A petition calling for a residents’ parking permit scheme on Crosby Road in West Bridgford has prompted Nottinghamshire County Council to say any changes would need to be considered as part of a wider review of parking in the area.
The 40-signature petition was presented to a meeting of the County Council on 19 March 2026 by Councillor Penny Gowland on behalf of residents.
Residents are asking for a permit scheme to be introduced on Crosby Road, which is north of West Bridgford town centre and within walking distance of both Nottingham Forest’s City Ground and Trent Bridge.
The petition says the road and surrounding residential streets are already under heavy pressure from on-street parking, particularly on match days. Residents are concerned that if they move their cars, they may not be able to find a space when they return, this scenario plays out across the town on many residential roads on match days.
In its response, the County Council says introducing a permit scheme on one road in an area where parking demand is already high would be likely to move the problem onto nearby streets.
The authority says any potential scheme would therefore need to cover a wider area than Crosby Road and would require a more strategic review of parking provision in West Bridgford.
The council says it is aware of the issues faced by residents living close to the area’s major sports venues, and of the possible impact that the proposed increase in capacity at the City Ground could have on the number of car journeys into the area.
As part of that, the County Council says that it has worked with Nottingham Forest and Rushcliffe Borough Council to potentially secure developer funding to help reduce the impact of the City Ground development. The funding would depend on the start or completion of construction and could include new parking restrictions.
The County Council says it will work with the local community to identify priorities for how any developer contributions should be spent.
If consultation on the use of those contributions identifies residents’ parking schemes as a priority, a strategic parking review would be carried out. If appropriate, the council says it would then consider a co-ordinated package of parking restrictions rather than introducing individual schemes street by street.
Before that, the council is also monitoring the impact of new on-street parking charges introduced on a number of streets around West Bridgford town centre.
That monitoring is intended to show whether the charges have caused significant changes in parking patterns, including whether parking has been displaced onto other streets. The findings will help the council decide whether further traffic management measures, including on Trent Boulevard, are needed.
The County Council says it would not be appropriate to use public funding to introduce restrictions on Crosby Road at this stage.
However, parking restrictions on Crosby Road could be considered after the review of the impact of town centre parking charges, and if residents’ parking is identified by the local community as a priority for any funding linked to the City Ground development.
