I don't see that conflict in your first sentence, borderpaul. I think we all want the same thing - to make the economy of Dartmouth Road thrive. The question is how we achieve it.

About the pool users - if they were parked on Dartmouth Road for a short time, might they not also become users of the shops and cafes? Alternatively, if you make the bays timed for, say an hour, that will be too short for most pool users, leVign the bay's for other users. Apart from at weekends, is the heaviest use of the pools after shopping hours are over in any case?