A local council has denied suggestions that more parking infrastructure is needed in a Buckinghamshire town after one resident dubbed it a 'motorist jungle'.

Plans submitted to Buckinghamshire Council's planning portal last month for the construction of a new warehouse space replacing the former Volvo Headquarters in Globe Park, Marlow, have shone a light onto what some residents view as a lack of adequate parking facilities in the town.

In an objection comment submitted to the portal, Clare McClelland suggested that the former industrial space would be better used as a new multi-storey car park to offset employee parking spilling into the rest of the town.

Ms McClelland said a new car park “would not only benefit the businesses currently occupying Globe Park as a whole but would also ease the ever-increasing problem of parking within Marlow town centre, which in turn would benefit Marlow through increased footfall.”

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Striking a similar tone, another resident, Colin McCulloch, told the Free Press: “Changes to the town should enhance the local environment and not detract from it. My principal concern is the motorised jungle of our high street. Councillors seem to care little about the congestion, pollution and parking problems.”

However, Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport at Buckinghamshire Council said parking supply and demand in Marlow was subject to regular reviews and that he does not believe levels have become unsustainable. 

Mr Broadbent said: “Across Marlow there are seven car parks accommodating 832 parking spaces. Currently, usage is on average 65 per cent, speaking at 70 per cent.

“There are also a number of one-hour street parking bays to support a turnover of available space, as well as a number of unrestricted on-street parking areas.

“These figures are similar to pre-COVID days, and the parking trend is, at present, remaining steady.”