Parking bay plea to help Colne shop owners

1:00pm Wednesday 19th September 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Tyrone Marshall, Reporter

A COUNCILLOR has called for extra parking bays to be installed in Albert Road, Colne.

There are currently only a limited number of parking bays on the road.

Some shops have bays nearby, while others do not.

Coun Ian Tweedie said he had been approached by a group of shopkeepers near to Spring Lane who were keen to get some extra bays installed.

He said: “The shop-keepers on this part of Albert Road cannot see why there should not be a parking bay installed outside their shops.

“There are such parking bays outside other shops on Albert Road and I totally agree that we need to help Colne shopkeepers as much as we can in order to keep our town an alive and vibrant shopping centre.

“As there is no parking near these shops a lot of people end up driving past and park in the town centre, and then don’t come back down to visit these shops and they end up missing out.

“It is important that shops are given the best chance possible to succeed and this would help a lot of businesses.”

Coun Tweedie has added the item to the agenda for next month’s Colne Area Committee meeting.

And officers at Pendle Council are asking the highways departments at Lancashire County Council to look at the issue.

Coun Tweedie said: “Although Albert Road is a conservation area, there is no reason why parking bays should not be installed in a way sympathetic to the architecture.”

Comments (7)

2:28pm Wed 19 Sep 12

airesider says...

I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle
I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle airesider

4:36pm Wed 19 Sep 12

Izanears says...

airesider wrote:
I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle
Particularly in Nelson!
[quote][p][bold]airesider[/bold] wrote: I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle[/p][/quote]Particularly in Nelson! Izanears

6:29pm Wed 19 Sep 12

DJ_Jaybee says...

Parking bays - sounds expensive.

Once of a day you could drive through town centres (in both directions) and also nip to a local shop by simply parking at the side of the road - taking note of any highway code markings of course.

The wide roads that we used to have now have so many obstacles, parking bays jutting out, pinch points and traffic island clutter - the simplicity of our once well structured road system has long gone. Alternative routes if there is an accident, road works or if you know the area have been closed off. Many town centres have been pedestrianised and traffic flow diverted away from it.

So no wonder if people want it simple to park now they can find it at the supermarket or out of town retail park.
Parking bays - sounds expensive. Once of a day you could drive through town centres (in both directions) and also nip to a local shop by simply parking at the side of the road - taking note of any highway code markings of course. The wide roads that we used to have now have so many obstacles, parking bays jutting out, pinch points and traffic island clutter - the simplicity of our once well structured road system has long gone. Alternative routes if there is an accident, road works or if you know the area have been closed off. Many town centres have been pedestrianised and traffic flow diverted away from it. So no wonder if people want it simple to park now they can find it at the supermarket or out of town retail park. DJ_Jaybee

9:00pm Wed 19 Sep 12

mavrick says...

DJ_Jaybee wrote:
Parking bays - sounds expensive.

Once of a day you could drive through town centres (in both directions) and also nip to a local shop by simply parking at the side of the road - taking note of any highway code markings of course.

The wide roads that we used to have now have so many obstacles, parking bays jutting out, pinch points and traffic island clutter - the simplicity of our once well structured road system has long gone. Alternative routes if there is an accident, road works or if you know the area have been closed off. Many town centres have been pedestrianised and traffic flow diverted away from it.

So no wonder if people want it simple to park now they can find it at the supermarket or out of town retail park.
Hit the nail on the head. The anti car green brigade did not think their policy through. as they will not suffer the consequences of the blind ignorance and lack of tolerance of the car. they don't care. but it is coming home to roost.
[quote][p][bold]DJ_Jaybee[/bold] wrote: Parking bays - sounds expensive. Once of a day you could drive through town centres (in both directions) and also nip to a local shop by simply parking at the side of the road - taking note of any highway code markings of course. The wide roads that we used to have now have so many obstacles, parking bays jutting out, pinch points and traffic island clutter - the simplicity of our once well structured road system has long gone. Alternative routes if there is an accident, road works or if you know the area have been closed off. Many town centres have been pedestrianised and traffic flow diverted away from it. So no wonder if people want it simple to park now they can find it at the supermarket or out of town retail park.[/p][/quote]Hit the nail on the head. The anti car green brigade did not think their policy through. as they will not suffer the consequences of the blind ignorance and lack of tolerance of the car. they don't care. but it is coming home to roost. mavrick

9:53am Thu 20 Sep 12

darwenTower says...

Indeed.
In trying to support my local butcher the other day I had to park about quarter of a mile away, which would have been fine had I not suffered a downpour on the way there and hailstones on the way back.
Indeed. In trying to support my local butcher the other day I had to park about quarter of a mile away, which would have been fine had I not suffered a downpour on the way there and hailstones on the way back. darwenTower

12:59pm Thu 20 Sep 12

HecticBigBoy says...

airesider wrote:
I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle
No you are confusing pavements with areas with double yellow lines ... those are parking bays (for some!!)
[quote][p][bold]airesider[/bold] wrote: I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle[/p][/quote]No you are confusing pavements with areas with double yellow lines ... those are parking bays (for some!!) HecticBigBoy

1:01pm Thu 20 Sep 12

HecticBigBoy says...

Izanears wrote:
airesider wrote: I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle
Particularly in Nelson!
Why would you need to park in Nelson, are there shops still open?
[quote][p][bold]Izanears[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]airesider[/bold] wrote: I thought pavements were parking bays in Pendle[/p][/quote]Particularly in Nelson![/p][/quote]Why would you need to park in Nelson, are there shops still open? HecticBigBoy

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