Council to consult on new parking regime
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council has today (5 December) published for consultation proposals to change several aspects of its car parking policies.
The Council will consult on a package of measures including the following:
- An increase of 50p across the various bands, taking the tariff to £1.50 for one hour and another 50p for every hour up to £3.50 for over four hours parking;
- A greater alignment between the charges in the car parks in Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres and between the tariff structures at The Gnoll and Afan Forest Country Parks;
- Increasing the charges for all permits by £2.50;
- A new tariff structure at the Aberavon Seafront involving a charge of £2 from May to September and £1 from October to April, with a similar arrangement to be introduced at the Victoria Road car park; and
- The introduction of mobile CCTV camera van enforcement with a particular focus on dangerous parking outside schools and in Bus bays.
Councillor Rob Jones, Leader of the Council, said:
“We accept that the public may not welcome increased charges; but in this time of severe cuts, the Council must generate more income to maintain car parks and other facilities from which motorists benefit. We believe that this package represents the right balance between the interests of the motorist, businesses and the wider community, and we have discarded other options including the withdrawal of free Christmas parking and introducing a charge for disabled parking permits”.
Councillor Ted Latham, Cabinet Member for Streetscene and Engineering added:
“This is not just about money. The Council has invested heavily in the Aberavon Seafront and all local members agree that we need a parking regime which enables people to access the attractions by parking easily. The congestion in the summer months illustrates that this is not currently the case. Moreover, the Council has serious concerns about the rise of indiscriminate parking, particularly outside of some of our schools. This package marks the start of a major crackdown on such dangerous habits”.
Y Cyngor i ymgynghori ar drefniant parcio newydd
Heddiw (5 Rhagfyr), mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot wedi cyhoeddi cynigion ymgynghorol i newid sawl agwedd ar ei bolisïau parcio ceir.
Bydd y cyngor yn ymgynghori ar becyn o fesurau sy’n cynnwys y canlynol:
- Codiad o 50c ar draws sawl band, gan fynd â’r gost i £1.50 am awr a 50c ychwanegol am bob awr hyd at £3.50 am dros bedair awr o barcio;
- Cysoni costau ym meysydd parcio yng nghanol trefi Castell-nedd, Port Talbot a Phontardawe’n well, yn ogystal â chostau parcio ym Mharciau Gwledig y Gnoll a Choedwig Afan;
- Cynyddu’r tâl am yr holl hawlenni £2.50;
- Strwythur gost newydd yng Nglan Môr Aberafan, gan gynnwys codi tâl o £2 rhwng mis Mai a mis Medi, a £1 rhwng mis Hydref a mis Ebrill, gan gyflwyno trefniant tebyg ym maes parcio Parc Victoria; a
- Chyflwyno fan gorfodi a chamerâu cylch cyfyng symudol sy’n canolbwyntio’n benodol ar barcio peryglus y tu allan i ysgolion ac mewn cilfannau bysus.
Meddai’r Cyng. Rob Stweart, Arweinydd y Cyngor,
“Rydym yn derbyn na fydd y cyhoedd yn croesawu’r codiadau mewn costau efallai ond, yn yr amser hwn o doriadau mawr, mae’n rhaid i’r cyngor greu mwy o incwm er mwyn cynnal meysydd parcio a chyfleusterau eraill y mae modurwyr yn elwa ohonynt. Credwn fod y pecyn hwn yn cynrychioli’r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng diddordebau modurwyr, busnesau a’r gymuned yn ehangach, ac rydym wedi gwrthod opsiynau eraill, gan gynnwys diddymu parcio am ddim dros y Nadolig a chodi tâl ar gyfer hawlenni parcio i’r anabl.”
Meddai’r Cynghorydd Ted Latham, Aelod y Cabinet dros Strydlun a Pheirianneg,
“Nid arian yn unig sy’n bwysig yn hynny o beth. Mae’r cyngor wedi buddsoddi’n drwm yng Nglan Mâr Aberafan ac mae pob aelod lleol yn cytuno bod angen drefniant parcio arnom sy’n ei wneud yn hawdd i bobl gael mynediad i atyniadau drwy allu parcio heb broblemau. Mae tagfeydd yn ystod misoedd yr haf yn dangos nad yw hynny’n wir ar hyn o bryd. Yn ogystal, mae gan y cyngor bryderon mawr ynghylch twf parcio diystyriol, yn enwedig y tu allan i rhai o’n hysgolion. Mae’r pecyn hwn yn nodi dechrau ymgyrch fawr yn erbyn arferion peryglus o’r fath.”
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