New car park to be built in city

A NEW car park is to be built on the current Salt Lane car park in Coventry and will able to cater for 600 vehicles.

Rising above and behind Fords Hospital, the building will be a large white and silver structure.

It will dominate the skyline, and from Little Park Street, the view of one of the cathedral’s spire will breakthrough the car park and one of the older buildings.

The car park will be built to support the new water park – and will open in time for the grand opening in 2019.

The new six-storey car park will have electric charging spaces and cycle parking, as well as full CCTV coverage for security.

Cllr Jayne Innes, cabinet member for public services at Coventry City Council, said at the time of the application being submitted: “The city centre is growing and there are some great new attractions on the way.

“We need the car parks to support them and encourage local people and visitors so they know they can park easily and safely.

“This will be a high quality car park that will give visitors a fantastic impression of Coventry and support the new restaurants, visitor attractions and shopping outlets that are set to transform our city. It has been designed to the highest standards and to show respect to nearby sites such as Fords Hospital and I am sure it will be a very welcome addition to the city centre.”

Drivers will enter off Salt Lane and leave by Greyfriars Lane, opposite the new water park, with pedestrian entrances positioned to serve that and Broadgate.

The building has been designed so it is sympathetic to the nearby historic Fords Hospital.

The car park will feature barriers that operate through automatic number plate recognition (ANPR).