Agenda item

Annual Review of Parking Charges for 2013/14 and Christmas Parking 2012

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for the Cleaner and Greener Environment introduced the report and thanked the Environment Select Committee and Officers for working up the recommendations presented in the report.   The increase in charges that were being proposed, 4.1% for car parks and 3.6% for on-street parking, met the budget plan increase for 2013/14 which was set at 3.5%.  It was hoped that the proposed increases would cause as little pain as possible to the local traders.

 

The Portfolio Holder also recommended that free parking throughout the District be offered on Saturday 15th December and Saturday 22nd December and reported that all parking charges would be waived in all car parks and on-street parking areas in and around Sevenoaks town centre after 6pm on 30 November 2012 and in Westerham after 5pm on 29 November 2012 to support the annual events held for the switching-on of the Christmas lights.

 

Members noted that there was a low risk that any of the options considered would have an adverse impact on people with ‘protected characteristics’.  Free parking was offered for those with disabilities who held a Blue Badge and this remained unaffected by the proposals that were considered.  

 

In response to a question surrounding whether the impact of the proposed increases would be monitored the Parking and Amenities Manager reported that the use of the car parks was monitored on a monthly basis and this was an on-going process.

 

Resolved: that

 

(a)   free parking throughout the District be offered on Saturday 15th December and Saturday 22nd December;

 

(b)   on-street parking charges for 2013/14 be raised by the following amounts:

 

SEVENOAKS TOWN CENTRE  (High Street, London Road, South Park)

 Proposed increase

Short stay

30 minutes

10p

    "      "

1 hour

 

    "      "

2 hours

 

SEVENOAKS TOWN COMMUTER AREAS  (Plymouth Drive, Holly Bush Lane)

 

Short stay

30 minutes

10p

    "      "

1 hour

 

    "      "

2 hours

 

long stay

all day

 

SEVENOAKS RAIL COMMUTER AREAS
(St Botolphs, Morewood Close)

 

Short stay

30 minutes

10p

    "      "

1 hour

 

    "      "

2 hours

 

    "      "

4 hours

 

long stay

all day

 

SEVENOAKS COURT AREA
(Morewood Close)

 

Short stay

30 minutes

10p

    "      "

1 hour

 

    "      "

2 hours

 

    "      "

4 hours

 

SWANLEY
(Azalea Drive, Goldsel Road)

 

short stay

30 minutes

10p

    "      "

1 hour

 

    "      "

2 hours

 

    "      "

4 hours

 

long stay

all day

 

WESTERHAM
(The Green, Market Square,
Croydon Road)

 

short stay

30 minutes

10p

    "      "

1 hour

 

    "      "

2 hours

 

 

 

(c)    car park charges for 2013/14 be increased by the following amounts:

 

SEVENOAKS TOWN CENTRE - Blighs

 Proposed Increase

Short stay

      30 minute

20p

    "      "

      1 hour

20p

    "      "

      2 hours

20p

    "      "

      3 hours

40p

Buckhurst 1, Buckhurst 2, South Park, Suffolk Way & Pemboke Road

 

Short stay

      1 hour

10p

    "      "

      2 hours

-

    "      "

      3 hours

-

    "      "

      4 hours

-

Buckhurst 2 & Pembroke Road

 

Long stay

      all day

-

Season tickets

      year

-

SEVENOAKS STATION

 

Long stay

      all day

30p

Season tickets:

 

Bradbourne

      year

£10

Sennocke

      year

£10

SEVENOAKS ST JOHNS HILL

 

Short stay

      30 minute

 -

    "      "

      1 hour

 -

    "      "

      2 hours

 -

    "      "

      3-4 hours

-

Long stay

      all day

-

SWANLEY

 

Short stay

      30 minute

 -

    "      "

      1 hour

 -

    "      "

      2 hours

 -

    "      "

      3-4 hours

-

Long stay

      all day

-

WESTERHAM

 

Short stay

      30 minute

 -

    "      "

      1 hour

 -

    "      "

      2 hours

 -

    "      "

      3-4 hours

-

Long stay

      all day

-

 

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