Permission is given for four Portsmouth roads to be made into a one-way system

The scheme for Landguard Road, Maxwell Road, Reginald Road and Tredegar Road was drawn up in response to concerns about drivers having to reverse from the narrow streets onto main roads.

Nine people objected to under a consultation held as part of the submission of a traffic regulation order to implement the system but a subsequent door-to-door survey carried out by the council found three-quarters of people were in favour of the change.

On Thursday (October 20) the council's cabinet member for transport Lynne Stagg approved changes to make the four roads one-way

‘The problem we have there is is that they are narrow roads and if you have to reverse out to let a car through then you are reversing onto a main road,’ she said, saying the area had been prioritised under a scoring system.

As part of the change, a contraflow cycling system will be introduced on each of the roads, allowing cyclists to travel against the flow of traffic.

Cllr Stagg said this was based on government guidance and it would be clearly marked.

The scheme is estimated to cost £40,000.

Not all residents are in favour of the plan. One unnamed person who responded to the council during a consultation said: 'I am of the opinion that this change will increase motorists’ speed down these streets and therefore become more dangerous for pedestrians, especially children. Without speed humps I think this will be an ill-advised and potentially lethal step.’