Purpose

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals
to extend the ‘free’ parking period at Council-owned
car parks and on-street secondary shopping parades as well as
offering 10 free visitor parking permits to residents in new CPZ
areas, as part of the Council’s package of support to local
residents during the current cost-of-living crisis.

Content

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals
to extend the ‘free’ parking period at Council-owned
car parks and on-street secondary shopping parades as well as
offering 10 free visitor parking permits to residents in new CPZ
areas, as part of the Council’s package of support to local
residents during the current cost-of-living crisis.

Cabinet resolved
to:
 
(i)  Agree to
extend the ‘free’ parking periods at Council-owned car
parks from 1 hour to 2 hours and at secondary shopping parades
(on-street) from 30 minutes to 1 hour in respect of all existing
and future pay-by-phone locations; and
 
(ii)  Agree that
households within future Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) areas be
offered 10 free visitor parking sessions in the first year.