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Car parking charges - Dukes Square

Meeting: 20/09/2018 - Cabinet (Item 27)

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To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Local Economy

 

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

(i)         That public pay and display car parking be introduced 6pm to 8pm Monday to Friday; 8am to 8pm Saturday; and 9am to 5pm Sundays and Bank Holidays (with the same tariffs as Denne Rd car park).

 

(ii)        That the maximum stay be three hours.

 

REASONS

 

(i)         The car park is currently a season ticket holder only car park; however surveys indicate that outside of the core working hours there is minimal use. Spaces would be available for public pay and display parking, thus fully utilising the car park.

 

(ii)        The location of Dukes Square car park is in a prime location for additional parking, especially on the side of town that has temporarily lost Piries Place car park.

 

(iii)       There is a potential for increasing parking income.

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Local Economy reported that Dukes Square Car Park, off Denne Road, was currently available to season ticket holders only, 24hrs a day, seven days a week.  The season tickets were predominantly sold to businesses based in the area who required the majority of their parking during core business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm).  

 

A number of surveys had highlighted that outside core business hours the car park was rarely used, leaving a number of spaces that could be made available by the introduction of pay and display parking to support visitors to the town centre during the weekends and evenings.  This proposal would also address the need for spaces in the area whilst Piries Place car park was unavailable.

 

It was therefore proposed that a short stay pay and display option with the same tariff as Denne Road car park should be introduced Monday to Friday 6pm to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday all day.

 

The Local Economy Policy Development Advisory Group supported the proposal.

 

RESOLVED

 

(i)         That public pay and display car parking be introduced 6pm to 8pm Monday to Friday; 8am to 8pm Saturday; and 9am to 5pm Sundays and Bank Holidays (with the same tariffs as Denne Rd car park).

 

(ii)        That the maximum stay be three hours.

 

REASONS

 

(i)         The car park is currently a season ticket holder only car park; however surveys indicate that outside of the core working hours there is minimal use. Spaces would be available for public pay and display parking, thus fully utilising the car park.

 

(ii)        The location of Dukes Square car park is in a prime location for additional parking, especially on the side of town that has temporarily lost Piries Place car park.

 

(iii)       There is a potential for increasing parking income.