INCONSIDERATE motorists accused of clogging up the centre of Cudworth will be prohibited from doing so under a new order which was approved this week.

Barnsley Road and its side streets including Jackson Street, Bloemfontein Street and Co-operative Street were discussed by Barnsley Council’s ruling cabinet members on Wednesday due to the amount of complaints councillors have received about problematic parking.

A traffic regulation order (TRO) will come into force and includes a restriction on vehicles waiting at any time on parts of both sides of Barnsley Road, as well as the three worst-hit side streets.

A council report said: “The Barnsley Road area comprises of residential properties interspersed with commercial premises and a more densely concentrated shopping area lying between Bank Street and Bow Street.

“There are commercial premises on the southern side of the Jackson Street junction and on both sides of the Co-operative Street junction, all with little or no off-street parking for customers.

“There is a small supermarket and a motor supplies, service and repair centre. In addition, there is a second motor parts supply and repair workshop approximately 55 metres to the north east, also with little off-street customer parking.

“Customers park directly outside these premises or outside adjacent residential properties, often partially or almost wholly on the footway, creating an obstruction to pedestrians and severely compromising visibility at these junctions.

“On Barnsley Road this can lead to the build-up of long queues of traffic, in both directions, being forced to give way to oncoming traffic which causes delays to bus services.

“It is proposed is to prohibit vehicles waiting at any time on parts of both sides of Jackson Street and Co-operative Street at their junctions with Barnsley Road and on both sides of Barnsley Road on either side of its junctions with these streets.”

Five objections were received, the cabinet meeting was told, predominantly from nearby residents who say the order will prevent them from parking outside their houses.

Councillors have appealed to motorists in the past to stop parking on the streets, as there are several free car parks in the area, while a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to motorists parking on double yellow lines has been adopted by enforcement officers employed by the Cudworth-based North East Area Council.

Barnsley Council leader Sir Steve Houghton, who also represents the Cudworth ward, said: “It’s been particularly bad in Cudworth as motorists’ parking completely blocks the sight lines of people attempting to exit the side streets.

“It has to be mentioned that this was requested by the public before someone was seriously injured, or worse.”