THE article Action pledge on Rose Hill parking eyesore (June 11), drew welcome attention to a problem not limited to Rose Hill.

The central avenue in Barton – Burchester Avenue, leading down to Underhill Circus and the shops – has the same problem.

Much of the grass verge that would make for an attractive view under the rows of cherry trees is interrupted by patches of mud created by parking.

The parking spaces are needed, so no action to limit parking has been taken but the distribution of the mud indicates that much grass could still be saved if the areas now turned into mud were turned into proper parking spaces and the remaining grass protected.

A brief walk through Barton demonstrates the extent to which many Barton residents depend on large vehicles for their daily work.

In view of this, it is worth noting the part of the recently published planning application for the area west of Barton, ‘Land at Barton, transport assessment’.

This deals with parking needs and page 27 has a table ‘Indicative of Overall Car Parking Provision’ that assigns slightly more than 18 per cent of the planned parking to affordable housing, housing that will represent 40 per cent of the total housing in the plan.

This looks like a recipe for more parking problems and more grass verges turning into muddy ruts.

RAY GUILLERY, Sherwood Place, Headington, Oxford