New double yellow lines for Osbaldwick and Naburn were approved on 22 October, cut back after objections and a 535-name petition. In force from 30 October.

New double yellow lines will be painted in Osbaldwick and Naburn after the council’s transport chief approved both schemes on Thursday 22 October. In each village they are shorter than the lines first proposed.

Councillor Kate Ravilious, the Executive Member for Transport, made the decisions at a public decision session at West Offices. They come into force on Friday 30 October unless councillors call them in by Thursday 29 October (decision record, Osbaldwick; decision record, Naburn). That date is when the legal order can take effect. The lines themselves are painted afterwards.

Osbaldwick: four sites, three changes

The Osbaldwick proposals drew 20 objections in the statutory consultation. A Change.org petition called “Stop imposed double yellow lines in Osbaldwick” had 535 signatures when the officers’ report was written (officers’ report, para 19 to 20).

The petition was started on behalf of seven local businesses and the church:

  • Osbaldwick Motors
  • Tiddlywinks Nursery
  • Osbaldwick Fisheries
  • The Kitchen Osbaldwick
  • Martins of York Skip Hire
  • Space & Co Barbers
  • St Thomas Church Osbaldwick

It argued the lines would drive away customers who need to park nearby (petition, Annex F).

What was decided at each site:

Where Decision
Osbaldwick Village, Osbaldwick Lane and the Murton Way junction Lines approved, but less than advertised
Murton Way, near Beckett Drive Lines approved as advertised
Murton Way, out towards Murton village Clearway approved, but shorter than advertised
Osbaldwick Link Road No further action for now

In the village itself, the lines will cover the junction where Osbaldwick Village meets Murton Way and Osbaldwick Lane, and the bend. Some parking stays on Osbaldwick Lane. The decision record says parking near the junction will now be “between 10m and 70m further away”.

The council’s case rests partly on buses. First Bus told the council that parking between Murton Way and Osbaldwick Motors left York-bound number 6 buses unable to get through. Drivers diverted through Osbaldwick Village without warning, missing passengers waiting at the Osbaldwick Playing Fields stop. Those passengers had to walk to the Moorlands Close stop and catch a later bus.

A camera survey after the consultation closed found obstructive parking at every location “during all times of the day”, the report says.

On Murton Way towards Murton, cars park on the verge and the only footway. The clearway will now end at the entrance to the village, by the 30mph signs near the A64 bridge. That still covers the whole 60mph stretch.

On Osbaldwick Link Road, the verge parking first reported has “subsided”, so nothing will be done for now. The council can still bring in the lines there within two years if it returns.

The clearway idea that was turned down

The ward councillor, Mark Warters, objected to the original plans and asked for an urban clearway through Osbaldwick Village, Osbaldwick Lane and Murton Way instead. Officers advised against it. A clearway only applies at set times, such as 6am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm, and the survey found the problem parking at all hours. A clearway also has no exemption for wedding cars or hearses. Double yellow lines do.

Naburn: Front Street near York Road

Naburn Parish Council asked for the Front Street restrictions. Cars parked near the York Road junction were pushing traffic onto the wrong side of the road, into the path of vehicles turning in. Buses have also struggled to pass.

The council’s one-week survey in March 2026 counted 71 instances of footway parking on the stretch. In 11 of them, pedestrians could not get past at all. There is no footway on the other side of the road (officers’ report, Front Street).

The scheme drew 10 objections and 2 letters of support when it was advertised in late 2025. Ravilious first approved a reduced version on 28 April 2026. Someone then challenged that decision, partly on the grounds that it was unclear which lines had been approved. So it went back for a fresh decision on 22 October.

The approved version leaves a short stretch on the west side unrestricted, so some parking stays on the street.

Officers looked at, and rejected, four alternatives put forward by residents:

  • a one-way system on Front Street
  • banning the left turn from York Road, which the survey found averages 5.7 turns a day
  • re-routing the buses, which is for the bus company to decide, not this review
  • hatched markings and bollards at the junction

What it means for you

  • If you park in either village, expect the new lines from about the start of November, once they are painted. Until they are on the road, the current rules apply.
  • Blue Badge holders can still park on double yellow lines for up to three hours, as long as they are not causing an obstruction.
  • Deliveries and tradespeople can still stop to load and unload. Wedding cars and hearses are exempt.
  • To challenge the decision, contact a ward councillor before 29 October. Only councillors can call in a decision.

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