Whitesands project - parking
Our flood defence and regeneration scheme includes parking provision to encourage both visitors and shoppers to the town.
The Whitesands riverside car park will be removed but two areas have been identified as the new main parking areas at the D&G Homes site and at the Greensands.
As a result of further design work the scheme provides an additional four spaces at the shop side (east) car park near the entrance to the D&G Homes car park, increasing the total number of spaces in this location from 57 to 61. Furthermore, the flood defence arrangements at Dockhead have been redesigned to reduce the loss of spaces in this car park. The car park currently has 36 spaces. Previously the design left 13 spaces in the car park; the new design retains 28 spaces. Overall parking lost is fully re-provisioned and with a net gain of 50 spaces.
By providing additional parking on the 'shop' side of Whitesands, shoppers and visitors will have easier access to the town centre and trade will be maintained to the businesses and shops which front onto Whitesands.
The Whitesands riverside car park will be removed but two areas have been identified as the new main parking areas at the D&G Homes site and at the Greensands.
The car park at Greensands will be extended but there will remain in place a substantial amount of grassed open space and tree planting, and look to enhance current cycling and walking provisions. A new access will be created via a ramp from the car park next to the former Arts College.
This area will still be at risk of flooding but its frequency of flooding is significantly less than the current Whitesands car park.
Any temporary closure will be easy to manage and unlike the current closure of the Whitesands car park will not result in the closure of one of the main roadways through Dumfries.
