§ 69. Mr. E. Johnsonasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what recent plans have been submitted to him by local authorities in regard to off-the-street parking for motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the progress which is being made with the provision of such places.
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LOAN SANCTIONS RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY CAR PARK SCHEMES 1ST APRIL, 1958 TO 8TH DECEMBER, 1958 (INCLUSIVE) Local Authority Locality Total Estimated Cost SURFACE CAR PARKS £ Addlestone … Station Road … … … 1,845 Battle … Dyke's Cross … … … 1,700 Bognor Regis … Fitzleet House … … … 9,420 Bridgewater … East Quay … … … 267 Brixham … Central Car Park … … … 2,610 Bromley … Beckenham Lane … … … 17,438 Burton-upon-Trent … (i) Stapenhill Pleasure Gardens … … … 960 (ii) Stapenhill Pleasure Gardens … … … 1,069 Camberwell … Camberwell New Road … … … 8,450 Canterbury … (i) Grange Street … … … 2,520 (ii) King Street … … … 850 Cardigan … Station Road … … … 2,690 Chanctonbury … High Street, Henfield … … … 646 Chard … (i) Boden Street … … … 660 (ii) Boden Street … … … 2,000 Chelmsford … King's Head Meadow … … … 6,027 Chester … Hop Pole Paddock … … … 1,854 Chesterfield … West Bars … … … 5,000 Clacton-on-Sea … (i) Hazlemere Road … … … 6,189 (ii) York Road … … … 2,045 Coventry … Various Projects … … … 5,845 Faringdon … Southampton Street … … … 820 Guildford … (i) South Street … … … 2,100 (ii) South Street … … … 1,300 High Wycombe … (i) 39, High Street … … … 1,710 (ii) National Provincial Bank … … … 3,125 Ilkeston … Club Row … … … 4,250 Ilminister … West Street … … … 547 Kingswood … Odeon Car Park … … … 7,450 Leamington Spa … (i) Hampton Court … … … 44 (ii) Satchwell Street … … … 4,767 Leighton Buzzard … (i) Central Area Development … … … 2,000 (ii) Central Area Developmen … … … 1,014 Lewes … North Street … … … 2,215 Lincoln … Tentercroft Street … … … 11,750 Llangefni … Glandur … … … 900 Loughborough … (i) Church Gate … … … 5,100 (ii) Central Car Park. … … … 875 Maidenhead … Tyrell's Building's … … … 1,500 Mildenhall … King Street … … … 1,600 Newport, Mon … Station Street … … … 7,750 Newquay… … High Street … … … 5,250 Northampton … St. John Street Station … … … 34,582 Paignton … Preston House Grounds … … … 1,952 Peterborough … Craig Street … … … 1,700 Princes Risborough … Horn Lane … … … 2,820 Reading … Queen's Road … … … 2,000 Redhill … Gloucester Road … … … 3,560 Ripon and Pateley Bridge … High Street … … … 6,960 Seaton … Station Road … … … 2,745 Settle … Whitefriars … … … 5,650 Sleaford … Eastgate Car Park … … … 2,072 Solihull … Stratford Road … … … 1,393 Southampton … York Buildings … … … 330
§ Mr. NugentSince 1st April we have recommended loan sanction for 3 multi-storey car parks and 65 smaller surface schemes at a total estimated cost of £766,000.
I will circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following are the details:
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LOAN SANCTIONS RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY CAR PARK SCHEMES 1ST APRIL, 1958 TO 8TH DECEMBER, 1958 (INCLUSIVE) Local Authority Locality Total Estimated Cost £ South Shields … North Street … … 2,600 Swindon … Regent Street … … 2,446 Tenby … Upper Park Road … … 6,037 Wantage … Mill Street … … 4,917 Warminster … Portway … … 1,065 Watford … (i) Access Road, Roger's Timber Yard … … 2,000 (ii) Roger's Timber Yard … … 6,875 Welshpool … Land at rear of Vicarage … … 1,064 Wincanton … High Street … … 5,700 Windsor … … Goswell Road … … 5,022 York … Lord Mayor's Walk and Gillygate … … 845 Total … … £250,487 MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS Cardiff … Wood Street … … 166,900 Coventry … New Retail Market … … 54,550 Manchester … Market Place … … 294,100 Total … … £515,550 Grand Total … … £766,037 NOTE: A scheme for Westminster—multi-storey car park in Waverton Street has been approved in principle and is estimated to cost £500,000 approximately.