A consultation on extending yellow lines to stop selfish parking in a Powys village is set to begin – when the lines have already been painted.
The council says the lines will have to be removed - but will then have to be repainted if the consultation ends with residents in favour.
On Tuesday, July 2 Powys County Council’s Cabinet member for highways, Liberal Democrat Cllr Jackie Charlton, used delegated powers to extend parking restrictions at Penybryn in Crossgates.
Five days will be allowed to pass for the decision to be called in by councillors for scrutiny, before it comes into force on Wednesday, July 10.
The first stage of the process would be to hold a month long consultation on the proposal and if no objections are received the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) will be implemented.
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But after news of the plans emerged earlier this week, bemused residents have said the yellow lines have already been painted, and contacted the council to find out what’s going on.
A resident said that the council will install public notices on lamp posts and post a public notice in newspapers to say there will be a consultation and how to go about responding to it.
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They said: “I think someone at the council has made a bit of a cock-up.
“We were told the yellow lines extension should not have been painted as they have not been approved."
A Powys County Council spokesman said: “The council is to carry out consultation on proposals to introduce further parking restrictions to prevent inconsiderate parking and obstruction to the free flow of traffic at Penybryn, Crossgates.
“However, double-yellow lines have been installed without following the correct traffic regulation order process.
“The double-yellow lines will now be removed.”
In the report on the TRO Powys south area traffic engineer Joanne Lancey explained that a site meeting had been held at the location in the past to discuss the parking problems at Penybryn
Ms Lancey said: “There is significant inconsiderate parking, particularly near the junction and along to the 90- degree bend.
“This makes accessing Penybryn difficult most of the time.
“To help prevent this inconsiderate parking it would be beneficial to extend the existing parking restrictions to include the bend.
“The local member has also made representations to have these restrictions extended.”
The report adds that the cost of the work will be paid by the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency who manage the network on behalf of the Welsh Government.
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