Everton stadium parking plan changed after backlash

A raft of changes has been made to a controversial parking scheme surrounding Everton's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

Liverpool City Council had imposed a traffic order within a half-hour walking radius around the stadium, which included restrictions for on-street parking all year round, not just on matchdays.

But the order was paused in March after backlash from residents and businesses, some of whom claimed the parking restrictions would cause them to go under.

The council has rowed back on the original order after a consultation and introduced non-event day parking restrictions and extended waiting limits to up to four hours when Everton were not playing.

There will also be additional parking bays for local businesses and community venues in the area, and new blue badge parking bays on Regent Road.

The changes will be in place from 4 August, in time for the final "test match" of the scheme on 9 August, and will run for an initial 18-month period.

The council said an event day would typically be any sporting or non-sporting event at the new stadium with 10,000 or more attendees.

Event day rules would also be applied for events around the city where there is a need to manage parking.

Liverpool City Councillor Dan Barrington said the changes "reflect the invaluable input we've received from residents and businesses".

He said the local authority would "continue to listen" and make further changes if needed.

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