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Causeway Coasts & Glens Parking Strategy Causeway Coast & Glens Parking Strategy Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council 2017 - 2027 Version 1 Causeway Coasts & Glens Parking Strategy Table of Contents 1. Background and Need ............................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Existing Parking in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough ..................................................................... 5 1.2 Wider Context ...................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Issues and Opportunities ........................................................................................................................ 11 3. Best Practice in Parking .......................................................................................................................... 13 4. The Parking Strategy ............................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 18 4.2 Actions ................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.2.1 Parking Management .................................................................................................................... 18 4.2.2 Parking Location and Events ........................................................................................................ 21 4.2.3 Parking Quality ............................................................................................................................. 24 4.3 Action Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Diagram Diagram 1 – The need for a strategy ………………………………………………………………………………………4 Figures Figure 1 - Council car parks within the Borough...................................................................................................... 6 Figure 2 - Council car parks between Portstewart and Ballycastle.......................................................................... 7 Figure 3 - Council car parks in Cushendun, Cushendall and Waterfoot .................................................................. 8 Figure 4 - Council car parks in Coleraine, Ballymoney, Garvagh and Kilrea ........................................................... 8 Figure 5 - Council car parks in Limavady, Ballykelly and Dungiven ........................................................................ 9 Figure 6 - Map denoting locations of five main study sites in relation to Northern Ireland ..................................... 17 Tables Table 1 – Council Car Parks .................................................................................................................................. 10 Table 2 - Parking Management Actions ................................................................................................................. 21 Table 3 - Parking Location and Event Action ......................................................................................................... 23 Table 4 - Parking Quality Actions........................................................................................................................... 25 2 Causeway Coast & Glens Parking Strategy 1. Background and need As part of Local Government Reform (LGR) in 2015, local councils in Northern Ireland received responsibility for public off-street parking. A number of car parks were transferred from the Department for Regional Development (now renamed as the Department for Infrastructure – DfI) to each of the councils, along with responsibility for the management and operation of these car parks through an Agency Agreement with DfI. The Agreement, for the provision of off-street parking enforcement and a penalty charge notice processing service will expire on 31st October 2019. Council will explore all future delivery options to investigate, prepare and ensure a comprehensive delivery of a competitive tendering process for the operational management, enforcement and revenue collection of Council car parks – in readiness for post TransportNI contract 2019. This is detailed in action point 16. It is important to create a car parking policy to effectively manage car parks and generate a balanced revenue to share costs across an appropriate user spectrum and to collaborate this with stake holders to ensure business stimulation and revenue collection. Local Government Reform also gave councils planning and place making powers, with a major deliverable being the development of Local Development Plans. To inform these plans, the Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) for Northern Ireland has stipulated that councils are to formulate parking strategies in order to inform the development of their Local Development Plans. The development of a parking strategy will also enable councils to ensure that parking is delivered in order to meet a number of other objectives. We will continue to work closely with the Department for Infrastructure to address all aspects of parking to provide best solutions to alleviate public concerns surrounding congestion. This strategy document provides an understanding of the baseline in terms of parking, consideration of best practice and presents strategic objectives and actions for the parking strategy. It should be noted that this document also has a particular focus on the parking related aspects of seasonal leisure events and tourism within the Borough. Diagram 1 on page 4 clarifies the need and areas of delivery. Abbreviations: SPPS - Strategic Planning Policy Statement VMS - Variable Message Signage LGR - Local Government Reform P&D - Pay and Display 3 Causeway Coast & Glens Parking Strategy Diagram 1 – The Need for a Strategy Causeway Coast & Glens Parking Strategy The need for a strategy To address the overall need for car parking within the Borough Social, economic and Availability, accessibility, Tourism and major events Health & business needs convenience of car parking parking Safety Park n Ride, Bushmills Review of parking Enforcement for illegal Explore all Giants Causeway Gritting tariffs parking on Council land future delivery options to Campervans, ensure best service Advertising Event requests for management/ Lighting delivery possibilities, car parks, policy, enforcement billboards, pricing etc. solutions product White line placements etc. Smart spaces, Seasonal charging parking, disabled bays, Identify land for other surface, Future projects, use/lease. Land registry P&D signage etc. i.e. Market Yard Beach parking machines 4 Causeway Coast & Glens Parking Strategy 1.1 Existing parking in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough The Causeway Coast and Glens Borough extends from Cushendall, Waterfoot in the east and on the Antrim Coast, over to Ballykelly and Dungiven in the west. The area also includes the principal settlements of Coleraine and Ballymoney as well as Portrush, Portstewart, Ballycastle, Bushmills and Limavady The Council is currently responsible for a total of 79 car parks within the Borough, as shown in Figures 1 – 5 and table 1. The Agency Agreement between the Council and DfI details a total of 37 car parks that were transferred as part of LGR in 2015; comprising 10 charged and 27 free car parks. This represented a transfer of just under 3,600 spaces in total. Council is proposing to develop the ‘Market Yard’ site in Coleraine to deliver a multi-use facility to include a car park with approximately 90 to 100 spaces. It should be noted that the Council recently made the Waterside in Coleraine and Main Street in Limavady car parks free. Therefore the 10 charged Council sites utilise pay and display machines, with tariffs ranging between 20 – 50 pence per hour depending on the location. Payment can also be made over the phone, online or through a mobile app via the Parkmobile system. These car parks are subject to routine patrols by traffic attendants throughout the week. There are a further 42 car parks that were already in possession of the Council prior to 2015 and it should be noted that some of these are associated with council owned buildings e.g. community centres, council offices, etc. The Council is therefore in control of approximately 5,700 off-street parking spaces, although the true total is not currently known due to a lack of data on some sites and because some of the car parks are not currently laid out in a formal manner. There are also a number of parking locations that are operated by others. These include on-street parking bays for which time restrictions apply (currently no charging) and therefore they are typically used for short duration parking acts. These spaces are enforced by DfI through the use of traffic attendants. There are also a number of parking sites provided by the private sector for the public to use. The Borough has a large number of tourist attractions and parking is provided for most of these facilities. For example, the National Trust provides charged parking for the Giants Causeway at the Causeway Head and also controls the associated park and ride site in the centre of Bushmills. Translink provides the associated bus service to/from the Causeway Head and strategically placed Variable Message Signage is used
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