Parking boost for Burry Port
Planning permission has been granted for a new parking facility in Burry Port – to help travellers switch between trains, buses, cars, motorcycles and bicycles.
Carmarthenshire County Council planning committee approved a scheme by the local authority for a multi modal parking facility on land to the south of Sea View Terrace, Burry Port.
It will create a new purpose-built site with designated areas to help travellers switch between different forms of transport.
The proposed scheme will provide 84 car parking spaces (including nine disability spaces), four motorcycle spaces, and 15 cycle spaces. There will be cycle lockers/shelters.
An officers’ report said: “At the present time, although Burry Port has bus stops, a railway station and some car parking areas, they are at different locations within the town.
“The proposal will create an interchange where all modes of transport converge, and will therefore help users with their transition between the transport types. It is considered that this will be of benefit to Burry Port as a whole, including existing traders within the town centre.”
It is considered that the proposal, which is very close to the train station, bus stops and the Millennium Coastal path, will encourage greater use of public transport, whilst the safety of pedestrians will also be improved through the inclusion of a series of pedestrian footway improvements and crossing points.
Local member Cllr Stephen James said: “I welcome it. This will be a great boost to business in the town. It is in the right spot for our community.”
Carmarthenshire County Council planning committee approved a scheme by the local authority for a multi modal parking facility on land to the south of Sea View Terrace, Burry Port.
It will create a new purpose-built site with designated areas to help travellers switch between different forms of transport.
The proposed scheme will provide 84 car parking spaces (including nine disability spaces), four motorcycle spaces, and 15 cycle spaces. There will be cycle lockers/shelters.
An officers’ report said: “At the present time, although Burry Port has bus stops, a railway station and some car parking areas, they are at different locations within the town.
“The proposal will create an interchange where all modes of transport converge, and will therefore help users with their transition between the transport types. It is considered that this will be of benefit to Burry Port as a whole, including existing traders within the town centre.”
It is considered that the proposal, which is very close to the train station, bus stops and the Millennium Coastal path, will encourage greater use of public transport, whilst the safety of pedestrians will also be improved through the inclusion of a series of pedestrian footway improvements and crossing points.
Local member Cllr Stephen James said: “I welcome it. This will be a great boost to business in the town. It is in the right spot for our community.”
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