Published: Monday, 8th November 2021
At its meeting last month, the Council’s Cabinet agreed to extend the car park pilot discount initiative until the end of January 2022.
In June, the Council’s Cabinet agreed to pilot a car park initiative on Council owned car parks across the District, with the aim to boost footfall in town centres and help businesses recover following the pandemic.
The initiative which ran from 21 June until 21 September, gave shoppers a £2 discount on their parking, when spending £10 in participating shops.
Several businesses signed up to the initiative in Cannock and Rugeley, which saw them receiving a grant of £500 from the Additional Restrictions Grant, monies received from the Government fund, to cover the cost of the refunds.
Cabinet have agreed to continue with this initiative until the New Year, however, have agreed to reduce the minimum spend to £5 in participating shops and reduce the grant for businesses to £250.
Councillor Phil Hewitt, Portfolio Leader for Innovation and High Streets said “I am delighted that this initiative has been extended. There are lots of activities planned in the run up to Christmas with events, Christmas light switch on’s and additional markets. I hope that with this initiative and all the events planned, that our small businesses and traders will benefit from the extra trade. The discount scheme will now run until 30 January 2022.”
More information on the car park initiative and a list of participating shops can be found on our website: www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/carparkingdiscount