Extra parking in Burntisland street after council tweaks restrictions
Additional parking is set to be created on a Burntisland street after amendments to local restrictions were agreed.
Members of the Kirkcaldy Area Committee have given their support to a proposal to amend measures on the A921 Kinghorn Road in the town which will see a section of double yellow lines will now be removed.
A report from John Mitchell, head of roads and transportation services, explained: “There is scope to reduce a section of double yellow lines to allow 15 metres extra parking provision.
“The existing double yellow lines on the west side of the Craigholm Lane junction were provided to assist traffic exiting Craigholm Lane. However given the very low number of vehicles emerging and the reduction of speed limit to 20 mph on Kinghorn Road, it is considered the double yellow lines can be reduced.
“By reducing the double yellow lines on Kinghorn Road, more parking provision will be available.”
Councillor Kathleen Leslie (Burntisland, Kinghorn & Western Kirkcaldy, Conservative) welcomed the change.
“The parking situation has got increasingly difficult since the introduction of the pavement parking ban but neither myself or the residents I have spoken to are against, this but It has added stress to the situation,” she said.
“On street parking is very, very limited. We all know how bad that road is. The recommendation that has been put in, I very much welcome.”
Fellow Burntisland councillor Julie McDougall (Reform) added: “I welcome this report and I am very supportive of it.”