Parking charges at Kings Chase Shopping Centre in Kingswood are set to be lifted as part of a major revamp of the town. Plans to remove existing charges at the shopping centre, which was bought by the council last year for £10million, are set to be approved next week and come into effect in May.
A masterplan for Kingswood high street includes a leisure centre and cinema, and will also see the pedestrianisation of part of Regent Street. It is set to be approved at a cabinet meeting on Monday, April 4, along with free car parking for shoppers.
It follows a review of the charges by South Gloucestershire Council after a campaign led by Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore gained support from residents and businesses. There are currently around 350 parking spaces at Kings Chase, with an hour's parking costing approximately 80p.
