Issue - meetings

(i)                    That the disposal of the car parks listed in the report be approved.

(ii)                  That the demolition of the former Browns Service, King Street,

Kidsgrove, exploration of options in respect of developing or disposing of the site and the giving of delegated powers to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth to implement the proposal be approved;

(iii)                 That the start of the consultation process as set out in the with the

Asset Management Strategy in respect of disposal of two car parks on Heathcote Street, Kidsgrove be approved;

(iv)                That the Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme adopt the 'Off

-street Parking Places' Order 2025, with delegated authorisation given to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth to agree the Goose Street car park boundary plan and implementation date for this specific car park.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth introduced a report regarding asset disposals and the Off-Street Parking Places Order 2025.

Members’ attention was drawn to paragraph 1.1 of the report which set out the car parks that had been considered for disposal.   Paragraph 1.3 outlined the usage of the three car parks.

In addition to the three car parks there was a garage at King Street, Kidsgrove which would be demolished and used as a temporary car park whilst the car park at Heathcote Street and King Street  had improvement works carried out on them.

The Leader stated that   redevelopment of the brownfield sites was a good thing.

Parking within the Borough had been looked at pragmatically.

The new Castle Car Park was now fully operational. Usage of all of the car parks had been looked at  and underused ones had been brought into the housing stock, still allowing enough car parking spaces for visitors coming into the town.

A copy of the amended Off-Street Parking Places Order 2025 was appended to the report.

Resolved:    (i)       That the disposal of the car parks listed in the report be

                              approved.

(ii)             That the demolition of the former Browns Service, King Street, Kidsgrove, exploration of options in respect of developing or disposing of the site and the giving of delegated powers to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth to implement the proposal be approved;

(iii)            That the start of the consultation process as set out in the

with the Asset Management Strategy in respect of disposal of two car parks on Heathcote Street, Kidsgrove be approved;

(iv)            That the Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme adopt

the 'Off-street Parking Places' Order 2025, with delegated authorisation given to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth to agree the Goose Street car park boundary plan and implementation date for this specific car park.

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