Decision details
Proposal for graduated parking suspension charges 2012
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Residents often complain about the number of
suspensions of parking suspensions, especially long-term
suspensions, as it reduces the available parking spaces, thereby
increasing parking stress, and arguably adding to congestion and
pollution. As a result, officers propose introducing a graduated
structure for suspensions fees to the following:
• £40 per space per day for suspensions lasting between
one and five days;
• £60 per space per day for suspensions lasting between
six and 42 days;
• £80 per space per day for suspensions lasting for 43
days or more.
Decision:
1. That all applicants for parking suspensions be charged on a graduated basis, with £40 per space per day (for those lasting between 1 and 5 days), £60 per space per day (for those lasting between 6 and 42 days), and £80 per space per day (for those lasting for 43 days or more), be approved.
2. That utilities companies be charged the full cost for suspensions that they request for traffic management/flow reasons, that is, where works on one side of the street means that there is not enough space for traffic to pass safely so that bays on both sides of the street are suspended, be approved.
3. That suspensions requested by utility companies for road works be charged only for the first day, in order to reserve the space., be approved.
4. That the Council charges utility companies for the full cost of traffic flow suspensions (for those bays suspended not directly for road works) from 5 November 2012, be approved.
Report author: Naveed Ahmed
Publication date: 25/07/2012
Date of decision: 23/07/2012
Decided at meeting: 23/07/2012 - Cabinet
Effective from: 30/07/2012
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