Silverton's Street Parking Problem

During last weeks traffic chaos caused by the accident at Chitterley it was noted by a number of people that the situation was considerably exacerbated by the street parking in Fore Street and High Street. This has been an ongoing problem now for many years and seems to be a problem now common to many Devon villages. Its been said for years that one day the partial blockage of the streets will one day create access problems for emergency services with the obvious potential for tragic consequences.

In Silverton the problem regarding street parking in the centre of the village has not been helped by the location of the car park which is only accessible by a circuitous route from the centre of the village and has, in any case, very limited parking facilities. Controversial as the proposal my be, I would be in favour of converting the 'Little Rec' into a car park as its now clear that some drastic measures should be considered given the ever increasing amount of traffic seeking to park in the main streets and the square given also, that the appropriate authorities seem not to have either the will or the resources to deal with the current parking situation.