PLANS are beginning to take shape for two new car parks and an all-weather 3G football pitch in Shaftesbury, but costings behind the £450,000 scheme have received criticism from councillors.
As previously reported, Shaftesbury Town Council threw its support behind the introduction of long-term parking near Tesco in Coppice Street, and a second permit holder car park on the nearby football club site.
As part of an interconnected project, it was also approved that a 30-year £350,000 loan would be underwritten by the council to back plans to develop a 3G facility at Shaftesbury Football Club.
A further £100,000 would be granted to the football club’s project from the council’s general reserves account.