MORE garages are demolished across two areas of Redditch to create more parking spaces.
Grendon Close, Matchborough is the latest location to be developed under Redditch Borough Council’s public realm improvements scheme and work started this week with the demolition of 20 garages. Four garages in Ombersley Close in Woodrow will also be bulldozed shortly after.
Removal of the garages will create more than 20 parking spaces across the two locations.
Following the demolition work a large amount of resurfacing work will take place to develop the new parking spaces. Landscaping will also be improved with the aim of making the area safer and to reduce litter.
Residents in the areas were consulted on the proposals late last year and both schemes will take approximately one month to complete.
“We are very proud of the amazing work which has been done since the garage demolition project first began in 2009,” said Councillor Aled Evans, portfolio holder for environmental services.
“This work is vital to ensure that parking in the borough is fit for purpose and modern day living by helping to alleviate ongoing parking issues in each of the two areas.”
The council’s public realm improvements scheme aims to turn old garages, often used simply for storage as they are too small for most modern vehicles, into useful new parking spaces and other enhancements. Sites are prioritised according to their assessed need.
