Lyme Regis to get improved park and ride
It's getting an investment of £250,000
An improved park and ride for Lyme Regis, with small café, loos and electric charge points has been given the go-ahead.
The decision is being seen as a boost for the town’s tourist trade.
The expanded site will allow better access with an in-out access, big enough for the buses, campers and cars.
Dorset Council planning officers had recommended rejecting the application because of the visual impact on the landscape – but councillors turned down the advice and unanimously approved the scheme which is operated by Lyme Regis town council.
Councillors heard that the improved park and ride facility required an investment of at least £250,000 but the town council believed that the value of helping keeping traffic out of the town centre was worthwhile.
Over the years the existing facility, which operates only at the peak weeks of the year, deals with an estimated 50,000 passengers and up to 400 cars a day.