Overview
- A local campaign group, Bourton Residents Voice, says the village is overwhelmed by social‑media driven day visitors who picnic, park on residential streets and leave litter and damage.
- Chair Charlotte Joynes has estimated thousands of daily visitors and urges immediate enforcement, alleging coaches enter illegally and that the consultation process has been poorly handled.
- Gloucestershire County Council has launched a public engagement exercise to review parking arrangements, coach services and pedestrian movement in partnership with district and parish councils.
- Some traders warn that summer visitor income is essential to survive quieter months, creating a split between businesses that rely on tourists and residents seeking limits on numbers and behaviour.
- Narrow streets, a closed formal coach park and pressure on services such as district nursing create practical challenges, so officials must design enforceable controls for parking, coach management and pedestrian safety that balance heritage protection and local livelihoods.