Torrington Lodge Car Park in previous years

2021

iii) EBC Car Parks

It was noted that the minimum charge for Claygate’s car parks was now 90p for one hour. Cllr Sugden noted that the effect of abolishing the 30-minute free parking would lead to cars parking in the roads and that the abolition did not support local businesses. (PARISH COUNCIL HT&E MEETING 11-FEB-21)

AP91 Cllr Herbert to send details to the Clerk of EBC Torrington Lodge Car Park residential development proposal to circulate & Clerk to add to 3/12 Planning Committee agenda. DONE. (PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 14-JAN-21)

14	Torrington Lodge Car Park - EBC Potential Residential Housing Project.
	No updates at present. (PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING MEETING 5-JAN-21)

14	Torrington Lodge Car Park - EBC Potential Residential Housing Project
	Nothing new to report. (PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING MEETING 28-JAN-21)

2020

The committee noted that EBC planned to increase Village car parking charges in car parks from a minimum 40p for 30 minutes to a minimum of 1 hour for 90p. There will no longer be a 30-minute option. This will affect Torrington Lodge Car Park and Hare Lane Car Park by Champions. (PARISH COUNCIL H&TE MEETING 10-DEC-20)

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Torrington Lodge Car Park — EBC Potential Residential Housing Project

The Clerk circulated the minutes of the EBC Cabinet meeting on the 18th November prior to the meeting. They state that there are a number of potential projects, where additional residential developments could be considered on council owned land. Work has been undertaken by parking services, pre-covid, to look at the underperforming car parks in the borough. There are a number of carparks that are under-performing but not all of them are necessarily suitable for residential development. There are several car parks which are worth focussing on in the short-term to establish whether residential development is a possibility, a couple of the carparks already have high level capacity studies done, albeit they are a few years old. Torrington Lodge Car Park is situated in the centre of Claygate with good access to facilities and transport options. A high-level capacity was done in March 2016 which demonstrated several options for the land. One option showed 15 houses could be developed, a second option demonstrated 16 flats could be developed. As the capacity study was undertaken over four years ago, the site potentially could hold additional units. CPC will continue to keep an eye on any developments made by EBC on this subject. (PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING MEETING 3-DEC-20)

96/11	To note the minutes of the Planning Committee and decide any action arising.
	The Chairman of the Planning Committee raised that Torrington Lodge Car Park had been selected as a possible EBC residential housing project with the possibility of 15 houses or 16 flats being put on the land. (PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 19-NOV-20)

62/9	To receive the report from the Parish Clerk and decide any action arising
	... It was noted that the Covid-19 mobile testing unit at Torrington Lodge Car Park would remain in place from Sunday 6-19th September 2020. It is there due to Public Health England requesting a mobile testing unit to be put in place due to the increase in Covid-19 cases within the borough. (PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 17-SEP-20)

AP23 Trimming shrubs Torrington Lodge Car Park > Clerk to notify PQ that a tidy up of the entrance way into the car park is required as a priority. DONE. (PARISH COUNCIL HT&E MEETING 3-SEP-20)