Taunton Urban Design Framework - Taunton Deane Borough Council

Car ParkingParking StrategyThe objectives of the master plan are to concentrateparking in a smaller number of high quality car parks,whilst ensuring that all parts of the new retail schemeremain highly accessible.Overall just over 1,000 car parking spaces are provided.This is comparable with the existing provision of publicparking spaces although the scheme also requires theremoval of some private office parking.Old Market CentreOn the eastern site, access to the department store and theexisting shopping centre will be commercially important.However, this cannot be at the expense of creating acritical mass of new retail floorspace. A 440 space multistoreycar park has therefore been provided above theretail units fronting Mary Street. Access and egress is viaMary Street, with a right hand turning lane provided and asignal-controlled junction which would replace thatcurrently in operation for Paul Street.Crescent Car ParkA major new car park is also provided on the western site.Approximately 340 spaces are provided at ‘undercroft’level, making use of the changes in levels across the site.A further 230 in a multi-storey car park at the southernend of the site, where its bulk is hidden by existing officebuildings. Access and egress would be via St George’s Place.Access to the new Crescent car park will be via High Streetand egress via St George’s Place. The majority of carmovements will therefore be separated from busmovements and avoid potential conflict. The potentialmay also exist to consider The Crescent as a bus/access onlystreet between St George’s Place and the CorporationStreet roundabout.Access arrangements to multi-storey car parkTaunton UDF Section 4 Areas of Change - High Street83