Workington residents’ doubts over access to £10m trucks

Residents also wrote to the council to object to the plans.

One of them said the parking lots still wouldn’t solve the problem because they wouldn’t provide enough space for the 18 homes along the stretch of road.

“Everyone who lived there knew when they moved that there would be no parking in front of their house, as did thousands of others in the city,” they said.

Another resident, who also opposed the plans, said Hall Park was “very valuable” to the mental and physical health of Workington residents.

“The park is important as a green space for all, not as a parking lot for a small number of people,” they said.

As part of the Workington Gateway project, the road would also be widened at the junction at Ramsay Brow, where Henry’s Bar has already been demolished.

A separate application, part of the same plan, also seeks permission to change pedestrian and cycle paths within Hall Park from gravel to paved surfaces.

A council spokesperson said: “The Workington Gateway project, of which these proposals form part, represents a significant £33 million investment in the town’s regeneration and infrastructure, supported by government funding.”

Cumberland Council will make a decision on the proposals in due course.