Lib Dem councillor Lynne Featherstone is demanding an immediate explanation as to why Haringey Council has backed down from a decision to ban parking at the Tetherdown end of Pages Lane, Muswell Hill.

The call comes after complaints from residents that lorries delivering to a tile centre on the corner have been granted parking permits by Haringey Council. This is despite assurances two years ago, when yellow lines were painted, that the centre would never get permission to use the area as a receiving depot.

The road, which is a busy route for school children, is very narrow and two years ago local residents and Lib Dem councillors successfully lobbied the Council to place parking restrictions on the area because of the hazards caused to drivers and pedestrians by the parking.

Ms Featherstone has contacted Haringey to express her astonishment that the Council has appeared to have a change of heart after two years of successfully enforcing parking restrictions. She is seeking an immediate explanation as to why the Council has gone back on its word.

Cllr Featherstone comments:

“I am deeply concerned by this news and I am seeking an immediate explanation as to why the Council has made the road unsafe again for a mere £64 [cost of a permit].

“The return of the lorries has restarted the problems. The Council must take immediate action and reassert the agreement they made with us two years ago.”