Lytham St Annes: Camper van prom parking ban given the go-ahead

Motorhomes will be banned from parking overnight on promenades in two coastal towns from this summer.

The ban is among the new parking rules for Lytham and St Annes approved by Lancashire County Council's cabinet.

A report to cabinet members said there had been "years of complaints" from residents about the visual impact of camper vans and the space they took up.

The vehicles will not be allowed to park there from 18:00 to 08:00 BST under new rules.

A County Hall consultation also heard that some people feared the ban would force the motorhomes on to town centre roads or into side streets.

Highways officers said there was "no evidence" that would happen.

A number of people who responded to the consultation called for residents' parking schemes.

But the county council said there strict tests that had to be passed for the permit systems to be brought in.

The motor caravan ban will start in Ansdell Road South in Lytham and run along Inner Promenade, South Promenade and North Promenade, terminating in Todmorden Road in St Annes.

It will also include King Edward Avenue, Fairlawn Road and Seafield Road in Lytham.

The restriction is expected to come into force by early May.

Objectors to the plans said the move discriminated against people who were likely to be visitors to the area.

The meeting heard Fylde Council had increased the amount of off-road motorhome parking available in the borough - including at its Fairhaven Road car park - and other options were being considered.

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