Brighton parking restrictions extended by Denmark Villas cycle hangar

The hangar, in Denmark Villas, Hove, had previously been pictured taking up a parking bay in the street.

Now, residents are complaining that the lack of parking has been exacerbated after the council extended double yellow lines.

Laura King, who opposed the cycle hangars at a meeting of the Brighton and Hove City council environment, transport and sustainability committee, said: “It’s a very odd action. They haven’t really solved any problems.

“It’s really sneaky. The hangar has taken two spaces.”

“I’m not against cycle hangars being made available but they need to be in the right places.”

Ms King also expressed concern that the cycle hangars had been approved without a report to committee or full council.

A spokesman for the council said that the funding for hangars was agreed by full council in February 2021.

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The hangars have proved incredibly popular with all spaces in the first 100 already taken.

Some of the hangars have proved controversial as they have been placed in car parking spaces across the city.

Some residents have complained that the cycle hangars should be placed off the streets so as to not take up parking spaces.

Brighton and Hove City Council has committed to adding more cycle hangars in the new year, which would give a total of 900 parking spaces for bikes in the city.

A previous picture of the cycle hangar in Denmark Villas (Image: NQ Staff)

In a statement, a spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “The space now occupied by the cycle hangar on Denmark Villas was a motorcycle bay that our parking team was removing.

“There is a drainage gully within what was the motorcycle bay. So the cycle hangar needed to be clear of that.

“We dealt with the double yellow line markings and motorcycle bay line removals accordingly.”