MORE than 60 per cent of Llandrindod Wells residents want a controversial one-way system introduced over lockdown scrapped, the results of a survey in the town show.

Llandrindod Wells Town Council decided to act has been besieged complaints for the three years since the system was introduced around Llandrindod Lake during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A survey launched by the council received hundreds of responses, and the town council says it has now written to the local authority asking it to reverse the one-way system.

In a post on its Facebook page on March 21, the town council said: “Thanks to everyone who completed the survey.

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“730 people participated with the preferable outcome (being) 61.71 per cent wanting the one-way system to be reversed completely.

“Llandrindod Wells Town Council has now written to the portfolio holder for a Greener Powys to request that Powys County Council implement the change to layout without delay.”

183 of 693 responders said they wanted to keep the new road layout. Of 716 answers to the question ‘Would you like to revert the road layout, including around the lake, as it was prior to the installation of the cycle track and one-way system pre-Covid 19?’, 392 people were for this; 324 against.

The introduction of the system has resulted in increased congestion around the lake.

Issues include the “significant” growth of traffic and speed of vehicles in the area; an increased presence of parked cars which is leading to congestion and difficulties for turning traffic, especially large vehicles such as coaches and caravans; as well as “many complaints” over camper vans illegally parking overnight, and the rubbish left by their owners, which has attracted rats.

County Times: Llandrindod lake is one of the town's most picturesque areas, but the introduction of a one-way system during Covid has proved controversial. Picture by Mel Evans. Llandrindod lake is one of the town's most picturesque areas, but the introduction of a one-way system during Covid has proved controversial. Picture by Mel Evans.

Councillors and residents are especially concerned as the area is right next to a children’s play area and they are concerned for safety.

The issue first came to attention via minutes from a town council meeting in September 2021, showing that it had been inundated with complaints from residents about the new traffic system.

In February 2023, Councillor Jamie Jones asked fellow members if the town council could contact Powys County Council (PCC) about the one-way system and ask them to consider reversing the move.

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The clerk had been made aware that a reversal was not an option due to the traffic volume on the Grosvenor Road junction with the A483.

One suggestion had been an extension of the existing one-way system down to the doctor’s surgery junction, which the council felt would alleviate issues with camper vans, caravans and buses having to reverse down Princes Avenue.

In April last year, county councillor Pete Roberts contacted the council, informing them that following a site visit with a local authority representative, reversing the one-way system would be an option considered.

To view the results of the survey, visit https://shorturl.at/emuxW.