COUNCILLORS have turned down a request for parking restrictions.

Twenty residents of Church View in Holmbridge signed a petition calling for permit parking.

They said walkers leave their vehicles in their 70-metre cul-de-sac all day.

Kirklees Council’s Cabinet yesterday backed highways officers who said permit parking could not be justified.

But Cabinet member for transport Clr Martyn Bolt said: “While the situation does not meet the criteria for further investigation by the council, it is something which Holme Valley South Area Committee could pursue.”