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Parking Issues Report

Meeting: 14/03/2016 - Cabinet (Item 12)

Following the Cabinet meeting on 16 November 2015 it was proposed that a holistic review of on-street parking was undertaken prior to consulting on increases in charging. This report sets out a series of changes to the way in which the council manages, and charges for, on street parking. Subject to Cabinet approval, it will result in a widespread consultation with local residents and businesses leading to a final set of proposals which will come back to Cabinet in June 2016.

Decision:

that the following be agreed:

Demand-Led Pay and Display Tariffs:

• To consult residents and businesses on a recommendation to freeze parking prices in Pay & Display bays borough-wide.

Daily Visitor Parking Charges:

• To consult residents and businesses on introducing new visitor parking arrangements in CPZ areas, with a £1.50 charge for up to 2 hours, a £3 charge for up to 4 hours, and a £4.50 charge for ‘all-day’ visitor parking of more than 4 hours.

Visitor Household Permit:

• To consult residents on withdrawing the Visitor Household permit.

Carer’s Permit

• Subject to 2.3 above, to consult residents on the introduction of a new annual Carer’s Permit at a 2016/17 rate of £165 for a full year; £99 for 6 months and £66 for three months; and with future increases linked to the same inflation formula and April revision date used for Resident Parking Permit price increases.

School Parking Permit:

• To consult residents and schools on allowing schools within CPZs to:

- Purchase a maximum of 3 business permits at the standard rate (£361 in 2015/16) and terms and conditions; and

- Purchase a maximum of 3 school parking permits at a rate discounted by 25% to reflect term-time use only providing the school has a bronze level accredited travel plan;

- Purchase additional school parking permits at the reduced term-time rate should they have either a silver (up to 6 school permits in total) or a gold (up to 9 school permits in total) level accredited travel plan.

Household Car Permits:

• To consult residents on measures to combat air pollution, including:

- Simplifying emission-based bandings for resident household permits, as set out in paragraph 7.3, to provide clearer encouragement to switch to low-emission vehicles

- Capping the number of resident permits allowed per household to 2 cars

- Introducing a £25 supplement for diesel cars to reflect their additional contribution to air pollution

- Introducing a minimum charge of £25 for any resident parking permit for a vehicle other than a powered two-wheel vehicle

- Reducing the permitted weight of vehicles with resident permits to 3.5 tonnes

Visitor Permits:

• To consult residents on measures to manage demand, including:

- Capping the number of visitor permits a household can buy to a maximum value of £350 a year (equivalent to just over 75 full day permits, 115 four hour sessions or 230 two hour sessions, or any combination thereof).

Trader Permits:

• To consult local businesses and residents on:

- Making specific provision for the parking needs of local traders, in particular those engaged in residential building works.

Parking Statutory Guidance:

• Cabinet approved the official list (as set out in paragraph 11.10) of officer posts permitted to cancel a Penalty Charge Notice, in accordance with the Secretary of State’s Statutory Guidance on parking enforcement

Minutes:

Councillor Southwood, Cabinet Member for Environment, stated that, following the Cabinet meeting on 16 November 2015, it was proposed that a holistic review of on-street parking would be undertaken.

She stated that the report set out a series of changes to the way in which the council manages, and charges for, on street parking.

Subject to Cabinet approval, it would result in a widespread consultation with local residents and businesses leading to a final set of proposals which will come back to Cabinet in June 2016.

Councillor Mashari, Cabinet Member for Employment and Skills, encouraged engagement with small and medium sized enterprises on this subject given the impact Controlled Parking Zones could have on businesses.

In response to a question from Cllr Kelcher, Chair of Scrutiny, it was agreed include carers in the list of stakeholders to be consulted on the proposals.

Councillor Southwood also stated that she would work with ward councillors to identify residents associations across the borough to consult.

Councillor Duffy, Kilburn Ward, said that the current system could be open to abuse.

RESOLVED: