Business owners and a councillor have clashed over a multi-million pound cycling scheme.

People in Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green who form the Save Our Green Lanes campaign have condemned the cycling overhaul on the stretch of Green Lanes between Enfield Town and Palmers Green.

The plans come as part of the Cycle Enfield scheme where £30 million was given to Enfield council from Mayor of London Boris Johnson to improve cycling routes.

However, the newly-formed group believe the plans will have an adverse impact on businesses and non-cyclists.

Headed up by Helen Osman, founder of N21 Online, and businessman Costas Georgiou, Ms Osman told the Enfield Independent that a “significant” amount of on-street parking will be lost.

She said: “We believe there will be a massive loss of parking along the route for households and businesses, a total of 47 spaces in general.

“This leaves businesses at a huge loss as those people who just want to stop off to quickly buy something will now have to go into a multi-storey, it's bad news.”

The group is furious with the possibility of bus stop yellow road markings being laid on the main road which would lead to an increase in traffic and result in people having to cross the cycle lanes to get on and alight from the bus.

Ms Osman added: “This will cause serious problems. Only the needs of cyclists who make up a very small per cent of the population are being catered for.”

However, Councillor Daniel Anderson, cabinet member for environment, refuted Ms Osman’s claims and said the group is “spreading a lot of lies".

He said: “They are spreading a lot of lies and they are not true. They [Save Our Green Lanes] do not want the scheme, period.

“In regards to the parking situation, Palmers Green will see an increase in the amount of parking in the car park, similarly, on the Broadway, Winchmore Hill Fords car park will be improved.

“People could be knocked down by a bike at any point and we are looking into options that will avoid people and cyclists colliding. They are looking for any reason to object.”

The group also slammed the consultation process and claimed the council has not done enough to speak with residents on the matter.

In response to the claims, Cllr Anderson said: “Both sides of the political fence, signed up to the bid and at the open days we had hundreds of people at the Fox.

“You rarely get a massive amount of people in consultations. There is a process but you can lead the horses to water but you can’t make them drink.

“It is about the transformation of enfield and there are always elements of risk, we believe it is a balanced risk and improving the borough in so many ways.”

Consultation finishes on October 9 for the A105 route.