Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director of Place

The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director of Place, which sought approval of the Coventry City Centre Parking Strategy.

The City Centre Car Park Strategy 2016 set out the aims, issues, key objectives and policies of the strategy and provideed a comprehensive framework for parking within Coventry City Centre for the next decade.  The purpose of the strategy was to clearly define the vision for parking in support of the development and regeneration of the City Centre.

The strategy was a long term view of the challenges facing parking in the City Centre and how the Council proposed to address these challenges to balance parking provision with the competing demands for parking that stem from multiple different customer groups.

The strategy identified that there would be a shortfall in the supply of parking in the City Centre during the next decade. This was the result of planned and on-going developments and a steadily rising demand for parking.  A coherent approach was required to identify, manage and deliver solutions to mitigate any issues that may arise. An action plan had been developed and was included in the Strategy.

The Cabinet noted that the Strategy would be a living document that would inevitably change and evolve.  It formed a part of a suite of documents supporting the City Centre Area Action Plan and Local Development Framework.  One of the benefits of this approach was that the policies contained within the strategy could be more rigorously applied and defended.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:

1.  Approve the City Centre Parking Strategy 2016, attached as an Appendix to the Report.

2.  Approve the actions that are identified as the key priorities for achieving the strategy which are included in the Appendix to the City Centre Parking Strategy.