Decision

To suspend parking charges in the
Council’s OFF STREET car parks only for the following
periods:

• From 08:00 hrs on Friday 29 November 2024 to
18:00hrs on Sunday 1 December 2024;
• All day Saturday 7 December 2024
• All day Saturday 14 December 2024 and
• All day Saturday 21 December 2024.

Suspending parking charges in relation to this decision means
providing ‘FREE PARKING’ for the period prescribed
above in the Council’s OFF STREET car parks only in order to
benefit local businesses and shoppers and to support the local
economy and residents.

Enforcement for non-payment of advertised fees will be suspended
for the periods prescribed in this decision but ALL other parking
contraventions, eg not parking within a designated bay, will
continue to be enforced in accordance with the Council’s
Parking Order.

For the avoidance of doubt, NO ticket will need to be obtained from
any OFF STREET parking machine in the Council’s OFF STREET
car parks to qualify for ‘free parking’ during the
prescribed periods.

The OFF STREET car parks covered by this decision are:

• Bargate Green
• Custom House Quay
• Cattle Market
• Botolph Street
• Doughty Quay
• West End
• St George's Road
• Artillery Row
• Maud Street
• Buoy Yard
• Victoria Place
• Staniland
• George Street
• Spayne Road
• Tunnard Street

ON STREET Parking charges will remain at Pump Square,
Market Place, South Square, Station Approach and Wide
Bargate.

No refunds of any tickets purchased during the prescribed periods,
or App payments made will be eligible nor will there be any partial
refund of any season ticket or other payments.

Reasons for the decision

Cabinet, as confirmed by the Deputy Leader,
wish to see the
suspension of parking charges in the Council’s OFF STREET car
parks for the periods prescribed in this decision in order to
support local businesses, shoppers and the local economy in the
lead up to Christmas 2024.

Alternative options considered

Not to offer free parking for the
period.