The Town/Parish Clerk / Westfields
Middlewich Road
SANDBACH
Cheshire
CW11 1HZ
Tel: 01270 686643
Date: 30/11/2016 OUR REF: PB/AR YOUR REF:
DearTown/Parish Clerk
Re: Free Parking – 4 days in a rolling 12 month period – Cheshire East - Pay and Display Car Parks
I am writing to you on behalf of Cheshire East Council to inform you of our intention to progress afree parking initiative on a maximum of 4 days in the next rolling 12 month period. There will be 4 free days allowed per Town Council in towns where charges apply. The primary purpose of this incentive is to support our towns and provide a flexible incentive which can be used in the run up to Christmas or spread throughout the year to aid key town events.
This is in addition to the Free Parking after 3pm at certain designated car parks within the borough.
The offer of free parking will be considered on those car parks predominantly used by shoppers and the Parking Services Team would welcome advanced liaison (so as to ensure there are no other programmed events taking place) and notice of the chosen days, when those decisions have been made by yourselves upon consultation with your Members, Residents, Shoppers, Visitors, Businesses, Workers and Commuters.In return, the Council requests feedback on these initiatives to ascertain their effectiveness for both Shoppersand Businesses.
In order to avoid all the spaces being taken up by Workers/Commuters, free parking will only commence after 10am. We would also kindly request that you advertise and promote these free days on the designated sites on the days in question and that any such material is removed in a timely fashion thereafter so as to avoid any confusion for service users.
This is a temporary incentive which will perhaps accommodate those attending special events in the towns over the next 12 month period.
The car parks authorised for this incentive are as follows:-
•MACCLESFIELD: Duke Street; Exchange Street; Churchill Way; Park Green; Sunderland Street; Waters Green; Town Hall
•CREWE: Civic Library; Gatefield; Holly Bank; Delamere Street; Lyceum; Wrexham Terrace
•NANTWICH: Snow Hill; Civic Hall; Bowling Green
•CONGLETON: Fairground; Back Park Street; Princess Street
•ALDERLEY EDGE: South Street
•KNUTSFORD: Princess Street; Silk Mill Street; King Street
•WILMSLOW: South Drive; Hoopers; Spring Street; Rex.
I will ensure that our team of Civil Enforcement Officers are made aware of this provision.
Please note that for those Town Councils where all parking is free, this letter is for information only.
Yours Sincerely
Lorraine Rushton (Martin)
Parking Services Team Leader
01625 383857
FAO Cllr Paul Bates – Portfolio Holder for Communities and Health