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City Centre Parking - Your Feedback Needed
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Lancaster BID has recently been made aware of a number of proposed changes to city centre parking which give us cause for concern. We have spoken with a small number of businesses which will be most heavily impacted and confirmed very low levels of awareness of the proposals. We are sharing this information to ensure all city centre businesses are aware of the planned changes and to invite you to share your thoughts with us.
The Lancaster BID board of directors is very concerned about the combined impact of these proposals which have been developed without an adequate parking strategy for the city. Your views will help give us a broader view from all levy paying businesses to help us initiate conversations with Lancaster City Council and other key partners and to lobby on your behalf.
Please familiarise yourself with the summary of issues below before contacting us with your thoughts.
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Nelson Street
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Nelson Street Car Park is scheduled to close early in 2024 with the loss of 105 spaces to build new homes on the site. Lancaster BID has been aware of this proposal for 12 months and felt that, in isolation, the loss of parking would be offset by the development bringing new residents into the city.
However, we have recently been made aware that this is only one part of a wider plan to vastly reduce parking provision in the city.
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St Leonardsgate and Canal Quarter
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We have now been made aware of the proposed loss of a further 400 car parking spaces around St Leonardsgate as a key part of the proposed Canal Quarter Masterplan recently adopted by Lancaster City Council. This will significantly reduce city centre parking as well as causing serious issues for neighbouring businesses such as The Grand Theatre and The Dukes. It also potentially impacts on the only designated coach parking in the city centre. Neighbouring businesses were unaware of these proposals.
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Castle Car Park
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Castle Car Park, previously named Parksafe and now operated by Lancaster City Council under a long lease, is currently closed due to “structural surveys” with no timescale given as to when this might be resolved.
This already reduces the available parking in the city centre.
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Christmas Parking
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For many years, Lancaster City Council has provided free parking on all car parks on Sundays and Thursday evenings in the weeks before Christmas to encourage shoppers to visit their local businesses. We have recently received confirmation that the City Council do not intend to offer free parking at Christmas this year.
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Your Feedback Needed
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Overall, Lancaster BID is very concerned that these proposals highlight the complete lack of a coherent parking strategy for the city centre with the potential for significant impacts for businesses. We need to hear your views.
Please contact us by Monday 25th September to let us know your thoughts so we can get a clear picture of what city centre businesses think about the proposals. We will then urgently collate all responses and plan how to most effectively lobby Lancaster City Council on your behalf.
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