Beeston residents have welcomed a U-turn on plans to ban cars from part of a street after only a quarter of people backed the idea in a survey. Nottinghamshire County Council had proposed banning cars from using Dovecote Lane as a through route at its junction with Middle Street, in a bid to encourage cycling and walking.
The authority planned to use Government transport improvement money to fund the scheme. At first, the council planned to make the changes straight away as an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order before people were asked for feedback.
But after opposition from some residents, in January the council agreed to delay the scheme’s implementation to undertake a second public consultation. A petition against the plans gained almost 1,000 signatures at the time – although some residents did support the plans.
