RESIDENTS heckled so loudly during a meeting on the future of car parking charges for the Borough of Poole that the council leader threatened to adjourn it.

Council leader Janet Walton told Tuesday night's Cabinet meeting: "We understand that emotions are running high.

"Please do not interrupt the committee. If you continue in this fashion I will adjourn the meeting."

But the public heckled even louder and accused councillors of failing to answer questions put before them.

One member yelled for Councillor Walton to "get off [her] high horse".

Councillor Walton also instructed several attendees not to use "emotive language" during the meeting.

It was standing room only for some residents at the Civic Centre as councillors approved two parking schemes for parks and streets near beaches which could be implemented from March 2017.

Earlier this year, thousands of people objected to a public consultation to introduce parking fees in some Poole parks and at roads close to the beaches.

The scheme was revised but still includes Hamworthy Park, Lake Pier, Newfoundland Drive, Ham Common and Whitecliff Park. On-street parking will be charged at Canford Cliffs Chine, Branksome Chine and the Sandbanks peninsula. The proposed tariff for the parks is free parking for up to 30 minutes, £1 for up to two hours and £2 for up to 10 hours, with the option of an annual permit.

Seven members voted in favour of the parks scheme, with one abstention, and six voted in favour of the on-street parking proposal, with two abstentions.

But the public accused councillors of voting in the same proposals as those that were overwhelmingly rejected earlier in the year.

Brian Finch asked: "Despite overwhelming public outrage and opposition to the proposals; despite these proposals alienating public open space to those who cannot pay, despite there being an outstanding complaint from the first cabinet meeting, despite all these facts why is cabinet proposing to introduce charges now?"

Bob Lister said: "With respect does this cabinet understand the definition of 'rejected', 97 per cent consultation outcome saying NO to increased car parking proposals? Is it inevitable that BOP cabinet are to flagrantly ignore the will of its residents?"

Despite councillor John Rampton's repeated explanation that "considerable adjustments have been made to the proposal", Mr Lister said cabinet members ignored its residents "at [their] peril".