Brown Street car park
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Background
Vision Objective
Proposals
Rationale
Activity
Background:
Brown Street is a short stay (0-5 hours) surface car park containing 164 spaces on two sites either side of the street. Vehicle access to the car park is via the one-way system on the eastern side of the city centre. The car park is bordered by commercial and residential premises and there are views of the cathedral tower and spire from some parts of the site. It is a two minute walk from the Culver Street car park and three minutes from the Market Place.
Vision Objective:
To develop the site primarily for housing.
Proposal:
Ensure that a pedestrian connection through to Catherine Street is retained.
Rationale:
- To re-use this site for the benefit of the city if the Parking Strategy and Transport and Movement Strategy show that it is not needed for parking
- To contribute to a more pedestrian orientated city centre
- To increase the amount of city centre living in order to provide more vibrancy at different times of the day
- To release capital receipt to deliver other projects within the Vision
Activity:
The removal of city centre parking spaces either in car parks or on-street, through developments such as those proposed for the Salt Lane and Brown Street car parks, will only be agreed if it is supported by both the parking strategy and the transport and movement strategy.
A detailed study of parking demand and supply is, therefore, being carried out as part of a review of the existing parking strategy.
