Plans to introduce new parking restrictions in Barrow will be discussed following several complaints.
Westmorland & Furness Council’s Furness Locality Board will debate the issue this week.
The authority said it had received complaints about the Barrow Island area from councillors, businesses and community groups.
They reported non-residents abusing current parking restrictions most days of the week.
A report said: “Most houses in Barrow Island area do not have off-street parking facilities and are within walking distance of shops, businesses or other buildings which attract non-resident car users.”
The council has proposed restrictions using a combination of resident-only parking at all times and limited parking of an hour, with no return within two hours, with permit holders are exempt.
It said it followed consultation with residents and users of the area, who were supportive of changes.
The proposals are set to be discussed at the Furness Locality Board meeting on April 8.
Also to be discussed at the meeting are plans to address parking problems on Greengate Street in Barrow.
There have been multiple complaints of non-residents abusing parking restriction bays on most days of the week.
Restrictions on the road currently allow a maximum of two hours free parking for non-permit holders between 8am and 6pm from Monday to Saturday, with no return within four hours.
Following a consultation in January this year, Westmorland and Furness Council has proposd to cut the maximum stays for non-permit holders to 10 minutes, with no return within an hour.
A further proposal is for a one-way system on Rising Side and Stackwood Avenue in Newbarns, Barrow.
The council said it was proposed following councillors’ requests for improvement of road safety and congestion outside Newbarns Primary School.
It said there was a choice of either incorporating Stackwood Avenue or Middleton Avenue as part of the one-way system, opting for the former following consultation in December.
The report said the selected proposal for a one-way route would run from the intersection of Rising Side and Middelton Avenue to the intersection of Stackwood Avenue and Middleton Avenue.
The report author recommended that the council approves the Traffic Regulation Order, with the estimated costs of staff resources and advertising being £4,000 and any implementation measures as a result of making the order estimated at £7,000.
