Residents have condemned “nuisance” parking from students and say the problem continues to plague Clifton.
A number of parking permit schemes have been introduced across Clifton, owing to problems relating to students parking in residential areas while studying at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus.
While the problem has been resolved on streets such as Greencroft and Sturgeon Avenue, residents on Farnborough Road fear it has since migrated to their road.
Patricia Cox, who has lived on the road, at the junction with Clifton Lane, for 50 years, said: “It is awful. My family cannot get near the place.
“It has always been an issue. No one wants to visit because of how bad it is. Before my dad died, he would come here looking for a space, and end up just going home because he couldn’t find anywhere to park.
“I know you cannot stop them, but it is common courtesy. It is a flipping nuisance.”
Samuel Walker, who lives nearby on the same street, said: “Over recent months, residents have been increasingly affected by Nottingham Trent University students parking their vehicles wherever they wish during the day, often without consideration for visibility, road safety, or residents’ driveways. This occurs predominantly between 9am and 5pm, coinciding with term time.
Paula Paling, who also lives on Farnborough Road, added: “They have put permits everywhere else, and now they are parking here. But even then, people end up ignoring the permits, and we very rarely see traffic wardens.
“There is adequate public transport to the university. It is just disrespectful.”
Cllr Andrew Rule, who represents Clifton West for the Nottingham Independents and Independent Group, said he believes the problem has migrated to Farnborough Road from complaints and his own observations.
He said: “I will be raising this with officers to see what options are available to deal with this and take these options forward to residents to see which option would be their preferred solution.”
“It is unfortunate that this university-created problem will invariably utilise resources that could otherwise be spent on improving footpaths and roadways in the Clifton area.
“The university may be under the mistaken impression that by restricting campus car parking to students who live a certain distance away from it, it is helping the environment, but it simply results in students who are prevented from parking on the campus parking in Clifton itself – rather than not driving at all – causing issues in the community and providing no benefit to the environment whatsoever.”
NTU has previously said it has worked with the council, which introduced other schemes in the area, including those in Rivergreen and Swansdowne Drive.
The university says it has invested substantially in a local parking permit scheme run by the council, while students are “dissuaded” from driving to campus and encouraged to use alternative forms of transport, such as the subsidised bus service, bike hire schemes, or the tram.
Students are also encouraged to use a car-sharing scheme and are made aware of the importance of parking responsibly.
Nottingham City Council has been contacted for comment.
Under permit schemes, the authority currently provides one permit free of charge, either a residential or visitor permit, and then charges £35 for a second permit and £50 for a third permit.
