THE county council is resuming controversial plans to put double yellow lines on a city street.

Alan Amos, county council cabinet member for roads, suspended the proposal for double yellow lines in Worcester's Bromyard Road, between Blakefield Gardens and Watery Lane, following local opposition.

However Worcestershire County Council has now restarted the congestion-busting initiative.

County councillor Richard Udall described the reversal as a cruel election trick.

He said: “The local uproar and protests from me stopped the proposals and they were suspended pending further discussions.

"Now, just a few days after the local elections are over they have re-introduced the very same proposals, without any warning and without any discussions.

"They simply waited for the elections to be over before implementing their crazy plan."

Rev Jon Musselwhite previously raised concerns that some of his congregation would stop attending Bromyard Road Methodist Church if they could not park on the street.

But Cllr Amos said: "I'd guess a fair number of his flock are local, if not there is a bus service that goes up there.

"It's not blanket double yellow lines all the way down. There's lots of bits not affected."

He added that the proposal was paused because he wanted to carry out a survey into how it would affect residents and commuters.

This survey found that most of the people in Bromyard Road already have access to off-road parking, according to Cllr Amos.

He promised that disabled spaces in the street will be protected and parking restrictions will only be in force from Monday to Saturday between 7am and 7pm.

This will mean that parking for Sunday services at the church will not be affected, Cllr Amos said.

The cabinet member also believes that the double yellow lines will deter pavement parking, which blocks prams and mobility scooters.

Cllr Amos said he will be able to sign off on the measure in July.