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A ROW has erupted after months of parking problems outside a school in Barton.
Residents in Stratton Road say parents dropping off their children at the Al-Ashraf nursery and primary school are clogging up the road twice a day despite the school having ample parking and turning space.
Lorraine Mutty, who lives in the road, said staff also took up much-needed resident parking because they refused to park in the car park, worried their cars would be damaged by pupils playing in their break times.
She said: "Originally it wasn't supposed to be a school, but suddenly it ended up becoming one.
"They have parking space on site but they don't like to use it, so every day, in the morning and at home time, there are cars in the middle of the road.
Zig zag
"For the past two years we've put up with huge problems, and it gets really nasty at some points with parents shouting at each other.
"There is room on the site for them to drive in, turn around and come out, but they don't seem to want to do it."
She said a consultation on proposed zig zag lines had also been met with hostility among residents, who didn't want any restrictions on where they could park.
She said: "I think by law you can't park on zig zags at all, so that would take parking away from us."
She added that more than 80 residents had signed a petition against any proposals for zig zags. Sally Godwin, of Gloucestershire Highways, said: "We had a request in from the city councillor and as a result we are consulting with residents on a proposal to introduce school zig zag markings outside the school.
"The restrictions will mean that no vehicles will be able to park on them between 8.15am and 8.45am and 3.15pm and 3.45pm. Outside these hours, parking will be unrestricted.
"Please note this is only the initial consultation. All comments received will be taken into account before going to formal advertising."
No-one was available from the school to speak to
Residents in Stratton Road say parents dropping off their children at the Al-Ashraf nursery and primary school are clogging up the road twice a day despite the school having ample parking and turning space.
Lorraine Mutty, who lives in the road, said staff also took up much-needed resident parking because they refused to park in the car park, worried their cars would be damaged by pupils playing in their break times.
She said: "Originally it wasn't supposed to be a school, but suddenly it ended up becoming one.
"They have parking space on site but they don't like to use it, so every day, in the morning and at home time, there are cars in the middle of the road.
Zig zag
"For the past two years we've put up with huge problems, and it gets really nasty at some points with parents shouting at each other.
"There is room on the site for them to drive in, turn around and come out, but they don't seem to want to do it."
She said a consultation on proposed zig zag lines had also been met with hostility among residents, who didn't want any restrictions on where they could park.
She said: "I think by law you can't park on zig zags at all, so that would take parking away from us."
She added that more than 80 residents had signed a petition against any proposals for zig zags. Sally Godwin, of Gloucestershire Highways, said: "We had a request in from the city councillor and as a result we are consulting with residents on a proposal to introduce school zig zag markings outside the school.
"The restrictions will mean that no vehicles will be able to park on them between 8.15am and 8.45am and 3.15pm and 3.45pm. Outside these hours, parking will be unrestricted.
"Please note this is only the initial consultation. All comments received will be taken into account before going to formal advertising."
No-one was available from the school to speak to
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