Public mee*ng on parking Monday November 12 th 2018 St Edmunds Hall - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Southwold Town Council Southwold Common Trust

Public mee*ng on parking

Monday November 12th 2018 St Edmunds Hall

Programme for evening

• 1. Brief introduc*on: the Mayor, Cllr Michael Rowan-Robinson
• 2. Some facts about parking in Southwold: Cllr David Palmer
• 3. Results of residents survey: the Mayor
• 4. Results of employee survey: Cllr Melanie Tucker
• 5. Public comments and ques*ons (1 hour)
• 6. Summary and next steps: the Mayor

Introduction

• This mee*ng is for us to hear your views
• We are talking about the three car parks we control,

with 265 parking places, out of a total of over 4000 in the Town

• It’s a complex issue, with several different groups of

stakeholders: residents, employees, shoppers, second-homers, visitors, businesses

• It is possible that in a couple of years the District

Council may be willing, subject to detailed consulta*on, to explore a Controlled Parking Zone for the on-street parking in Southwold

Common Trust York Road Verges Capacity: 150 Cars Town Council Godyl Rd Car Park Capacity 75 Cars Common Trust Gardner Rd Verge Capacity 40 Cars

AVAILABILITY OF PARKING SPACES Map ID Location Spaces WDC Pay Car Parks PCP Pier 300 PCP+ Pier Overflow 200 FCP Ferry Road 50 ACCP Albert Cory 240 HCP Harbour 100 STC Free Car Park GRCP Godyll Road 75 SCT Free Off-Road Verges YRVP York Road 150 GRVP Gardner Road 40 Other Off-Road Car Parks MTCP Millennium Trust CP 160 FRCP Private Ferry Rd CP 50

• Private Off-Road Driveways/Garages

800 Free Road Side Car Parking

• Road Side Car Parking (Incl restricted waiting)

1,980 TOTAL 4,145

DEMAND FOR PARKING SPACES

Primary Homes 658 2nd Homes 685 Holiday Lets 480 Employees 290 Total 2,113

“SURPLUS” AVAILABLE

Surplus available for visitors, tourists & others 2,032

*Note:

• 1. The 2013 Town Plan Questionnaire suggested that 45% of dwellings parked off-

road in driveways or garages. Visual observation and anecdotal evidence suggest that as an indication of regular daily use, this is a gross exaggeration of reality. In

• rder to reflect a worst case scenario, the above table assumes no use of

driveways or garages.

• 2. The 2013 Town Plan Questionnaire revealed that on average, resident owners of

primary homes each owned 1.4 cars. The same number has been assumed for 2nd home owners.

• 3. The 2016 web survey of holiday lets indicated the weighted average number of

beds per holiday lets was 5.6 which, assuming 4 persons per car, suggests an average of 1.6 cars per holiday let.

ROADSIDE PARKING BY ZONE

Zone Primary Homes 2nd Homes Holiday Lets Total Dwellings Roadside Parking Demand* Roadside Parking Supply* Surplus/ Shortfall

1 120 65 39 224 321 506

185

2 116 90 40 246 352 600

248

3 75 97 60 232 337 322

• 15

4 70 95 84 249 365 158

• 207

5 64 114 50 228 329 138

• 191

6 113 64 22 199 283 256

• 27

Tot al

558 525 295 1378 1988 1980

• 8

Southwold Town Council/Common Trust Why do we need a parking strategy

• We are aware that some residents have severe parking

problems, especially in the summer months

• We also need to ensure that employees in the town are able

to park.

• It is also important that customers of High Street shops and

businesses have access to short-stay parking near the town centre and that these parking places have a rapid turnover.

How to achieve these goals?

• The Town Council and Common Trust do not have any control
• ver on-street parking in Southwold. This is currently

regulated and enforced by the police and to this end Southwold Town Council funds a PCSO in the town.

• The Town Council and the Common Trust do own three car

parks: the border of Gardner Road, the car park at the east end of of Godyll Rd , and the borders of York Road up to the Water Tower.

• We are exploring whether a combina*on of pay and display

machines, with parking permits for residents and employees, in these three car parks, could achieve some of the goals we have outlined above.

Advantages of a scheme of this kind

• It would be easier for some residents and employees to park,

and for shoppers and business users to find a short-stay place near the town centre.

• Surplus income could be used to benefit the Town and
• Common. Our belief is that it is not unreasonable for visitors

to the town to contribute to the town’s infrastructure costs by paying for parking. BUT there are costs in implemen*ng such a scheme – machines, no*ces, hiring someone to enforce the scheme. There would probably have to be a charge for permits. AND not all parking problems in the town would be solved.

Residents parking survey Sept 2018

• 256 responses (about 40% of resident households,

allowing for some mul*ple submissions)

• Do you experience parking problems outside your

home? No 16% Occasionally 12% In the summer 34% Most of the *me 38%

• Do you support the broad ideas outlined?

Yes 70% No 23% Don’t know 7%

• Is it *me to start charging in our car parks?

Yes 65% No 28% Don’t know 6%

• Would you need a parking permit

Yes 92 No 149 Don’t know 11

• Would you be willing to pay for a permit

Yes 54% No 36% Don’t know 11%

STC WDC Business Parking Survey

Ini*al findings September 2017

• Survey carried out Aug and Sept 2017 on behalf of

STC and WDC

• To employees of 143 Southwold businesses
• 93 businesses took part. 65% return
• Total completed surveys 467
• Aim to understand requirements so STC can work

with WDC to manage a more coherent and structured approach to visitor, business and resident parking arrangements, that will be of benefit to the Town.

Average hours worked weekly

Usual time of day worked

Type of work, permanent, temporary, or seasonal

Time taken to travel to work

Method of transportation

Reasons why employees don’t cycle or walk to work

Where employees park when they come to work in Southwold

How much do they pay?

Period of time parked