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Aug 2023
Councillor calls for clampdown on overnight parking at Knaresborough's Conyngham Hall
A Knaresborough councillor has called for a clampdown on overnight parking at Conyngham Hall.
About a dozen vehicles pitched up at the back of the car park and stayed for three nights a week ago.
Signs say overnight parking is prohibited but the rule is often flouted.
Conyngham Hall car park last weekend.
Cllr Matt Walker, a Liberal Democrat who represents Knaresborough West, said the latest encampment, which he reported to a council officer, was the largest he was aware of.
He said:
Cllr Walker says the gate should be locked at night.
Cllr Walker said the cost of moving on vehicles and cleaning up afterwards could cost taxpayers thousands of pounds.
He added:
The Stray Ferret asked the council what action it took against last week's encampment and why it didn't lock the gates as suggested by Cllr Walker.
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Steve Brown, the council's head of parking services, said:
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