One of the locations earmarked is for 10 transit pitches on land off Park Road, Lansdowne, bordering the Wessex Way and public car park off Lansdowne Road.

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"People don't use the public car parks and tend to park in the town centre illegally in loading bays and disabled parking spaces, " she said.

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The local authority said the public had been open to the idea of higher car park fees during consultation on the council's budget.

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The deal would leave only two large-cap car-rental companies trading in the public markets: Hertz, based in Park Ridge, N.

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Plans have been submitted to use part of North Beach Car Park as a compound during the project, which would involve the loss of about 200 public parking spaces.

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