Drivers and business owners are becoming increasingly irritated by inconsiderate parking near a city school.

Concerns have been raised about pupil safety near Angel Road Infant and Junior School in NR3, due to parents and carers ignoring restrictions on nearby roads. 

The situation is complicated by two schools on either side of the road being moved into one site last summer. 

Norwich Evening News: Yellow Zig Zags are clearly marked outside both schools but these are being ignored Yellow Zig Zags are clearly marked outside both schools but these are being ignored (Image: Google Maps)

In July 2021, following two incidents in the same month that saw debris fall from the ceiling, the junior school was forced to close.  

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The children from the Junior school were moved to the infant school to form one site, with calls made since for the Victorian building to be renovated by the county council and turned into a school for children with special educational needs.

With the condemned school not being used some parents are said to have taken to parking outside of it on the zig-zag lines, at some points blocking the road and the surrounding businesses.  

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Julie Brociek-Coulton, Labour county councillor for the Sewell ward, said: “I have had several complaints about the parking, especially outside of the chip shop.  

Norwich Evening News: Julie Brociek-Coulton, Labour councillor for the Sewell ward Julie Brociek-Coulton, Labour councillor for the Sewell ward (Image: Julie Brociek-Coulton)

“We want to set up a campaign to get parents to park safely when they drop off their children.

“The zig-zags there are still legal even if the school isn’t currently being used.” 

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Driveways being blocked and yellow lines being ignored are also said to be among the problems.

A spokesman for Evolution Academy Trust, which runs the school, said: “We prioritise the safety of children at Angel Road Schools and work regularly with our local community to try and address the parking issues on Angel Road.  

Norwich Evening News: The Angel Road Junior School closed in July 2021 The Angel Road Junior School closed in July 2021 (Image: Newsquest)

“We also regularly remind our parents about the importance of safety and parking.  

“The headteacher and staff frequently attend the area outside the local shops, with cones and general advice to parents.”