Island communities funding bid
Argyll and Bute councillors have approved a range of options for possible inclusion in a funding bid to the Scottish Government’s Islands Programme
Argyll and Bute councillors have approved a range of options for possible inclusion in a funding bid to the Scottish Government’s Islands Programme
Under the new system it appears reminders are no longer being sent out even though the current permits people have state there will be reminders.
Tender documents and designs are going before planners to get the go-ahead for the development that will include spaces for 66 cars, seven coaches and 21 campervans. It will also have six electric vehicle charging points.
The 17 sites, spread across the whole of Argyll and Bute, have all been allocated without a public consultation but feedback from communities will be monitored.
BID4Oban has asked Argyll and Bute to shift its charge-free fortnight at council-owned car parks to the start of December this year to encourage more Yule-fuelled shopping.
Instead of foreign travel, people will be holidaying nearer home due to the coronavirus.
A marked increase in the number of campervans visiting Ganavan and seeking to park overnight led to councillors calling for reports on how the area could be better managed.
Four ideas have been put to Argyll and Bute Council by a traffic management working group that already existed in the town to solve a saturation crisis when visitors’ cars and campers descend on Tobermory at peak tourist times.
Parking could be temporarily removed from part of Tobermory’s Main Street to enable people to socially distance better
On-street parking may also be removed temporarily, but consultation due before changes are made.