Work to start on new Newbiggin car park

22 Jul 2024 ARCHIVED (over 3 months old) - view latest news

Work is to get underway next month on a new car park in Newbiggin. 

It will be built at Maitland Terrace, on the former County Council Library & Social Services Site. The planned start date is 5th August, and the works are expected to take around 15 weeks to complete - formalising the existing temporary arrangement that has been in place since the demolition of the library building. 

The new car park, which is costing around £750,000, will be wholly contained within the existing site and the old boundary wall around the site will be retained. It will provide 38 parking spaces made up of 30 standard bays, four EV bays and four Disabled Bays.  

Councillor John Riddle, Cabinet member for Improving Roads and Highways, said: “It’s important our towns have enough off-street parking, both for local residents and visitors. 

“This new town centre facility will support access to local shops, business and health facilities as well as providing greater capacity for the increasing number of visitors to the town and its glorious beach and promenade.” 

Newbiggin Central and East County Councillor Liz Simpson added: “It’s good to see this temporary carpark being developed into a permanent fully modernised parking facility, with EV charging points and disabled bays. 

“Newbiggin continues to be a very popular place both for residents and visitors and I look forward to the new car park being open for business in the coming months.”