Double and single yellow lines could be painted near a school to solve the parking issues.
And residents are split on proposals for the restrictions on a number of roads around Markland Hill Primary School, where parents parked up in their cars are said to cause an obstruction towards the start and end of the day.
At the moment, parking and stopping at the top of Markland Hill are controlled by a zig-zag line, with no other restrictions until south of Lingmell Close.
A scheme up for approval next week includes the extension of this zig-zag line and the addition of a number of single and double yellow lines to the area.
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At the time of a consultation on the scheme last year, the council received around 18 comments from residents. They were split on the proposals for restrictions on a number of roads.
Some were supportive of the attempt to tackle the problems at Markland Hill Primary School, but others were anxious about a range of issues from the loss of on-road parking to the risk of parents parked up in their cars causing an obstruction elsewhere.
A report for consideration by Stuart Haslam, Bradshaw Ward councillor and the council's Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, reads: "While we understand that there is a likelihood of inconvenience which will be caused by the proposal to some residents, especially those located within the area of the school, we need to understand that this is the case of all the properties in similar settings throughout the country.
"When choosing such a property, one has to bear the responsibility of the need to provide traffic measures that might arise from the need to protect vulnerable people, especially children, and the need for mitigating obstructions to pedestrian and vehicular traffic within the area of the school."
A number of residents requested the introduction of a parking permit, but the report explains the council is not accepting these requests for several reasons, such as the cost. The cost of the scheme up for approval is estimated at around £6,000, including the yellow lines and all of the signage.
The scheme is up for approval on January 16 and, if approved, is to be implemented as soon as possible.
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