A scheme which would have allowed residents in Nuthall to drive through a bus-only gate if they bought a permit is to be scrapped.
The idea had been proposed by the Conservatives, and supported in particular by Nuthall and Kimberley councillor Philip Owen.
The scheme hoped to prevent the area becoming a rat run, with drivers using it to avoid queues on the Nuthall roundabout.
The bus gate is currently only accessed by public transport during certain times. It is a short section of road which provides direct access to Nuthall roundabout from the junction of Nottingham Road and Roland Avenue at the edge of the Horsendale estate.
But there were several critics of the idea, including Nottinghamshire Police.
In September last year, the council agreed to hold a consultation into whether to go ahead with the scheme.
But after an overwhelmingly negative response, the council has decided not to go ahead.
The idea was for only residents of the Horsendale Estate to be eligible for a permit to be able to drive through the bus gate.
However, with a primary school on the estate, concerns were raised that parents who don’t live on the estate but have children at the school may follow other drivers through the bus gate, picking up fines.
A similar scheme was proposed in 2013, but eventually pulled by the county council, in part because police said it would be ‘unworkable and unenforceable’.
The existing restriction prohibits the use of this section of road in a westbound direction between 4pm and 6pm, Mondays to Fridays by all vehicles other than buses and pedal cycles.
To gauge support for the scheme, the county council sent out surveys to 974 homes on the estate.
Of those surveyed, 58 percent responded - a much higher rate than most consultations.
Of these, just one in five said they supported the scheme.
The matter was briefly discussed today at a meeting of the county council’s community and place committee.
Kevin Greaves represents Worksop South for Labour, and said: “What a crackpot this scheme this is. It’s never been done in the country. Never heard such a crackpot idea, and even his (Councillor Philip Owen) residents don’t agree with it."
