I HAVE also lived in Wotton all my life and my family have had a business in the town for 120 years. I am also passionate about the future of the town and preserving its many features.

To finance the car park from public money is just not going to happen and various attempts to do this in the past have failed.

The offer by Colburn Homes to finance the car park in return for building 10 houses is an offer not to be missed.

We have wanted more parking in the town for decades not just for business but for the many other organisations in the town.

I want to see the town prosper and progress and the proposed project will be a wonderful asset.

I have witnessed visitors comment when arriving in the town not able to park and subsequently leaving to go to other locations.

I hope common sense will prevail and the project given planning permission to help secure the future of Wotton under Edge.

Derek Thomas

Wotton-under-Edge