Parking changes introduced at beauty spot

Plymouth City Council said the car parks were separated by concrete barriers

Parking charges have been introduced to part of a car park after it was taken over.

All of the car park at Devil's Point in Plymouth was previously free for three hours but has been reconfigured to operate as two areas, with 40% now part of the Royal William Yard (RWY) facilities, which have charges, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Urban Splash, which was responsible for the regeneration of RWY, said the changes were part of a longstanding agreement.

The southern section of the Plymouth City Council area would remain a free public car park, with 39 parking spaces, including five dedicated disabled bays while the northern section was part of RWY parking facilities, the council said.

The council was retaining responsibility for maintenance, but day-to-day operation would be managed by SIP Car Parks

Urban Splash said it wanted to increase parking spaces by about 100 to meet visitor demand.

Work to separate the car parks started in March, with it now nearing completion, it added.

"The project has involved adapting the current Devil's Point car park, creating a new car park on the former reservoir and connecting the two to RWY through an arch in the perimeter wall," it said.

The council said the public car park had been fully resurfaced and re-marked, with a more convenient ticketless system introduced.

It said free parking would continue for up to three hours, with no return within two hours.