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Sept 2023
Height restrictor installed in Knaresborough car park
A height restrictor costing £3,250 has been installed in the car park at Conyngham Hall in Knaresborough.
Motorhomes, campervans and caravans often park at the back of the car park overnight even though signs say this is prohibited.
About a dozen vehicles pitched up and stayed for three nights last month.
Cllr Matt Walker, a Liberal Democrat who represents Knaresborough West, said it was the largest encampment he was aware of and renewed his calls for North Yorkshire Council to clampdown on overnight stays.
The council, which owns the large long-stay car park, has now responded — and pledged more changes to the site.
Last month's encampment
The road leading to the back of the car park.
Steve Brown, the council’s head of parking services, said:
Cllr Walker praised the council for responding quickly to his latest request for measures to prevent encampments in the car park.
Read more:
- Electric vehicles charging points in Knaresborough car park causing ‘significant harm’
- Councillor calls for clampdown on overnight parking at Knaresborough's Conyngham Hall
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