Very recently we heard that Bradford Council were proposing to sell the Skirrow Street car park in Cottingley. Nothing formal has been announced but a price does appear to have been set!
We are working with our committed village resident groups to stop the sale of this important community asset. Losing ten or more parking spaces that residents can use will inevitably lead to more cars parked on the road. The village was built mid-nineteenth century, so roads are narrow and unable to take many parked cars. There is serious concern that more cars parked on the village's narrow roads will make it difficult for emergency service vehicles and refuse wagons.