The final phase of works for improvements at Barnstaple Central car park are set to get under way in April.

The Queen Street/Malletts Lane entrance to the car park will be closed from 20 April as contractors Mac Plant complete an 11-week programme of works which include resurfacing and the provision of more oversized bays, disabled bays and motorcycle spaces.

Motorists will be able to access the car park from Bear Street and the new entrance at Alexandra Road while the works are taking place. Pedestrians will still be able to access the car park from Queen Street and Malletts Lane. 

The works are the latest milestone for North Devon Council's Barnstaple Market Quarter project. The area of car park in this final phase has served as the work compound for the rebuilding and restoration of 36 and 37 Boutport Street.

The development, Boutport Studios, includes creative space for the community and businesses, affordable homes, and an arcade walkway linking the Barnstaple Central car park to the town centre.

Councillor Malcolm Prowse, Lead Member for Economic Development and Regeneration at North Devon Council, said: "This final phase of works to Barnstaple Central mark another important step for our Market Quarter project, which is nearing completion. We have endeavoured to keep disruption to a minimum while carrying out works to the car park and while the Queen Street entrance to the car park will be closed during this final phase, users will still be able to enter from Alexandra Road and Bear Street and have the majority of the car park available to them.

"I would like to thank the residents, businesses and car park users for their patience as we complete these improvements."

The Barnstaple Central car park initially opened in November 2024, combining Barnstaple's Queen Street and Bear Street car parks with an improved layout, new lighting and landscaping, and a new vehicular entrance in Alexandra Road. 

Further details about the Market Quarter projects are available on the North Devon Council website.