Decision details

Proposal to increase parking charges in Hillsborough, Graves, Millhouses and Endcliffe Parks and to be applied at any future additional sites.

(i) Pay & Display tariffs in the parks outlined in the report are increased from 50p per hour to 70p per hour (matching the on-street rate outside the city centre);

(ii) the charging period is extended to begin at 9.00 instead of the current start time of 09:30; and

The Director of Culture & Environment is given authority, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks & Leisure to make future changes to pay & display tariffs in parks, where this supports effective management of demand for parking and contributes to wider traffic management objectives (provided they are not increased by an amount greater than the rate of Retail Price Index plus 1% from the date they were last increased).

It is anticipated that the proposed tariff and fee changes set out in the report will help by better managing parking demand in areas and at times when demand is regularly and demonstrably outstripping supply.

The Council could maintain its current tariffs. This would not allow additional investment in to parks, nor enable other positive outcomes that may arise, such as better air quality.