'Parking provision will be adequate for Baths'
EXTRA visitor parking for Scunthorpe's new Baths Hall venue will not be provided in the plans.
North Lincolnshire Council decided the spaces in nearby public car parks will be enough for people attending events at the £15-million state-of-the-art centre.
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Designs for the 2,000-capacity hall were exclusively revealed in the Scunthorpe Telegraph yesterday and a public consultation got under way today with neighbouring businesses asked to give their views.
At the Royal Hotel on Doncaster Road, council chiefs told neighbours they would not suffer hundreds of cars parking and leaving after events as nearby car parks will handle the demand for spaces.
Leader of the council, Coun Mark Kirk, said: "We are designing it in such a way that it will minimise the impact on local residents.
"We have been round lots of places and developed the ideas from the problems they have encountered."
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by Stu, Englishman in my castle.
Monday, September 15 2008, 10:12PM
“This is the Scunny Dome, you're supposed to use PUBLIC TRANSPORT to get there! Just like in that big London.”
by Steve, Bottesford
Monday, September 15 2008, 2:53PM
“Al Gebra, Yaddlethorpe
Re Read your comment
'2000 people seating & 1200 peolpe standing, simple mathmatics tells me that 3100 capacity'
Did you attend school in Scunthorpe by any chance ?”
by Sue, not scunthorpe
Monday, September 15 2008, 11:58AM
“So I want to come for a night out in this new venue. I have had a good night, the entertainment was great but then I have to walk past drunks fighting outside the nightclubs, into back street carparks to get to my car. How many will actually be prepared to risk it. That is the kind of situation the police tell you to avoid at night and our council thinks it is a perfect solution. Why of why wasnt this put down at church square where there is 2 main carparks next to it.”
by steve, Scunthorpe
Monday, September 15 2008, 11:50AM
“If a business put in this planning permission with no parking it wouldnt get past the officer let alone get approval. Obviously this council doesn't abide by it own rules.....”
by Tom Green, North Killingholme
Monday, September 15 2008, 10:10AM
“Grimsby Auditorium which has teh same capacity, often fills its on site car park. I think the council should negotiate with Sainsbury's to allow people to use it when attending events.”
by Jacko, SCUNTHORPE
Sunday, September 14 2008, 1:45PM
“Because their idiots with nothing else to do in their sad pathetic lives. So they resort to putting a downer on a positive move for the town”
by simon Jones, scunthorpe
Sunday, September 14 2008, 12:43PM
“it's free to park after 6pm at the minute isn't it? why are so many people putting a downer on it?!!”
by axel, scunthorpe
Sunday, September 14 2008, 10:25AM
“so we pay to park to got work in the day,then we pay again at night to go to the theatre?
not a bad little extra earner.
and no doubt there will be a "traffic warden " on at night to make sure you pay.”
by Tony, Brumby
Saturday, September 13 2008, 10:47PM
“Jack, "see Scunthorpe become a run down dump"
But Scunthorpe HAS become a run down dump. Our roads and pavements are falling apart. Our streets are full of litter. Our walls are covered with graffiti. Our bus shelters are vandalised. The top end of High Street is an eyesore. But, fear not, at a stroke Mighty Mark and his gallant crew will overcome all these problems with the new, improved Baths Hall. (Oh and Mr Sainsbury may take a dim view to Baths Hall customers parking in his car park.)”
by Jack, Scuntthorpe...not for long
Saturday, September 13 2008, 8:14PM
“Allan dont you understand these are the people who like to moan and whinge at every given oppurtunity. they say how dare the council build a new entertainment complex to replace the building site that was Baths. These people make me sick, theyd be happy to see Scunthorpe become a run down dump, which lets face it, is slowly happening. When the old baths was up there was planty of parking then, and nobody complained. So why complain now. There is a car park less then 5 minutes away behind mary st, Sainsbury's car park, the car park behind doncaster road and next to Baths. Plenty of space..so stop whinging!”