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Questions have been asked over disabled parking spaces that were removed to make way for an improvement scheme in the town but the council leader says new spaces have been provided elsewhere.

Disabled spaces were lost when works to pedestrianise and improve Montague Place began in July last year.

Residents previously voiced concerns about this and some had their say at a full council meeting on Tuesday (February 22).

Several questions were asked about the consultation process and how the council would make up for the loss of the eight bays.

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One resident said usage of the bays was at ‘100 per cent’, and another wanted to know if disabled people had been consulted before West Sussex County Council granted a traffic regulation order to close the area to vehicles.

Worthing Borough Council leader Kevin Jenkins said: “The council engaged with a number of stakeholders in relation to the Montague Place Scheme -ahead of the formal traffic regulation order and the consultation period.

“This included local residents, local businesses, the Town Centre Initiative, emergency services, and local access groups, including Worthing Sight Support.”

Responding to another member of the public who asked if the bays would be replaced, the council leader said that spaces elsewhere had compensated for the closure.

“The bays in Montague Place were not formally wheelchair accessible bays recognised by West Sussex County Council, nor were they marked out in that format,” Mr Jenkins said.

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