Residents in a Nottinghamshire village who feel 'blocked into' their own street say they are now feeling hopeful that new plans for the neighbourhood can help solve the issues. Concerns have been raised recently about residents who are unable to get out of Shearing Close and Brooklands Drive in Gedling and onto the main road, Shearing Hill.
Councillor Mike Adams, Ward for Carlton East, is among those who have been campaigning for changes in the area to protect the junction and make accessing Shearing Hill easier for those who live nearby. Now, double yellow lines are set to be implemented on both Shearing Close and Brooklands Drive.
Residents, for the most part, have spoken out in favour of the plans, with one man "hopeful" that it will be easier to get in and out of the road going forward. Jan Bzdok, 58, works as a caretaker at a nearby school.
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"There's a sign here that says it's only residential. But people come, they visit the dentist, but they just park wherever," he said.
"Sometimes they take my space or they take the space of the person next to me. Sometimes they just park at the top of the road so we can't get out.
"It makes people very angry. A lot of times I've been angry at the way these people park.
"There are a lot of problems with parking around where you're blocked in and you can't get out. I know a woman that lives nearby, on Shearing Hill, and they just park in front of the drive.
"I hope the yellow lines will help." Retired 72-year-old, Donald Mead, said: "I see why they're looking to do it. I didn't know anything about it - no one has knocked on my door - but I wouldn't be against it if they can get it done quickly.
"You often see the top of the road can get a bit blocked with cars - and if they don't live nearby should they even be parking there? It could make things a bit safer too, particularly if they're looking to sort the corners of the road because that's where you get a lot of it.
"There's more chance of an accident isn't there when you've got cars that are badly parked or parked where they shouldn't be."
Councillor Adams posted to his Facebook that the plans for the double yellow lines are set to come through in the next financial year. He wrote that the lines will protect the junction and "give people a good field of view when joining Shearing Hill."
Yet, not everybody is as keen on the plans. 60-year-old Marin Ferrin, who lives in Brooklands Drive, said: "It's not much of an issue for me to be honest. My view on it would be that anything that stops traffic would be a good thing.
"So I don't think this is a good idea in that respect because I don't know how this would stop the traffic. The traffic isn't too bad anyway.
"I see it when I take the dog out, but there's slightly less of it since the new road opened. But people go at quite a speed.
"But, yes, something to slow the traffic a bit is what I'd want to see. It doesn't really affect me though."
Nottinghamshire County Council has confirmed that an update on the plans will be issued later this month.
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