Carroll chases Royal Military Avenue Parking Plan

1.13.20pm BST (GMT +0100) Thu 23rd Oct 2008

Cheriton Councillor Peter Carroll has asked Shepway Council Leader Robert Bliss to push Kent County Council to bring forward plans for parking alterations in Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton.

At a public meeting on Wednesday 30th July chaired by Lib Dem Councillor Peter Carroll, the Panel, including Geoff Mee, Director of Kent Highways, Robert Bliss, Leader of Shepway District Council, and Keith Ferrin, Kent County Council Cabinet member for Highways listened to residents views and saw photos of parking in the street.

Geoff Mee, who had earlier also visited Royal Military Avenue to survey the area, told the meeting that he would commit to bringing back proposals to introduce "oblique" parking on both sides of Royal Military Avenue by painting "nose-in" parking bays at the north end of the road. He hoped this would increase the availability of parking in the road, and also would have the effect of narrowing the road to more normal widths, which will also hopefully slow traffic.

Lib Dem Councillor Carroll said:

"I hope that Cllr Bliss will be able to push Kent to bring forward the plans they promised by the Autumn. With recent changes at Kent Highway Services, I want to be sure that local residents get to see the proposals they were promised, which I hope will improve parking provision and slow traffic."