Redevelopment of Surrey County Hall and the Bittoms Car Park PARKING & TRANSPORT STRATEGY Bittoms and County Hall Parking Public Transport The County Hall site already incorporates extensive The site is extremely well served by public surface car parking and our intention is to retain enough transport, with bus stops on Penrhyn Road to meet the needs of the new residents of the County Hall and further bus routes being accessible on redevelopment. Eden Street a short walk to the north. The site is also well placed to access rail services with The Bittoms Car Park will be demolished. The car park site Kingston railway station within walking distance is owned by the County Council although there is a lease and Surbiton railway station accessible by cycle and management contract in place currently. or frequent buses. The site is therefore very well The largest group of users of this car park are the staff placed for local travel, as well as travel within south working at County Hall who will no longer be travelling west London (including Heathrow Airport) and to to the site; as such we do not propose to re-provide this central London. car park. Walking and Cycling There is alternative provision for public use at the nearby St James Road car park, which is earmarked for upgrading, The town centre location of the site enables as well as the Rose (formerly Drapers) car park on the comprehensive access on foot, whilst Penrhyn Road forms other side of Kingston College. part of the recently improved Kingston to Tolworth cycle route which connects to numerous other routes serving Kingston and the surrounding area..