The only one-way system for drivers in Marlborough, the short stretch of High Street on the south side of St Peter’s Church is up for review after a trial period town councillors were told on Monday.

Coun Graham Francis who represents the town council on the community area transport group told colleagues that the one-way system running east-west for a trial period was due to end and was to be reviewed after consultation.

“The experimental one-way system has been in operation for some months and is due to end shortly,” said Coun Francis who said a number of future options were to be considered.

The options include keeping the east-west one way system; reversing it so traffic enters at the Hatto Barber Shop end of the street or closing it to through traffic and allowing only vehicles needing to access the homes and businesses in the road to use it.

The one-way system was brought in initially following a campaign by some of the residents in the street who claimed their lives were being made a misery by through traffic.

Coun Francis said Wiltshire highways had asked if the town council could conduct a survey or the people living and working in that part of High Street to seek their views.

Coun Peggy Dow, one of the town’s unitary councillors, said she took part in the original consultation with people living and working in the street and they had wanted the east-west system

Coun Richard Pitts said he wanted to see a wider consultation with everyone in the town being allowed to say if they wanted the one-way system or to see the road re-opened to two-way traffic.

“We need to have a proper survey and involve all 8,000 people in the town,” he said. “Members of the wider community may care to comment.”