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Item PE 14/003 referred from Planning and Transportation Advisory Board minutes of 20 January 2014

(Item PE 14/003 referred from Planning and Transportation Advisory Board Minutes of 20 January 2014)

Consideration of recommendations to the Cabinet from the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 20 January 2014.

The Cabinet resolved that:

The recommendations of the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board be approved as follows:

The following proposals be approved with effect from April 2014:

1)            the schedule of tariffs for short and long stay parking in Tonbridge be introduced as shown in Table 1 of the report;

2)            the schedule of season ticket prices shown in Table 2 of the report be adopted;

3)       the schedule of tariffs for Blue Bell Hill car park shown in Table 3 of the report be introduced;

6)         any objections received by written representations to the administrative process of making the Off-Street Order be considered by the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation.

Decision Notice D140015CAB

The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health referred to the regular review of fees and charges for parking in the Borough in the context of current and planned service improvements and the operational management of the parking service. 

It was noted that there had been no increase in parking charges in the Borough for two and a half years and the report reviewed all current and potential fees and charges.  An appropriate way forward was recommended through a careful balance of considerations of parking management objectives and support for the local economy.  Particular reference was made to the proposed retention of the current policy of not charging on Sundays or evenings, the current charges for business and residents preferential parking permits and on-street parking charges, and the 50p half hour stay band.

Members expressed concern about the increase in business rates to be borne by the Council in respect of its car parks and were advised that such information was being sought from all Kent authorities with a view to making representations to ministers.

RECOMMENDED:  That the following proposals be approved with effect from April 2014:

(1)  the schedule of tariffs for short and long stay parking in Tonbridge be introduced as shown in Table 1 of the report;

(2)  the schedule of season ticket prices shown in Table 2 of the report be adopted;

(3)  the schedule of tariffs for Blue Bell Hill car park shown in Table 3 of the report be introduced;

(4)  the schedule of prices for Haysden and Leybourne Lakes country parks shown in Table 4 of the report be introduced;

(5)  the maximum stay in the West Malling High Street car park be reduced from 4 hours to 3 hours; and

(6)  any objections received by written representations to the administrative process of making the Off-Street Order be considered by the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation.

[In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 8.5 Councillor Cure requested that his vote against recommendation (4) be recorded.]