A FULL review of car parks across the district will take place over the next few months.

Cotswold District Council has announced that it will be working with local communities to create a plan to improve car parking in future.

The council’s car parking strategy will look at what car parking is needed across the district based on the number of people parking, what the needs of those people are and what might be required in future.

CDC will be conducting a full study of its current car parks and will be working with local communities and parish councils to understand the current needs in each area.

It will also look at what improvements car parks may need such as EV chargers, parent and child bays, disabled bays and more.

Cllr Tony Dale, CDC cabinet member for the economy and council transformation, said: “Since we last reviewed our parking strategy, our world has changed dramatically and that has meant a big change in people's parking habits.

“This review of our car parking strategy will really focus on what our district needs in today's society and also in the future.

“We will be working with local communities as well as town and parish councils to make sure we fully understand the needs of our residents and visitors. 

"There will be a review of our car parking bays to ensure we make the best use of council assets.

“The new strategy will be a plan for the whole district and will guide how all local authorities and local organisations can work together to improve our parking.”