The success of road closures for a street party in Sheringham to mark the Queen's 90th birthday may reinvigorate plans for town centre pedestrian-only zones.

Sheringham Town Council was forced to curtail its celebrations after a complaint from a local resident meant Station Road – one of three streets originally planned to stage the event – had to remain open to traffic on Saturday.

However, following the success of the road closures that were given the green light for the street party and the classic car and bike festival held the following day, support is growing for the introduction of new pedestrian-only areas in the town centre.

Judy Oliver, who represents Sheringham South Ward on North Norfolk District Council, said: 'This is an idea that has been considered off and on for a bit. When it was last talked about, it seemed businesses were split on the idea.

'I rather like pedestrianisation, and I think it has a lot of benefits, though I know some shoppers like being able to stop their car, collect and load up from shops.

'Since there will always be a need for deliveries it may be that closures need to be on a time basis.

'If the response is generally positive, the next thing would be to put together some options and then seek views as broadly as possible.'

Sheringham Chamber of Trade is due to discuss the idea at its meeting next month.

It is understood that the brakes were put on a previous pilot project following difficulties finding the funding needed to pay for new signs – believed to cost around £5,000.

Ms Oliver added: 'I am going to think about ways of addressing that funding issue. If there is support to explore this further – because a successful pilot could show that pedestrianisation is something that could help both traders and businesses and the community – then there must be a way of finding the money.'

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