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MP publishes "shopping list" for Seaford car parking
Seaford’s MP has criticised East Sussex County Council for "a poor, unco-ordinated and ineffective" start to their review of parking in Seaford and published a ‘shopping list’ of action he believes should be taken.
The MP’s initiative follows a meeting with representatives of the Seaford Chamber of Commerce, and representations received directly from constituents.
Norman says: "Unfortunately, the County Council review of parking in Seaford has got off to a bad start, with a flawed questionnaire which failed to take into account the special nature of the town centre and the interests of traders in particular. I am pleased however that the County has had a ‘roadshow’, which has allowed some of the issues to be raised directly with officers. Indeed, I myself attended one of the events in order to get across the comments I had received."
The MP has now published a ‘shopping list’ of actions he believes would improve the parking arrangements in the town. The list includes:
- better deployment of NCP staff, with more effective enforcement of 2-hour waiting zones, and a discontinuation of the targeting of vehicles parking for short periods in the evening outside take-away shops
- better signage of off-street car parks, and of the town centre generally, with new prominent signs on the A259 to help promote the town centre and provide information about the location of car parks, and replacement of worn-out and incorrect signage, such as the sky-blue sign in Church Street with no lettering left on it, and the sign outside the police station pointing to a disabled toilet which doesn’t exist
- reduction in the waiting times on Broad Street from 2 hours to 1 hour, to encourage faster turnover
- the creation of a facility at either the Town Council offices or the Tourist Information Centre to allow tradesmen to obtain exemption certificates, rather than requiring them to go to Lewes as at present
- much more rigorous enforcement of pavement parking by lorries owned by companies such as Superdrug
- confirmation that no on-street parking charges will be introduced
- replacement of some double yellow lines with single yellows
Norman says: "After the unfortunate start to the parking review, the County Council needs to clarify its intentions as soon as possible. I believe the shopping list I have put forward will help the town and I urge the County to consider it constructively."