A Suffolk seafront road at the centre of concerns over clogging by camper vans and motorhomes is being advertised on a camping app.
The park4night app, used by motorhome owners, lauds the benefits of Undercliff Road East in Felixstowe, citing the public road as being "next to the beach" and offering "no charge" for parking.
Describing the area as a "well used place for camper vans," the app states there are 40 places available for vehicles and highlights advantages, including the presence of public toilets nearby with baby changing facilities, as well as a water pump.
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Visitors have posted glowing, five star reviews of the site on the app, with one saying: "Brilliant view, went on a Monday in March and lots of spaces available. Free parking, public toilets".
Another said: "Absolute Gem of a find. Safe parking, toilets available, fresh water available and wonderful sea views. Will be returning soon. Nice one Felixstowe."
Earlier this week, the EADT reported how three options were being considered to deal with the camper vans, amid concerns about damage to kerbs and motorists taking advantage of the absence of restrictions to sleep overnight and breakfast on the prom.
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Other complaints include a lack of space for pedestrians to get through between vehicles and people putting tables and chairs on the promenade.
Suffolk County Council's Highways team is assessing the cost and practicalities of the choices, which include a size restriction on vehicles on the road, time limits on free parking during the day and a ban on overnight parking.
Once this assessment has been completed, the information will then be reported to Felixstowe Town Council, which will decide which option to pursue.
However, opinion is somewhat divided on whether restrictions should be placed on the camper vans with a number of people defending the visitors.
Among them are former BBC Radio Suffolk star Mark Murphy, who has used his latest EADT column to discuss the issue and said that he could not "see what all the fuss is about".
He described the camper vans as part of the "ambience" of the seaside town and could see why Undercliff Road East was attractive to the visitors with toilets and a pub nearby.
"I don’t know who these complainants are but apparently, they’re moaning about the vans parking with two wheels on the kerb and these nimbys think these visitors do little to support the local economy.
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"Shock horror, some even dare to stay overnight and have breakfast the next morning, wow, how dare they? What a joke these complaints are.
"It’s a bit like people who live next to a pub and moan about the noise at chucking out time or moving near a church and moaning about the bells being run," Mr Murphy said.
People have also taken to Felixstowe community Facebook pages to post comments in support of the camper vans.
One said: "I personally can’t see a problem the prom is wide enough to walk on and I think the beach huts take up valuable prom space.
"If people are spending in the town, let them be. If we had no visitors then people would still moan. No pleasing everyone."
Some residents living in Beach Road East, which has a junction with Undercliff Road East, also supported the camper vans.
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Professor Edwin Candy, a telecommunications expert, said he had 'no issue really' with the camper vans and in a highly-populated country there would always be difficulties with parking.
Prof Candy, who originally comes from Australia, added: "I think the population's quite dense in England and you have to be mindful of that and if you want to get a good spot then you have to get there early."
However, another resident, who did not wish to be named, said the motorhomes were spoiling the view for residents in Undercliff Road East, as well as diners at the Fludyers Hotel, which she said had used the view of the sea as one of its selling points.
Responding to concerns that restrictions might drive visitors from the town, she said: "Live and let live, but this is not living and let living, this is taking up other people's space."
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