A street where people battled to prevent the introduction of parking permits five years ago will now be covered by the scheme - after families got fed up with drivers using their road as a car park.

Norfolk County Council has agreed that Caernarvon Road in Norwich, should be covered by a permit parking scheme which has been in place in neighbouring streets for years.

Caernarvon Road in NorwichCaernarvon Road in Norwich (Image: Sophie Wyllie)

In 2019, residents pressured council bosses not to include the road in a controlled parking zone - where residents who want to park have to purchase permits.

Permits were introduced in neighbouring roads including the so-called Welsh streets, Cardiff Road, Denbigh Road, Milford Road and Swansea Road, but more than 100 people petitioned for Caernarvon Road to be excluded.

But, soon after the introduction of the permit parking in nearby streets in 2020, Caernarvon Road had turned into a magnet for motorists looking for a place to park.

Caernarvon Road will become a controlled parking zoneCaernarvon Road will become a controlled parking zone (Image: Denise Bradley) That left residents without spaces near their homes. A new survey was done showing the "majority of residents" wanted the street covered by permit parking.

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When the required traffic regulation order was advertised earlier this year, it was supported by 57pc of residents.

But there were dissenters, with 22 objections to the proposal.

Many of the objections related to the loss of parking available for staff and parents with children at the Peapod Pre-School in neighbouring Milford Road.

County council officers said there were bays in Milford Road where people could park for up to two hours.

Graham Plant, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transportGraham Plant, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport (Image: Norfolk County Council)

And Graham Plant, cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure at Conservative-controlled County Hall used his delegated powers to extend the controlled parking zone to include Caernarvon Road.

Mr Plant said the proposal would prevent "obstructive and inappropriate parking", with the permit scheme running from 8am to 6.30pm on Mondays to Saturdays.

Mike Stonard, leader of Norwich City CouncilMike Stonard, leader of Norwich City Council (Image: Newsquest)

When Caernarvon Road was excluded from the 2020 zone, Mike Stonard, now the leader of Labour-run Norwich City Council, warned that "by doing nothing" there, a problem would be created.