Whitby Park car park
Plans have been revealed to restrict parking at Ellesmere Port’s Whitby Park to four hours during weekdays. Cheshire West and Chester Council is proposing the measure to stop people using the free car park all day.
It is popular with those who work in the town due to there being no charges. But the council says it wants to free up spaces for park users after traffic surveys showed that it’s at or near capacity on weekdays. There are no plans to introduce charges, it adds.
However, at the weekend the car park is at around half capacity as long-stay demand is less. The only time it’s particularly busy is on a Saturday morning due to the popular parkrun.
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The local authority is asking the community for their views on the proposal. The four-hour restriction would be in force on weekdays only between 8am and 6pm, excluding bank holidays.
Cabinet member for homes, planning and safer communities, councillor Christine Warner said: “The Council wants to deter non-park users from parking for lengthy periods and to protect the park for its intended use, by making access easier for park users. If you have any comments on the proposed length of stay restriction, please get involved in this consultation and let us know your views.”
People requiring long stay parking would be signposted to the long stay car parks in or near the town centre, including the Civic Centre and Wellington Road North car parks. Wellington Road North car park is also free and has no length of stay restriction, with significantly more capacity than Whitby Park car park, providing 274 parking spaces compared to 156 at the park.
Parking in most of the surrounding streets close to the town centre is restricted, either by double yellow lines or a residents’ parking zone. If a weekday length of stay restriction is introduced in Whitby Park, some vehicles may park in neighbouring streets where parking is not restricted.
These areas will be monitored for any potential displacement from Whitby Park and the situation kept under review.There are a number of ways you can share your views:
- complete the survey on the website: cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/whitbyparkcarpark
- scan the QR code on consultation signage at the car park
- email [email protected]
- complete a paper questionnaire (available from Ellesmere Port Library, the Portal, the Civic Hall and Theatre Porto) and send your response back to Whitby Park car park consultation, Parking Services, Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, Parking Services, The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA.
The consultation will last for eight weeks and close on Tuesday, April 2. Once all the required information, including consultation responses, have been collected the results will be considered and a final decision made on the proposal.
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