Steps to curb motorhome parking set out

SEPARATE BAYS AND TIME LIMIT PART OF PROPOSALS

- By STUART ARNOLD Local democracy reporter [e-mail] @TeessideLive

PROPOSALS to tackle motorhome parking issues on Saltburn's Marine Parade have been laid out by Redcar and Cleveland Council.

The local authority said parking for such vehicles would be restricted to existing marked parking bays on the north side of the road and for four hours only, Monday to Saturday, between 9am and 5pm, with no return for four hours immediately after.

There will be no parking at all on the remaining unrestricted sections on both sides of Marine Parade for motorhome owners.

Separately, 'no waiting and no loading at any time' restrictions are also due to be introduced on a narrow section of Marine Parade outside Saltburn House.

Last year, the council scrapped plans to restrict motorhomes from parking overnight between 8pm and 8am on Marine Parade and nearby Glenside, leading ward councillors who were supportive of the measure to claim they had been "let down".

Motorhomes on Marine Parade in particular and the use of similar vehicles such as camper vans has been a bone of contention in Saltburn for a number of years with the council keen not to appear unwelcoming to such visitors and the revenue they bring.

But there have been continued complaints from local residents, not only those living on Marine Parade itself but on the 'jewel' streets that lead off it, about congestion, litter and a feeling that these overnight stayers are taking advantage of the free parking available.