A town council has pledged to work in partnership with residents in a Suffolk seaside town to resolve concerns about motorists parking in front of their homes.
Residents in Crag Path in Aldeburgh had placed plant pots outside the front of their homes to deter drivers from blocking their front doors.
But, the objects sparked concerns they could endanger the safety of pedestrians following complaints that a walker had tripped over one of the pots.
The situation resulted in representatives of Suffolk County Council's highways team visiting homeowners last Tuesday to ask them to move the plant pots, which led to three or four of the Crag Path residents moving their plant pots back within the curtilage of their properties.
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Aldeburgh mayor TJ Haworth-Culf said the council was looking at ways to make it easier for the residents, including potentially reintroducing bollards in Crag Path to control vehicle movements.
However, she said there had been issues in the past with people removing the bollards, so the council was reluctant to invest taxpayers money in a new set.
She said the council's highways team was looking to introduce restricted parking bays outside the homes in a bid to address the issue.
Crag Path resident Graham Bagnall said he was concerned his road had been designated a highway with a 30mph speed limit, even though it was used by hundreds of pedestrians, children, dog walkers and wheelchairs.
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He said he had been "threatened with legal implications" if the plant pots were not removed as the objects were a hazard to pedestrians, even though the pots had been in place "for 20 years".
But the town's mayor said Felixstowe promenade was also designated a highway, adding that in any case it would be virtually impossible for motorists to speed along Crag Path because of the amount of people and cars parked along there.
"It is all about working together, as far as possible, to get a conclusion that everybody can work with.
"We are a tourism destination so we have to put safety at the forefront of everything that we do," she added.
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