Decision Taken By: CABINET
Decision No: D110103CAB
Date: 19th July 2011
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Car Parking Fees Charges and Operations - Annual Review
Minutes
Consideration of recommendations to the Cabinet from the Car Parking Charges Advisory Board of 19 July 2011.
Fees and charges for parking in the Borough were reviewed in the context of current and planned service improvements and the operational parking service. The Cabinet commended the well balanced, reasonable and measured approach taken in reviewing parking management objectives, supporting the local economy and the need to realise a proper rate of return for the assets used and maintaining effective parking management.
Following discussion about the approach to parking management and charging in the north of the Borough it was agreed to retain the first two hours free of charge at the Borough Green car park.
The Cabinet resolved that the recommendations of the Car Parking Charges Advisory Board be approved, as amended, as follows:
(1) the schedule of tariffs for short and long stay parking in Tonbridge, shown in Table 1 and 2 of the report, be introduced;
(2) a new half hour charging band of 50p be introduced in Tonbridge;
(3) the option of short stay parking in the long stay car parks by extending the current weekend pricing arrangement to weekdays be offered;
(4) the current special pricing structure for Saturdays in Lower Castle Field car park, subject to the proposed charges set out in Table 2 of the report, be retained;
(5) the schedule of season ticket prices, shown in Table 3 of the report, be adopted;
(6) the schedule of tariffs for Borough Green car park, shown in Table 4 of the report, be introduced subject to the first two hours remaining free of charge;
(7) the season ticket prices for Borough Green car park, shown in Table 5 of the report, be adopted;
(8) the schedule of tariffs for Blue Bell Hill car park, shown in Table 6 of the report, be introduced;
(9) the cost of an annual resident preferential parking (RPP) permit be set at £35 from April 2012 ;
(10) the cost of a visitor permit be retained at £1 and the provision of ten free visitor permits when an RPP permit is issued or renewed be continued;
(11) the price of an annual business permit be increased to £130;
(12) the schedule of prices for Haysden and Leybourne Lakes country parks, shown in Table 7 of the report, be introduced;
(13) the schedule of tariffs for on-street parking in Tonbridge, shown in Table 8 of the report, be introduced; and
(14) a special season ticket for resident use at each end of the charging period be introduced at an annual cost of £240.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Car Parking Charges Advisory Board of 19 July 2011.
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 22 July 2011
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.