Issue - meetings

Harmonising parking arrangements across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

This report sets out the proposals consulted on to harmonise car parking and on street chargeable location high season dates, daytime tariff structures and flat rate evening and Sunday charging times. This harmonisation is in relation to tariff structures, including dates and times tariffs are applicable but is not a review of tariff amounts.

A public consultation was conducted from Thursday 11 May until Thursday 8 June 2023 received 1,491 responses. All feedback has been reviewed and used to inform the recommendation detailed in this report.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED that Cabinet: -

(a) Agree to respond to the consultation feedback by implementing Option 2 as outlined in paragraph 36;

(b) Agree to the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) advertisement and consultation process required to implement the car parking harmonisation proposals, in line with legislation; and

(c) Delegates authority to the Director of Commercial Operations, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance to implement the recommendations outlined in this report.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Finance

Reason

To support the delivery of the harmonisation of the car parking service for residents and visitors across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ensuring consistency and certainty for all areas of the borough.

To support the corporate strategy objective of sustainable environment including encouraging visitors to our town centres to walk, cycle, use the train or bus.

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'G' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that this report sets out the proposals consulted on to harmonise car parking and on street chargeable location high season dates, daytime tariff structures and flat rate evening and Sunday charging times, and that this harmonisation is in relation to tariff structures, including dates and times tariffs are applicable but is not a review of tariff amounts.

Cabinet was informed that a public consultation was conducted from Thursday 11 May until Thursday 8 June 2023 received 1,491 responses, and that all feedback has been reviewed and used to inform the recommendation detailed in this report.