Parking permits introduced after 10 year battle

RESIDENTS’ parking permits were introduced to four streets this week in a bid to deter Widney Manor station commuters – after 10 years of battling and thousands of council cash.

Only permits can be used from 9am to 11am and from 2pm to 3pm Monday to Friday in Austcliff Drive, Kilsby Grove, Sevington Close and Thorngrove Avenue.

The move, in the Hillfield area by the station, will cost Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council £4,000 with the permits costing £20.

Since 2000 the council has prepared 15 reports on the plans.

A report says: “During the period since October 2000, there have been two public exhibitions, three public meetings, and four separate consultations with residents in the area.

“The officer time in developing proposals, undertaking consultations, analysing results, attending public meetings and exhibitions and preparing reports amounts to an estimated 80 weeks, which has cost the service around £50,000.”

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