A pensioner faces a rigmarole of having to walk hundreds of yards to get his car out of his garage if a new bus stop is built outside his house.
Richard Grace, 76, will have to pull out of his drive on the corner of Leagrave High Street and look for a space in Tomlinson Avenue, park up, walk back to his house to close and lock his gate before finally making his way back to his car.
The impending problem arose on Tuesday when Mr Grace was surprised to find workmen marking out the location of the new bus stop next to his garage entrance.
He said: “There are going to be large groups of kids there when school [Barnfield West Academy] finishes, blocking the path.
“Where it is now is fine because the bus stop is on the grass verge and away from the path but outside here it is going to be taking up the whole pavement.
“I hadn’t been told at all about the change in plans.” A council spokesman said: “Alternative sites for the bus stop were decided which would be dependant on the consultation with the residents where the bus stop was going to be relocated to.
“Consultation with residents revealed the bus stop affected existing parking and vehicle dropped crossings and an alternative bus stop location was proposed on Tomlinson Avenue.
“The alternative location was decided because this did not affect parking and did not conflict with vehicle crossovers.
“The locations of the bus stop still allows Mr Grace to park in front of his driveway to close his garage doors.”
