Plymouth's Civic Centre car park will close from Wednesday 30 September to allow construction work on the landmark building to begin. The 108-space car park will become a temporary site compound as part of the first phase of transforming the 14-storey building into 144 rental homes, a skills hub for City College Plymouth and a rooftop cafe.
During the closure, Plymouth City Council said alternative parking is available, including about 300 on-street spaces near Theatre Royal, a 413-space multi-storey car park nearby, and the Guildhall car park. Other options include Derry's Cross, more than 1,000 spaces at Western Approach and parking on Courtney Street.
The council said: "From the end of the September, the building will start to look pretty different. Scaffolding and protective netting will go up around the tower, clearing the way for structural investigations, removal of the external cladding and remaining asbestos, and the strip-out of parts of the building, including the 1970s extension."
Councillor Matt Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing, City Centre, Regeneration and Events, said: "It's great news for the city that work will begin on the first phase of the Civic Centre and while we know the loss of this popular car park is inconvenient for some, we are keen to remind people that there are plenty of other places to park very, very close by."
Once the work is complete, the car park will reopen with about 25 fewer spaces to make way for new planting and landscaping between the car park and the rear of the skills hub.
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Plymouth Civic Centre Car Park to Close for Revamp