Purpose

Cabinet is recommended to:
 
(1) 
approve consent to consult on amending P2P hours across the Borough
to: 8am – 6:30pm, Mon – Sat;

(2) 
approve consent to consult on removing the current 1-hour free
parking period in P2P bays between 1pm – 2pm; and
 

Content

Cabinet:

(1)         
approved that a public consultation on changing the Pay to Park
hours be carried out on the following proposals:
 

·        
changing Pay to Park operating times in the Borough to operate from
8:00am to 6:30pm – Monday to Sunday;

·        
removing the one-hour free period that operates between 1pm and 2pm
and removing the 15 minutes of free parking currently in place.
 

(2)         
delegated decision making authority to the Strategic Director for
Neighbourhood and Environment, in consultation with the Deputy
Leader for Climate and Air Quality, to consider consultation
responses and implement changes in Pay to Park locations.
 
Options and
Alternatives Considered

Consideration was given to extending restrictions until 8pm across
all days.

Extending restrictions until 20:00 may displace vehicles into
nearby CPZs which typically end at 18:30, which may adversely
affect residents of these CPZs.

This report does therefore not recommend consulting on extending
restricted hours to 8pm.