Car park for hospital first suggested by us

From the archive, first published Friday 3rd Feb 2006.

SIR - The recent article in your paper stating that a multi-storey car park is a possibility on the Acute Trust site at Worcestershire Royal Hospital is to be treated with cautious optimism.

Despite it being reported that John Rostill mooted the idea of a multi-storey car park, this was first suggested by the parish council, soon after the opening of the new Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Warndon Parish Council has continued to lobby the city planning department and city councillors ever since, in the belief that the car parking was insufficient, and that the only long-term solution was a multi-storey car park.

If this had been implemented when hospital traffic was lower than now, inconvenience would have been minimal. Also, residents local to the hospital site would not have been plagued with on-street parking from the employees of the hospital and offices adjacent to the hospital. Double yellow lines would not have been so evident in the area as now with further restrictions currently being considered.

So let common sense prevail and let there be recognition that the car does rule to a greater extent for the users of the hospital.

DAVID EASTWOOD,

Warndon Parish Council.

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