A RESIDENT has called for parking permits near to Prince Henry's High School.

Last week, the Journal published comments from resident Julian Crompton, who argued that permits are not the answer.

In response, Steve Symonds, a resident of Victoria Avenue, believes that parking permits would help ease the problems.

He said: "We would welcome the chance to park near our house and if you are lucky in front of it.

"During the week day I like others in Victoria Avenue,lower Windsor Road, lower Princess Road and Cambria Road have problem finding a space to park due to staff and pupils parking their cars there, when they have ample space at the school.

"Also at the Greenhill end of Cambria Road and Victoria Avenue you get train commuters parking their vehicles for free, rather than paying at the train car park.

"In the evenings when a show is on at the art centre the same happens,people using the roads to park so they can have a quick get away before the carpark rush.

"The build up of traffic mainly occurs at end of school time when pupils who own cars drive down the road tail to nose.

"A little bit of courtesy would be welcomed if they occasionally pulled over in spaces to allow on coming traffic to make some progress up the road aiding coaches, (who have no problem turning in or out of Victoria Avenue as no cars park there because of the double yellow lines), to exit the road.

"We will always have parking and traffic problems as it is the age we live in but parking permits should help the majority of us, maybe not all the time but a lot of it."

Both residents commented in response to Cllr Mark Goodge's poll on the Facebook group Evesham Questions, which asked whether residents would support parking permits in Victoria Avenue, Cambria Road, Windsor Road, Princess Road and Balmoral Close due to the backlog of traffic.

Mr Crompton said: "I have lived here since the mid 1970s and I have seen the traffic levels develop, as there are more cars per house and more teachers and students parking there.

"I don't think parking permits would solve anything.

"It would cost £40 to get one and it is still not guaranteed you would be able to park outside your house.

"It strikes me as something which will just help fund the council."