Central parking adjacent to college and theatre
School Street Car Park is a council-operated tarmac surface lot located on Barracks Road, immediately adjacent to Newcastle-under-Lyme College and within a short walk of the town centre. The facility provides approximately 100 marked bays, including eight Blue Badge spaces near the main entrance and two motorcycle bays. It is open 24 hours; pay-and-display charges of £1.20 per hour (capped at £5.00 for up to 8 hours) apply MondaySaturday from 8 am to 6 pm via machines accepting coins and contactless payments. After 6 pm and on Sundays parking is free, though enforcement against overnight stays is in place. LED lamp columns ensure full illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras monitor all aisle entrances and exits. Pedestrian exits lead directly to the college campus (0.05 km), the Regent Theatre (0.2 km), and the towns main bus interchange (0.3 km). Two 7 kW EV charging bays are located at the northeast corner, billed via a posted phone number. Seasonal local events such as the annual St. Georges Day parade reduce available spaces by up to 20; signage directs drivers to alternative lots. Maintenance crews repaint bay lines each spring and clear litter weekly.