Decision Maker: Highway Cabinet Member Decision Session
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
5.1 |
The Executive Director, Place submitted a report providing a response to two petitions which had been received requesting:
1) That parking permit prices be returned to pre-2011 levels, which were £10 for a first residents permit, compared to the current £36.
2) That permit prices be reduced for people on low incomes. |
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5.2 |
RESOLVED: That:- |
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(a) |
the requests contained in the two petitions be noted; |
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(b) |
the permit prices already agreed for 2014/15 be endorsed without further charge; and |
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officers be instructed to advise the petitioners of the decision. |
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5.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
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5.3.1 |
The parking permit prices be used in the 2014/15 financial year have already been set and endorsed by the Cabinet Member in April 2014. |
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5.3.2 |
Service budgets for the 2014/15 financial year have already been set in anticipation of Parking Services achieving income targets, which include around £423,000 from income from parking permits in parking zones. Any reductions in the permit prices would be a pressure on the Parking Services budget. |
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5.3.3 |
The cost of a permit is demonstrably modest and confers a significant degree of benefit to the permit holder. Therefore, no justification is found for the contention that fees are unfair or excessive. |
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5.3.4 |
Offering a further discount to people on low wages would add complexity and costs to the permits administration process and would provide limited relief when compared with the cost of running a car. |
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5.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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5.4.1 |
The costs and impacts of reducing permit prices have been considered. |
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5.5 |
Any Interest Declared or Dispensation Granted |
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None |
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5.6 |
Reason for Exemption if Public/Press Excluded During Consideration |
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None |
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5.7 |
Respective Director Responsible for Implementation |
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Simon Green, Executive Director, Place |
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5.8 |
Relevant Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee If Decision Called In |
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Economic and Environmental Wellbeing |
Report author: Paul Fell
Publication date: 17/06/2014
Date of decision: 12/06/2014
Decided at meeting: 12/06/2014 - Highway Cabinet Member Decision Session
Effective from: 24/06/2014
Accompanying Documents: