Cotgrave development being monitored after parking fears
A Rushcliffe housing development will be monitored by authorities after concerns were raised about residents feeling "bullied" by a threatened parking ban. Taylor Wimpey are constructing a 90-home development off Colston Gate in Cotgrave and concerns were recently raised by residents around issues including site access and temporary traffic lights.
The main concern though centred around a threatened parking ban which would have prevented people parking on Colston Gate for four months. Yellow signs gave people just days of notice that they would not be able to park their vehicles on the road for 16 weeks.
The signs caused particular stress for Suzy Palfreman, who has lived on Colston Gate for the last three years, and who says she's the only resident without off-road parking. She said: "I work as an emergency, on-call vet and so I need to be able to get to my vehicle quickly and to get all of my kit in.
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"It's not ideal if I have to be walking five minutes up the road in an emergency. One of my neighbours has a carer going in twice a day as well as family, so there has to be parking for them too."
A highways manager from Nottinghamshire County Council has now confirmed that the authority will be monitoring the rest of the development. They said: "We were concerned to hear about the issues raised by residents on Colston Gate in Cotgrave in relation to works being undertaken by contractors on behalf of developers.
"The contractors have agreed to engage with the residents to ensure that any works required take place with the minimal amount of disruption to both road users and residents, and we will monitor the works through regular site visits." Days after the yellow signs went up warning of the parking ban, Ms Palfreman claimed she'd heard there had been no authority from the highways authority, Nottinghamshire County Council, for the signs to be up and they have since come down.
A spokesperson from Taylor Wimpey previously said: "We can confirm that we are working closely with DAB, the contractors on-site, and that they will contact the resident to discuss an appropriate temporary parking solution.
"This will enable the resident to park near her property, whilst also enabling the essential temporary traffic lights to be placed in the required location. We appreciate that the installation of the temporary site access may have inconvenienced the resident, and we will ensure they are updated on when the temporary site access will be removed."