Residents of Castle Drive have raised concerns about dangerous on-road parking after a car park in Pendennis Shipyard closed, causing workers to leave vehicles outside their houses.

One resident who did not want to be named said that the issue had been reported to police after an influx of cars started parking in the area around six months ago, but police said that nothing could be done as they were not parked on double yellow lines.

Another resident, Steven Harradon, said: “It is the classic accident waiting to happen, and when it does happen someone is going to be up in arms about it.” One of the worst affected areas is on the corner of Castle Hill and Pendennis Rise, behind the Falmouth hotel, where cars parked on both sides of the road have created a significant blind spot.

A spokesperson from Pendennis Shipyard said: “We are aware that concerns have been raised and we are working hard to minimise the impact of losing a parking area within the docks previously leased from our neighbours.

“We are actively seeking a longer term solution, however in the interim we have a comprehensive travel plan in place that includes a staff car sharing scheme, cycle to work scheme, multiple additional offsite parking partnerships and mini-bus collections throughout the town and local area.

“We hope this has alleviated the problem and significantly reduced the need for any visitor, contractor, employee of Pendennis Shipyard to park on public roads.”

Parking issues in Falmouth have been a concern for many and are not going unnoticed by Cornwall Council.

In 2016 the council carried out a survey of residents about what to do to solve parking related problems in the town. The survey had a significant response with nearly 1,500 people sharing their views.

In response to the survey, 95 per cent of residents said that they did not think more on street pay and display parking would solve the issues, and instead Cornwall Council have said that adding more yellow lines would be a possible solution if funding allows for it.

They are also considering implementing a residents’ parking scheme although it was acknowledged that this would just force commuters to park somewhere else rather than solving the problem.