Estate not designed to park cars

Petition to change entire layout of neighbourhood to create more spaces

- GEORGE LYTHGOE

AN ESTATE plagued by a lack of parking could see its entire layout changed to resolve the issue.

The Smallbridge estate of Ditton Mead and Armstrong Hurst Close was never meant for so many families using cars, which has left residents suffering from a lack of parking and fighting for space.

The latest Pennines Township Committee meeting heard how the homes were built at a time when car ownership was low and were not designed to current road and parking standards.

A petition launched by a local ward councillor has now been signed by the majority of the estate to sort the issue out.

Coun John Blundell told the committee on September 17: “The estate was one of those where everyone was supposed to walk and cycle to work or get the bus.