Please find below a statement from the Town Council regarding Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed Market Place improvements:
Wantage Town Council welcomes the work OCC has undertaken to examine the potential public realm improvements in the Market Place. We remain committed to promoting enhancements which will make this vital commercial area even more attractive and accessible for residents and visitors, and where businesses can thrive.
The final consultation version of OCC’s plans are a radical approach to delivering this but we have reservations relating to a number of significant issues. In particular the impact of the proposed bus gate, the effect on bus routes, the loss of disabled and very short term parking and the impact on businesses for delivery and collection of goods.
Once the survey results are processed we would ask that OCC meet with a Working Party of the Town Council in order that these concerns can be addressed with the aim of identifying a scheme that is acceptable to all.