A residents' parking scheme may never materialise after the county council has deemed it potentially uneconomical.

The decision to await the findings of a report is likely to cause further aggravation among residents of Mill Lane and Woodland Terrace in Yeovil.

They complain that drivers visiting the nearby town centre find the area a perfect place to leave their vehicles, making it impossible for residents to park.

Residents took their concerns to Yeovil Town Council in July last year and it was eventually decided to set the wheels rolling for a residents' parking scheme.

This in itself was no guarantee the scheme would materialise, but the matter progressed well, with the majority of residents expressing a willingness to pay an annual fee of £25 per permit to finance the project. It was subsequently agreed to ask the senior traffic engineer to advertise a traffic regulation order in the area.

The town council's Buildings and Civic Matters Committee met the following month and was extremely disappointed to hear that no progress had been made.

A county council representative blamed the delay on a reorganisation within the county council and its highway agent WS Atkins.

As previously reported, the county council representative was informed in no uncertain terms that town councillors were not impressed.

The Mayor, Councillor Bridget Dollard, took a similar view and suggested a letter should be written in which the town council expressed its disappointment.

A letter from highway services manager Geoff Dight arrived earlier this month with an update, stating: "It has been agreed that a report will be compiled looking at a wider area as the cost of implementing and enforcing a scheme of this size, in isolation, may be uneconomical and may not fit as part of a total strategy for Yeovil."

Mr Dight added that the report should be ready by the end of next month.