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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ITEM:
 
None
 
RESOLVED:
 
That the Cabinet Member for Resident Services
& Tackling Inequality:
 
A)Agreed the
increases to parking charges proposed in Appendix II (a) and b)
subject to statutory notification and that those charges be levied
from 1 April 2026.
 
b) Agreed the increases to parking charges
proposed in Appendix II (c ) subject to
the outcome of statutory consultation and that those charges be
levied from 1 August 2026.
 
c) Delegates authority to the Head of Highways
and Parking to:
 
 · progress
the statutory notification and statutory consultation required to
be undertaken in respect of the approval of the increased charges
in Appendix II (a), (b) and (c ). make
all necessary traffic management orders (“TMOs”),
having considered any objections received in response to the
statutory consultation, to implement the proposed changes, subject
to key decisions being considered by Cabinet; and
 
· where the Head of Highways and Parking
considers appropriate, to decide to either (i) not proceed with or (ii) modify one or more of
the proposed TMOs to address any matters arising from the statutory
consultation or (iii) to refer the matter(s) to Cabinet for
determination.
 
Reasons for
decisions
 
4.1 The Council reviews fees and charges as a
minimum annually. It is important that the Council achieves full
cost recovery for all parking charges and that those charges remain
in line with those being levied in other London Boroughs.
 
Alternative options
considered.
 
5.1 This report summarises conclusions
following a review of parking charges. Proposals in the attached
appendices - Traffic Management II (a) (b) (c) are those resulting
from the consideration of a range of alternative options including
no increase.