Villagers want more pay and display

A MAJORITY of people who took part in a survey on parking and traffic at Lymm would like to see more “pay and display” introduced.
As many as 85 per cent of people questioned would like to see pay-and-display extended to the Henry Street car park and 74 per cent would like to see it introduced on the Davies Way car park.
A massive 97 per cent of people would like to see the Davies Way car park re-lined to create more parking space.
The survey was carried out by local Liberal Democrats.
It said that 88 per cent of respondents would like to see parking restrictions extended further along Brookfield Road.
Seventy one per cent said the recycling facility should be moved out of Davies Way car park – and if pay-and-display was introduced at Davies Way, 77 per cent of people thought shop and office workers, library staff, etc, should be given parking permits.
On the long-standing issue of a one-way system through the village, opinions were more equally divided with 56 per cent against the idea and 44 per cent supporting it.
The borough council has been asked to look at the possibility of pay-and-display on the Henry Street car park, although it is accepted that use of the car park for the Thursday market creates a complication.
The council has also been asked to consider additional parking restrictions on Brookfield Road, perhaps with parking on one side and “one hour” spaces for surgery patients.
Most people think there is less need for the re-cycling facility at Davies Way and possible alternative sites suggested include Sow Brook, by the Youth Club, the site of the “Ironing Bored” hut and the verges on Davies Way.
Some people put forward suggestions for overspill car parks at local churches, Sow Brook and Lymm Rugby Club and there was acceptance that village centre residents needed their parking needs safeguarded.
Other issues raised inn the survey included more enforcement by wardens,
repainting some yellow lines, HGV’s on Cherry Lane, the need for flashing speed warning signs, encouraging more people to cycle or walk to the village, parking on Sandy Lane and parking problems at the bottom of Pepper Street.