WEYMOUTH town centre residents are to be given special parking arrangements for the summer.

Dorset Council has arranged for permit holders in some areas, including streets around Weymouth Harbour, Hope Square and The Esplanade, to park in the Pavilion car park until the end of the season.

It comes amid changes around the harbour which could place an additional strain on demand for resident parking, as well as high numbers of visitors expected as people choose to holiday in the UK this summer.

The council has stated that Zone F permit holders are allowed to park in the rear Pavilion car park if on-street spaces are unavailable.

The changes are in place now until the end of September.

Zone F areas are as follows:

  • Belle Vue
  • Bond Street
  • Custom House Quay
  • East Street
  • Esplanade
  • Governors Lane
  • Helen Lane
  • Maiden Street
  • Market Street
  • Mitchell Street
  • New Street
  • Pilgrims Way
  • South Parade
  • St Albans Street
  • St Edmunds Street
  • St Mary Street
  • St Thomas Street

Meanwhile Zone L permit holders may use their permits in the North Quay car park if there are no spaces available in the residents’ parking areas.

Zone L areas include

  • Hope Square
  • Belmont Bungalow
  • Belmont Street
  • Belmont Terrace
  • Belmont Villas
  • Cove Row
  • Cove Street
  • Hope Street
  • Hope Square
  • Horsford Street 
  • Newberry Gardens
  • Nothe Parade
  • Trinity Road
  • Trinity Street
  • St Leonards Road 

Councillor Ray Bryan, portfolio holder for Highways, Travel and Environment at Dorset Council: “We are expecting a significant increase in visitors to Weymouth over the summer months this year, and understand how this will present a strain on residents’ parking areas, particularly with the current changes around the harbour.

To try and help, Dorset Council has decided that Weymouth Zone F permit holders may use their permits in the Pavilion rear car park if no on-street spaces are available.

This arrangement doesn’t cover the Pavilion forecourt area or on event days when the Pavilion car park may be out of use.

Weymouth Zone L permit holders may use their permits in the North Quay car park if there are no spaces available in the residents’ parking areas.

These arrangements take effect immediately and will be in place until the end of September 2021."