Sponsored by
Council to spend £200,000 on car park after plans for multi-storey fall through
View - AVDC offices, The Gateway, Aylesbury
Around £200,000 will be spent on 120 car parking spaces at the district council after plans for a multi-storey facility collapsed.
As part of the Gateway site redevelopment, Aylesbury Vale Estates had been expected to fund a multi-storey car park costing several million pounds.
However, following a change in how affordable housing is funded less money was available for the development, which also includes housing and commercial space.
As a result, Aylesbury Vale Estates could not afford to pay for a multi-storey car park and has been working with the council to find a solution.
It has now been decided the best option is a 300-space surface car park over a larger area, jointly funded by the council and Aylesbury Vale Estates. As a result there will be less space for commercial and residential development at the site.
The council’s deputy chief executive Jon McGinty said part-funding the surface car park, which will be for the exclusive use of council staff and visitors, was the best option available. Had the council not backed the deal to provide £200,000 for 120 spaces, it would likely have had to fund the entire car park itself for around twice the price.
Mr McGinty said it is not possible for the council to continue using its current surface car park as the site is set to become part of the housing and business development.
At a cabinet meeting, some district councillors expressed concern at having to fund the project, but agreed to do so.
The council owns 50% of Aylesbury Vale Estates, but the authority does not provide funding for it, except through commercial loans which are paid back.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Revealed: Map showing flightpaths if new airport is built in Vale
- Aylesbury man charged with trying to incite child under 16 into sexual activity
- ‘I’m not prepared to do this job and drive 600 miles a week’: Police chief defends expenses and ‘chauffeur’
- Pub makeover (combined with a subtle name change) aims to repair reputation
- ‘She will be greatly missed’: Family’s tribute to grandmother killed in car crash
- UPDATED: Aylesbury councillor apologises for ‘murderous Tories’ Twitter slur
- Serial vandals burn memorial seating by Aylesbury canal
- Two Aylesbury men jailed following death of cyclist in Terrick
- Mistreated dog found nearly twice healthy weight is put to sleep
- Evergreen but never stuck in a rut: Alan Candy road tests the Suzuki Jimny
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Aylesbury
Sunday 19 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 11 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: North
