MenuIn April 2015, residents in Amble were consulted on the above proposed parking restrictions for Amble Town Centre Car Park. The consultation exercise ended on 24th May 2015, and responses were received from 4 consultees with 3 in favour, 1 against and 0 neither for nor against the proposed restrictions.
The one objection that was received stated that the on average visitors stay for longer than four hours. There is a lack of medium stay parking within Amble town centre at present. Visitors are only able to stay for one hour on Queen Street. There is a small car park adjacent to the Tourist Information Centre on Queen Street, however it is constantly in high demand. There is a clear need for a parking place close to the town centre that allows visitors time to shop and access other services in Amble without having to move within 1 hour. This restriction will also ensure that workers do not park in the premium town centre parking places and will also encourage visitors away from parking in residential streets. A 4 hour stay is considered adequate for the Amble Town Centre Car Park. There are a number of long stay car parks a short walk from the town centre that may be used by visitors that wish to stay for longer than the 4 hour period.
Therefore the following recommendation has been agreed:-
4 hours, no return within 5 hours – Amble Town Centre Car Park
Further details, including the Decision Report may be found on the NCC website: www.northumberland.gov.uk/ (search: Decision Reports)