Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

Councillor Attridge provided a summary of the processes followed to date in tackling the parking problems in Talacre and recommended future actions to alleviate the parking pressures in the village, recognising that options for parking in the village were limited by the wildlife importance of most of the surrounding land.

                        To alleviate the pressures on the village on busy days it was proposed that:

1.    The Lighthouse car park be leased from its owners, extended to include the Council owned car park adjacent to the site and managed by the Council to maximise parking availability

2.    Agreement be sought with the Talacre Community Centre Trust to use the land to the rear of the building for parking

3.    An agreement be made with National Resources Wales (NRW) and ENI for the Council to manage the hardstanding area at the entrance to the beach car park

4.    Small scale maintenance work be undertaken on the beach car park to maximise availability during the year

5.    That a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) be put in place to regulate on-street parking, reduce congestion on busy days, and alleviate problems for residents.  The provision of such an order could not be accommodated without the provision of some alternative off road parking facilities.  In the event that the agreements could not be made, the TRO would need to be reconsidered.

It was expected that subject to the various agreements, those measures could be put in place before the summer of 2016.

The proposed plan for parking provided 415 spaces as follows:

·         Overspill car park on Gamfa Wen – 150 spaces

·         Lighthouse Inn car park leased from owners and existing Council car park – 60 spaces

·         Hard standing area at entrance to beach car park (subject to flooding) – 35 spaces

·         Land to rear of community centre – 70 spaces

·         A portion of the beach car park was still available for visitor use although it was subject to closure due to flooding and would reduce in size over time as the natural habitat regenerated – 100 spaces

The parking in Talacre would continue to be monitored and an ongoing dialogue would be maintained with NRW and ENI to find further long-term alternative solutions as the beach car park reduced in size.

RESOLVED:

            That the proposed plan for providing improved parking in Talacre be approved.