W.J. Gardner, 131-141 Crwys Rd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHe said: “There\u2019s nowhere to park anymore. The council turned up with this plan in May of this year. Since then, every business here has noticed a drop in business, a drop in customers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to the changes, customers could quite easily park outside the building. However, this is not the case anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Every customer walks in here and the first thing they tell you is how annoyed they are with driving around,” Mr Slater added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These issues are not just affecting customers, but also the staff\u2019s ability to get to work and park nearby. Mr Slater told us how one of his staff was recently fined for parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kieran, one of our staff, got a parking ticket the other day. He had to pay \u00a330 to come to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We asked those in charge if we could apply for permits for staff, they said no. We asked if we could pay for anything for staff, they said no. There wasn\u2019t any solution – they just said no,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLiam Slater and his staff at W.J. Gardner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nNow businesses like Mr Slater’s are being forced to consider relocating to tackle the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The head office is looking at options with retail parks because that is where you can park. It\u2019s a pity because I\u2019d hate to leave here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We\u2019re not asking for too much, we just want customers to be allowed to access stores like ours and to keep that community sense. Retail parks just don\u2019t do that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
W.J. Gardner is not the only business which is having to deal with the impact parking changes are having.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lark Design Make is a small business on Dogfield Street, off Crwys Road, which offers craft workshops. Its owner, Gemma Forde, moved her business onto the road in April 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When I first moved in a year ago it was nice and easy to park here but since they put all the residential parking everywhere, it’s been pretty impossible to park within half a mile. This is hard when most of my classes are in the evening,” Ms Forde said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almost all of her weekday classes start at 6.30pm and finish at 9pm. Lark Design’s clientele is 95% female which raises issues of safety when walking home late at night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I do worry about my customers who don\u2019t live in places like this and don\u2019t feel comfortable walking a long distance by themselves, I do believe it puts people off,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLark Design Make, 36 Dogfield St<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nScott Buglass from Crwys Keys described the situation as “awful”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’ve been here for 20-plus years. The pedestrian flow is just gone now. You just get the odd person walking past,” Mr Buglass said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“At least 70% of customers are complaining about it. I asked regulars why I don\u2019t see them anymore; they say it\u2019s because of parking. They just go elsewhere.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nCrwys Keycutting and Shoe Repairs, Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOften, customers drive round for long periods of time then eventually have no choice but to give up, according to Gareth Moggridge, owner of Pring\u2019s Butchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“With the lack of parking and them taking so many spaces away, we\u2019re finding customers not coming as often as they would do or not at all now. They have said they\u2019ve been driving round for half an hour trying to find a space and they can\u2019t do it,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPring Family Butchers, Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis opinion was echoed by Darren Stone from Cyclopedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You are bound to have some customers going round loads, giving it a miss then going somewhere else,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the matter, Councillor Norma Mackie said the changes to parking in the area have been to encourage healthier living and to help residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The new system has gone into place because there was nowhere to park in Cathays at all and the system allows residents to park,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Residents are a lot happier because they can now park in their areas. It is a trial at the minute, to see if it’s working for residents and most students have got used to the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Most businesses have been offered two parking permits.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said that there are still a lot of places customers can park on a two-hour no return basis, or pat to park for up to five hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She added: “We want people to get public transport or to cycle in – for health reasons and to bring down pollution levels.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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