Dawlish Warren car park to undergo £220,000 improvement works

The work needs to be done as there are areas within the Dawlish Warren car parks which require significant improvement works due to health and safety issues.

While the works are carried out, sections of the car park will be closed periodically for the safety of the public and traders.

Teignbridge District Council’s executive when they meet on Tuesday is recommended to approve the £220,000 capital expenditure, funded by revenue contributions of £47,560 and capital receipts of up to £172,440, for the improvement works at Dawlish Warren car park and to award a contract following a compliant procurement process.

The report of Tony Watson, Business Manager Economy & Assets, says: “The planned works entail resurfacing of the inner car park (seaward side), filling potholes in the stone areas, improvements to drainage in both car parks, relining parking spaces and providing improved pedestrian walkways.

“The surface area in the Inner car park has reached the end of its design life, and repairs to pot holes are becoming more frequent. It is evident that remedial works need to be undertaken before the condition deteriorates further and significant damage arises to the underlying car park foundation.

“Additionally, there are a large number of spaces in the Outer car park which are unusable because of surface water flooding during and after heavy rainfall. This is a general reoccurrence as the car park levels are not sufficient to divert surface water during storm events."

“The proposal is to split the project into three phases to reduce the impact of loss of parking. Although there will be a temporary loss of car parking spaces, this will not impact on financial income as sufficient parking will be available throughout the remaining car park.”

There will be a marginal gain of 11 spaces once the work is completed, and if approved, works are planned to commence on Monday, May 21, to allow the contractor to mobilise their site set-up. The executive meets on Tuesday, May 1.