Purpose

As in previous years, it is the intention to
allow 4 days when charges do not apply in town and village centre
car parks to assist businesses. These days are:
• Small Business Saturday (this year on the 7th of December
2024)
• The last weekend before Christmas (21st/22nd December
2024)
• An additional day where Town and Parish Councils may request
free parking in support of their Christmas events.

Decision

On 1 October
2024, Councillor Geoff Blunden, the Portfolio Holder for
Environment and Sustainability made the following decision:
That the Council allocate 4 days of free parking in town centre car
parks to support local businesses and communities during December
2024.
Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who
considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice
using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the
Council’s intranet / extranet site.
Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya
Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm
on 8 October 2024.
Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are
attached below.