![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/council-bosses-want-to-turn-our-town-into-disneyland-ban-driving/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/221880-jim-hardy-west-country-771002005.jpg&description=FURIOUS locals have fought back against council bosses who wanted to turn their town into Disneyland and ban driving to attract tourists. Plans to allows visitors to wander the streets of Fowey, Cornwall, were met with cries from residents that it would leave them feeling like "prisoners" in their homes. Council bosses wanted to turn Fowey into "Disneyland" and ban driving, residents say The area is popular among celebrities like Dawn French, who bought this property Proposing a series of parking, streetscaping and traffic changes, the council wanted to ban motor vehicles, except for buses, emergency vehicles and blue badge holders, from several streets between 11am and 4pm every day in June, July and August. The proposal was part of the Fowey Town Centre Masterplan which is currently up for public consultation, with the aim of making Fowey "more attractive". It's led by the Fowey Town Team, which includes the town council, the Chamber of Commerce, Fowey Forum, Cornwall Councillor Andy Virr and the Fowey Harbour Commissioners. The scheme has now been shelved after residents said Fowey is "a working town, not a model village for tourists". One resident, Joan Allen, said people would be "trapped at home and have to put life on hold for the summer". She added "Fowey is a town run for tourists and paid for by imprisoned residents." Another resident said: "You are trying to make Fowey into Disneyland for tourists and ignoring the people that live here. "So we can't go shopping or playing sport or leaving or arriving from or to our only residence at times you decide - absolutely ridiculous and verging on illegal." Someone else who lives locally said: "Residents must have access to their properties at all times especially if they have a parking space. "How else are they able to exit the town in an emergency for example. This is a ridiculous unworkable and potentially dangerous plan." Revealing the U-turn, the new consultation reads: "We have taken on board that many people){kind=link}
FURIOUS locals have fought back against council bosses who wanted to turn their town into Disneyland and ban driving to attract tourists.
Plans to allows visitors to wander the streets of Fowey, Cornwall, were met with cries from residents that it would leave them feeling like “prisoners” in their homes.
Proposing a series of parking, streetscaping and traffic changes, the council wanted to ban motor vehicles, except for buses, emergency vehicles and blue badge holders, from several streets between 11am and 4pm every day in June, July and August.
The proposal was part of the Fowey Town Centre Masterplan which is currently up for public consultation, with the aim of making Fowey “more attractive”.
It’s led by the Fowey Town Team, which includes the town council, the Chamber of Commerce, Fowey Forum, Cornwall Councillor Andy Virr and the Fowey Harbour Commissioners.