Beauty spot vehicle ban to tackle anti-social acts
GoogleA proposal has been submitted to temporarily restrict vehicle access at a beauty spot due to antisocial behaviour.
If approved, Westmorland and Furness Council will install a removable bollard to prevent motorists accessing the shore via Sandy Gap Lane in Walney, Cumbria.
The six-month clampdown plan is in response to numerous complaints about people camping and leaving waste behind, according to council officers.
A council document states the "experimental order" would allow the restrictions to be assessed as to whether they should become permanent" and invite feedback from residents and businesses.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the restrictions are aimed at preventing drivers from damaging the landscape and aim to improve the environment.
Councillors Frank Cassidy and Anita Husband, both of Walney Island ward, gave their support to the scheme, as did a representative of council's waste service.
Those affected by the pilot could provide their views to the authority within a six-month period from when any restrictions are introduced.
All comments and feedback will be reported to the Furness Locality Board, which will then consider whether to make the restrictions permanent.
The temporary restriction will be discussed by the board on 8 April.