She continued: “Shutting down road access would cut off our supply chain and make it nearly impossible for our customers to transport bulky and heavy items like animal feed.
“Businesses such as local takeaways, salons, dog groomers, pubs, and countless shops are in a similar predicament. Our regular customers rely on the convenience that cars provide.
“How will local businesses survive if our access to customers and suppliers is severely restricted?”
Oxley said she understood the need for efficient public transport, but said shared-use lanes and improving parking accessibility should be considered instead.
“The council needs to engage deeply with business owners, residents and commuters to understand the real-world implications and find a balanced approach that doesn’t jeopardize our community’s economic stability,” she concluded.
Scott Gilberthorpe, of Eve’s Fruit Store, said the changes would be a “massive blow to local independent shops”.
He said: “If people cannot easily drive to, park near, or navigate our high street, they will simply give up and take their business to the massive out-of-town supermarkets instead.
“We love serving Hillsborough, but scheme after scheme making driving harder actively hurts high-street trade.”
The local authority is holding a public drop-in event on Saturday from 11:30 to 15:30 BST on Penistone Road at Courtside at Hillsborough.
There is also a drop-in event for businesses on 15 October from 08:30 to 10:00 at the same venue.
The council said it would review all feedback once its consultation ended and consider any changes to the proposals.
The final design will be reviewed by the council before any future construction programme is developed, it added.
