Northern Area Plan 2016
Ballymoney Borough: Ballymoney Parking
There are approximately 1,225 parking spaces available for public use in Ballymoney town centre, of which 560 (45%) are on-street. Many of these on-street spaces are in residential streets immediately adjacent to the commercial area, and are unrestricted, that is they have no time limit applied to them. The more central streets are largely restricted to “1 hour in any 2 hours” and are well used for short-stay parking. Of the off-street car parks, only two, Castle Street and Main St/Church St, providing 215 spaces, are charged, and generally operate under capacity. The remainder, comprising 450 spaces, are free, and with the occasional exception of Townhead Street, there is spare capacity in the free car parks.
| Car Park Zoning BYP 01 Land at Townhead Street Car Park (0.16 ha.) |
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| Land is zoned at Townhead Street Car Park to provide relocated parking provision. |
This zoning relates to a vacant and derelict commercial site within the Townhead Street car park. The Department considers the removal of the present car parking area on the Townhead Street frontage would be beneficial in townscape terms. This zoning therefore links the redevelopment of this site with the successful disposal of an area of the existing car park adjacent to the Townhead Street frontage for residential development (BYH 17). The existing car park area on the Townhead Street frontage will not be released until there is a contract secured for the demolition of the derelict commercial building.
In accordance with the Department’s policy to cater primarily for shortstay parkers in town centres, the objective is to reduce the number of unrestricted spaces in Ballymoney. A more structured and effective enforcement and management regime, to include improved signage, will be put in place following the introduction of Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE).
Even if all proposed development materialises, there is unlikely be a shortfall in the overall parking capacity by the end of the Plan period. However, parking supply and demand will be regularly reviewed in the light of the implementation of these proposals and the effects of DPE, and action taken as appropriate.
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