24/7 ANPR parking with real-time availability display
The Town Hall Car Park is a 220-space surface lot adjoining Gateshead Town Hall on West Street. It operates 24/7 with barrier-controlled ANPR entry and exit; tariffs are £5 for up to four hours, with overnight parking (12 am6 am) at £2 flat. Twelve accessible bays (3.6 m wide) are located directly outside the pedestrian walkway to the Town Halls main lobby, featuring dropped kerb ramps and tactile paving. The lot is surfaced with tarmac, last resurfaced in early 2024, and features thermoplastic line markings refreshed bi-annually. LED floodlights on 10 m poles provide bright illumination across all areas, and 24-hour CCTV cameras monitor every aisle and the perimeter fence. Security patrols occur nightly between 10 pm and 4 am. Directional signage directs visitors to adjacent public toilets and the civic plaza. In 2024, a digital occupancy screen was added at the entrance displaying real-time available spaces. Landscaping planters containing seasonal flowers are interspersed along the northern boundary, helping to control stormwater runoff.