Plan to remove free parking at Brunswick Terrace on Weymouth seafront

Dorset Council has begun the legal process to amend a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) at Brunswick Terrace at Greenhill after residents submitted a petition calling for a row of parking spaces to become permit-holder only.

If approved, the spaces will become part of the current Weymouth zones A and C permit-holder parking scheme.

Under the TRO proposal, a new no-loading restriction will also be imposed for parking spaces on the far end of Brunswick Terrace, on the eastern seaward side.

The spaces are currently subject to seasonal one hour waiting restrictions over the summer months between June and September, with no restrictions between October and May.

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Restrictions will be year-round

If the plans go ahead, the area will be restricted to permit holders only, 24 hours a day and for 12 months of the year and the one hour wait spaces that are available from June to September will therefore be removed.

Dorset Council has stated that hotels and guest houses will be given an opportunity to buy guest and visitor permits for use in the Swannery or Lodmoor car parks - subject to eligibility criteria being met.

Hotels and guest houses on Brunswick Terrace will have to apply for a permit for Weymouth car parks under the new plans

Meanwhile, residents living in Brunswick Terrace who wish to park in the spaces will be apply for up to two permits per household, so long as they are able to provide proof of eligibility for the A and C parking permit zones.

"The general effect of the order will be to introduce new 'no loading' restrictions and permit only bays," a Dorset Council spokesman said.

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Public consultation

Weymouth Town Council has now been notified of the TRO notice of proposal and will consider the plans at a forthcoming Planning and Licensing Committee meeting which is being held on October 12. The town council will be able to submit comments, however Dorset Council will make the final decision.

Full details of the traffic order can be found online at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/trafficregulationorders.

Public comments on the proposals for or against, together with the reasons for which they are made should be submitted by no later than October 15.