Purpose

Report to Executive with officer
recommendations to address TRO objections received following public
consultation from 9 October to 6 November in all car parks.

Decision

That Executive:
(A) Approves the extension of operational
hours at Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, to 7:30 am - 6:30 pm and
the introduction of weekend charging, subject to the following
mitigation:
• Retention of the proposed Monday to
Friday tariffs with no inflationary increase over the existing
structure currently applied in Stanstead Abbotts.
• Introduction of Saturday charging at
the same tariff levels as Monday to Friday, to ensure consistency
across rural car parks.
• Introduction of a flat £1.50
all-day charge on Sundays and Public Holidays.
(B) Approves the introduction of weekend
charging at Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth, aligned with existing
weekday tariff levels, subject to the following mitigations:
• Retention of existing Monday to Friday
tariffs with no inflationary increase.
• Introduction of Saturday charging at
the same tariff levels as Monday to Friday, to ensure consistency
across rural car parks.
• Introduction of a flat £1.50
all-day charge on Sundays and Public Holidays.
(C) Approves the introduction of a maximum
stay of 3 hours for all customers at Gascoyne Way Level A,
Hertford.
(D) Approves amendments at Old London Road,
Hertford, to provide both short-stay and long-stay parking.
(E) Approves the introduction of a 2.5-hour
parking charge at Grange Paddocks A, Bishop’s Stortford.
(F) Approves the extension of operational
hours to 8:00 pm at Grange Paddocks B and C, Bishop’s
Stortford.
(G) Approves the merger of Kibes Lane North
and Kibes Lane South, Ware, into a single car park, operating as
short-stay parking Monday to Saturday and long-stay parking on
Sundays and public holidays.
(H) Approves the renaming of the Library Car
Park, Ware, to Burgage Lane, and the reduction of the maximum stay
to three hours.
(I) Approves the merger of Amwell End East and
Amwell End West, Ware, into a single Amwell End Car Park.
(J) Approves the conversion of several
under-utilised disabled bays to Parent and Child bays at Northgate
End, Bishop’s Stortford.
(K) Approves corrections to administrative and
operational arrangements at Link Road and Jackson Square,
Bishop’s Stortford, including car club bays and operational
hours.
(L) Approves the introduction of a maximum
free parking period of 3 hours for Blue Badge holders across all
Council-managed car parks in disabled and regular bays, and allow
vehicles to remain in excess of the 3 free hours, during chargeable
periods, with payment made.
Note that the Order also provides for tariff
increases from April 2026, in line with the Consumer Price Index
(CPI), as previously agreed by the Council. Following feedback from
the consultation, it is proposed that car parks in Buntingford,
Sawbridgeworth, and Stanstead Abbotts are not subject to
inflationary increases in the existing applicable tariffs for
2026/27.