and support button is very much a blunt instrument" and emphasised it was "important to read" responses properly.

The news measures to be introduced are an introduction of no waiting at any time restrictions on sections of High Street, Manor Lane, Church Walk and Hazell's Lane.

They also include introduction of parking places on the High Street for permit holders or three-hour maximum stay for non-permit holders during the hours of 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

They also include changes to space for disabled persons parking - retaining existing ones in front of Elm Tree Surgery and adding some east of Elm Tree House and adjacent to Number 50b and number 33.

 

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Noor is the Local Democracy Reporter for Oxfordshire who covers political stories from across the county. 

She began working as a journalist in Oxford in September 2023 having graduated from the University of Oxford.

Noor was trained at the News Associates journalism school and can be found on X through the handle @NoorJQurashi