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Item SSE 17/16 referred from Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board minutes of 6 November 2017

(Item SSE 17/16 referred from Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board minutes of 6 November 2017)

Consideration of recommendations to the Cabinet from the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board of 6 November 2017.  Reference was made to a report to the Advisory Board’s forthcoming meeting on 13 February on the outcome of public consultation on the proposals.

The Cabinet resolved that:

The recommendations of the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board be approved as amended as follows:

The following proposals be approved in principle with effect from 1 April 2018, subject to consideration of the outcome of public consultation by the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board and final approval by Cabinet at its next meeting on 20 March 2018:

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

(2)             week day short day parking charges to the car parking bays in the Tonbridge Castle grounds, including the purchase of a new car parking ticket machine,  be introduced;

(3)             the schedules of Peak and Off-Peak Season ticket charges in Tonbridge, shown in Tables 2 and 3 to the report, be adopted;

(4)             the Ryarsh Lane, West Malling Annual Season ticket charges be increased to £175;

(5)             the schedule of charges for short stay parking in West Malling, shown in Table 5 to the report, be introduced with the new 4 hour tariff amended to £3.20;

(6)             the schedule of charges for Blue Bell Hill car park, shown in Table 6 to the report, be introduced;

(7)             the schedule of charges for Borough Green Western Road car park, shown in Table 7 to the report, be introduced;

(8)             Residents Permits (Residential Preferential Parking Scheme) be retained at £40 per year;

(9)             the schedule of charges for Business Permits and Dispensations, shown in Table 8 to the report, be introduced;

(10)         Visitor Permits be retained at £12 for a book of 10 permits, the current offer of 10 free Visitor Permits be limited to new applicants for a Residents Permit and the offer of 10 free Visitor Permits on renewal of a Residents Permit be discontinued;

(11)         the schedule of charges for Haysden and Leybourne Lakes country parks, shown in Table 9 to the report, be introduced;

(12)         the schedule of charges for On-Street Pay and Display parking in Tonbridge, shown in Table 10 to the report, be introduced; and

(13)         the potential introduction of On-Street Permit and Pay and Display parking in designated areas of North Tonbridge be investigated.

Decision Notice D180008CAB

The joint report of the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services and the Director of Finance and Transformation set out recommendations for car parking fees and charges for implementation from 1 April 2018.  

Careful consideration was given to the options set out in the report and Members noted that, whilst the Council regularly reviewed its fees and charges for services provided for the local community, the last review of car parking charges in 2016 had not recommended any increases.  Consequently, there had been no increase in any parking charges in the Borough for the last two years.

Additionally, Members were provided with details of the set of guiding principles established by the Council for the setting of fees and charges together with a summary of the level of investment and cost to the Authority of providing the parking service. 

RECOMMENDED:  That the following proposals be approved by Cabinet with effect from 1 April 2018:

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

(2)          week day short day parking charges to the car parking bays in the Tonbridge Castle grounds, including the purchase of a new car parking ticket machine,  be introduced;

(3)          the schedules of Peak and Off-Peak Season ticket charges in Tonbridge, shown in Tables 2 and 3 to the report, be adopted;

(4)          the Ryarsh Lane, West Malling Annual Season ticket charges be increased to £175;

(5)          the schedule of charges for short stay parking in West Malling, shown in Table 5 to the report and including a new 4 hour tariff of £3.20, be introduced;

(6)          the schedule of charges for Blue Bell Hill car park, shown in Table 6 to the report, be introduced;

(7)          the schedule of charges for Borough Green Western Road car park, shown in Table 7 to the report, be introduced;

(8)          Residents Permits (Residential Preferential Parking Scheme) be retained at £40 per year;

(9)          the schedule of charges for Business Permits and Dispensations, shown in Table 8 to the report, be introduced;

(10)       Visitor Permits be retained at £12 for a book of 10 permits, the current offer of 10 free Visitor Permits be limited to new applicants for a Residents Permit and the offer of 10 free Visitor Permits on renewal of a Residents Permit be discontinued;

(11)       the schedule of charges for Haysden and Leybourne Lakes country parks, shown in Table 9 to the report, be introduced;

(12)       the schedule of charges for On-Street Pay and Display parking in Tonbridge, shown in Table 10 to the report, be introduced; and

(13)       the potential introduction of On-Street Permit and Pay and Display parking in designated areas of North Tonbridge be investigated.

*Referred to Cabinet