A busy city centre car park is to close for four days during the Easter holidays.

The £95,000 resurfacing project will see Watling Street car park, beside Canterbury's Dane John Gardens, shut from Monday.

The project is expected to take four days to carry out, weather permitting, during which drivers are advised to use other nearby car parks, including Whitefriars multi-storey, Castle Street multi-storey and Holman's Meadow.

Canterbury City Council's lead councillor for parking, Cllr Barbara Flack, said: "Watling Street is one of our most used city centre car parks but we recognise the surface there is not in a good state.

"It is a premium car park and we need to provide an experience to match that."

Parking charges at Watling Street have increased this month from £2.80 an hour to £3.20 an hour. Next year, fees will rise again to £3.50 an hour.

Cllr Flack added: "There is never a good time to close a popular car park but the work will be finished for the long Easter weekend when the city is likely to be very busy.

"Parking charges are always hotly debated but it should be remembered that these bring in money to pay for improvements like this, as well as the vital work we do in the community, such as helping to support rough sleepers in getting off the streets and into permanent accommodation."