Gateshead Council confirms how much it will cost you to park in long-awaited new Quays multi-storey car park
Gateshead Council bosses have approved new charges for the long awaited Quays multi-storey car park on Hawkes Road.
The £23m project is also scheduled to open on September 29, despite being largely completed in early 2023.
The local authority’s cabinet approved a new set of parking and electric vehicle charging fees for the soon-to-open multi-storey car park, set to be open 7-days a week, from 6am to midnight. The new fees have been modelled on the nearby Quarryfield Road car park.
The project has been mired in controversy however, being originally designed and built to service a promised 12-500 seat arena and conference centre on land between the Glasshouse and Baltic art gallery. The long-hoped for scheme has, however, stalled due to spiralling costs.
In addition, council leader Martin Gannon stated last November the car park was “not fit for purpose”, resulting in the local authority withholding payments to the contractors until the issues were remedied.
The new fees are now as follows:
- Up to two hours – £2.60;
- Up to four hours – £3.90;
- Up to 12 hours – £5.70;
- Up to 24 hours and each subsequent 24 hour period, or part of (maximum stay 72 hours) – £8;
- Up to 48 hours – £16;
- Up to 72 hours – £24.
Permits, which will be made available in the near future, which have also been agreed as follows:
- 12 months, Monday to Friday: £958
- 12 months, all days: £1,436
- 12 months, specified days, per day of the week: £192
- Six months, Monday to Friday: £547
- Six months, all days: £766
- Three months, Monday to Friday: £291
- Three months, all days: £407
According to previous reporting, coun Leigh Kirton, the councils’ cabinet member for economy and communications, said: “We’re really glad to be opening up this new car park as part of our regeneration plans for the area.
“The council’s aim was always to plan ahead with the construction of this high specification project, so it would be ready to handle the demand from new developments nearby. This is a key piece of infrastructure that supports both the existing and future activity in the area. The Quays MSCP is well located with great pedestrian and cycle links to Gateshead Town Centre and Newcastle Quayside.”