Parking reprieve
Denbighshire Free Press
05th May 2006
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce parking fees at free car parks across two towns have been delayed... for now.
Denbighshire County Council has sensationally held back plans to introduce charges at Denbigh’s Barker’s Well multi-storey, and Corwen’s Green Lane, Station Yard and Pavilion car parks for two months.
The move comes after Plaid Cymru county council members submitted a notice of motion to be discussed at a full meeting this week.
The motion read: “We ask that the implementation of the new parking charges and increased parking charges especially in our market towns be postponed until there has been full and meaningful consultation with relevant stakeholders and partners such as town and community councils, business groups, Denbigh College and appropriate residents’ associations.
Proposals for the parking fees at the our car parks will now be looked at again by Cabinet Members.
Denbigh and Corwen business owners launched a protest against the plans to introduce charges at the car parks, ranging from 40p an hour to £2 for all-day parking.
Corwen residents staged a parking protest on the A5 to demonstrate their anger against the introduction of the fees, due to come in on Saturday.
Corwen County Councillor Nigel Roberts, told the council on Tuesday that he had been inundated with complaints over the parking issue.“We need to listen to our communities, we are not going to do it by introducing car parking charges into Corwen,” he said.
The Corwen County Councillor told members that two petitions containing over 1,500 names were due to be handed in.“Corwen is a small market town... it’s got one road and hardly any other lanes to park in. We pay the same council tax in Corwen as anyone else. The health centre is in the car park, do we expect older people to pay for parking?”
Cllr Roberts added that it was unfair for people dropping into the town to buy just a loaf of bread to pay 40p for the privilege.
Cllr Eryl Williams, Lead member for Environment, told councillors he was ‘upset’ at receiving criticism over the issue.“I feel very aggrieved. Outside the chamber various commitee members have criticised me as the member who has implemented these in my own way. It’s not my way it’s the council’s way.”
He added: “There is no problem in admitting we got something wrong.”
But Cllr Paul Marfleet, said he felt the charges should be implemented as normal.“This I believe is a very emotive issue. In the last year we have seen the cost of fuel go up by more than 10p a litre, people have accepted it. Whether you like it or not the cost of motoring is going up and parking is one element of motoring.”
“Denbighshire is a very, very low cost place to park in terms of what is going on in the real world I think we should encourage everbody using our car parks to buy season tickets.”
Llandrillo County Councillor Cefyn Williams said: “Corwen is sadly dying. If it was a flourishing town people wouldn’t move for parking spaces. Perhaps in three to four years time the steam train will come to Corwen. Perhaps we could reintroduce it at that time.”
Denbighshire County Council accepted the motion which carried an amendment, mentioning the Denbigh and Corwen car parks.
05th May 2006
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce parking fees at free car parks across two towns have been delayed... for now.
Denbighshire County Council has sensationally held back plans to introduce charges at Denbigh’s Barker’s Well multi-storey, and Corwen’s Green Lane, Station Yard and Pavilion car parks for two months.
The move comes after Plaid Cymru county council members submitted a notice of motion to be discussed at a full meeting this week.
The motion read: “We ask that the implementation of the new parking charges and increased parking charges especially in our market towns be postponed until there has been full and meaningful consultation with relevant stakeholders and partners such as town and community councils, business groups, Denbigh College and appropriate residents’ associations.
Proposals for the parking fees at the our car parks will now be looked at again by Cabinet Members.
Denbigh and Corwen business owners launched a protest against the plans to introduce charges at the car parks, ranging from 40p an hour to £2 for all-day parking.
Corwen residents staged a parking protest on the A5 to demonstrate their anger against the introduction of the fees, due to come in on Saturday.
Corwen County Councillor Nigel Roberts, told the council on Tuesday that he had been inundated with complaints over the parking issue.“We need to listen to our communities, we are not going to do it by introducing car parking charges into Corwen,” he said.
The Corwen County Councillor told members that two petitions containing over 1,500 names were due to be handed in.“Corwen is a small market town... it’s got one road and hardly any other lanes to park in. We pay the same council tax in Corwen as anyone else. The health centre is in the car park, do we expect older people to pay for parking?”
Cllr Roberts added that it was unfair for people dropping into the town to buy just a loaf of bread to pay 40p for the privilege.
Cllr Eryl Williams, Lead member for Environment, told councillors he was ‘upset’ at receiving criticism over the issue.“I feel very aggrieved. Outside the chamber various commitee members have criticised me as the member who has implemented these in my own way. It’s not my way it’s the council’s way.”
He added: “There is no problem in admitting we got something wrong.”
But Cllr Paul Marfleet, said he felt the charges should be implemented as normal.“This I believe is a very emotive issue. In the last year we have seen the cost of fuel go up by more than 10p a litre, people have accepted it. Whether you like it or not the cost of motoring is going up and parking is one element of motoring.”
“Denbighshire is a very, very low cost place to park in terms of what is going on in the real world I think we should encourage everbody using our car parks to buy season tickets.”
Llandrillo County Councillor Cefyn Williams said: “Corwen is sadly dying. If it was a flourishing town people wouldn’t move for parking spaces. Perhaps in three to four years time the steam train will come to Corwen. Perhaps we could reintroduce it at that time.”
Denbighshire County Council accepted the motion which carried an amendment, mentioning the Denbigh and Corwen car parks.
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