Council names 25 car parks it wants to offload

The council hopes to save £2m under the plan

Cornwall Council has named 25 car parks which could see changes as part of a plan to offload 2,000 of its assets.

Of the 25 car parks, 14 currently do not charge in the evening after 16:00, while the remaining 11 only charge between 1 April and 31 October.

The council said the decentralisation of some of its car parks was part of a bid to save £2m.

Councillors on the economic growth scrutiny committee will consider the disposal of the car parks at a meeting on Tuesday.

Millions in revenue

Senior council officer Phil Mason previously said 40 and 50 cars parks were being considered for transfer.

The authority said the car parks under consideration were classed as not being in strategic locations – for example, sites which help traffic management or would act as a location for a public transport hub.

A report to the committee said the change would involve the transfer of a car park site by means of lease to a council-owned company, which would then manage the land, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

"The benefits of this approach are that a single company is managing the maintenance, improvements and car park operations," the report stated.

The council currently owns 231 car parks and receives about £300,000 per year from car park enforcement income.

Paid income from parking is about £18m per year.

Which car parks could see changes?

Rosewarne & Extension, Camborne

Readymoney, Fowey

Helford Village, near Helston

Castle Street, Launceston

Pannier Market, Launceston

Walkhouse, Launceston

St Peter's Hill, Newlyn

Albany Road, Newquay

Belmon Road, Newquay

Dane Road, Newquay

Tregunnel, Newquay

Watergate Bay, near Newquay

Trebarwith Strand, near Tintagel

Porthcothan Bay, near Padstow

Commercial Road, Penryn

Kittos Field, Porthleven

Belle Vue West, Saltash

Seaton Park, Seaton

Reppers Coombe, St Agnes

Clifden Road, St Austell

Park Avenue, St Ives

Porthmeor, St Ives

Tintagel Visitors Centre

Antony Road, Torpoint

Cawsand, near Torpoint