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Borough Wide Parking Charges

Meeting: 22/02/2018 - Executive (Item 106)

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Decision:

That:

 

1)         the extension of the ‘Free after 3’ scheme within Wokingham Town Centre until 2nd April 2018 be approved;

 

2)         a supplementary estimate for £36,000 for 2017/18 to cover the cost of lost income during the extended period for ‘Free after 3’ be approved;

 

3)         a 1 year trial (from 2nd April 2018) to increase the 1 hour parking charge from 70p to 80p in the Wokingham car parks (Carnival MSCP, Elms Road MSCP, The Paddocks, Easthampstead Road East and West, Cockpit Path, Denmark Street and Wellington House and Rose Street temporary car park) be approved. Approve a trial (from 2nd April 2018)  to increase the 1 hour parking charge from 40p to 50p in Polehampton Close Car Park in Twyford and School Lane Car Park in Wargrave;

 

4)         from 2nd April 2018, suspend the evening and Sunday charging in all car parks (in Wokingham Borough (except Station Road Earley and Winnersh Triangle Rail Station)  until the trial results are considered;

 

5)         the range of estimated financial implications with regard to the trail period for WBC car parks in the Borough (excluding station car parks) of between a £65,000 deficit to a £100,000 surplus be noted and that the specific budget requirement (if any) will be requested at a future Executive following an assessment of the impact;

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6)         Officers be instructed to amend signing and equipment in the car parks as required;

 

7)         the results of the trial will be brought back to Executive for a longer term decision to be made regarding car parking charges in the Borough.

 

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report setting out proposals for Borough Wide Parking Charges.

 

The Executive Member for Highways and Transport advised the meeting that he wished to amend all the dates in the recommendations to 2nd April.

 

In introducing the report Councillor Baker advised Members that as a result of the successful Woodley car parking trial it was proposed to extend this across all Council car parks that charged a one hour parking fee for a trial period of one year.  Allied to the extra 10p on the one hour charge the evening and Sunday charging would be suspended.  In order to go seamlessly from the “free after three” to the introduction of the trial the dates had been aligned. It was noted that the Winnersh and Earley station car parks would not be affected.

 

Councillor Baker wanted to make Members aware that every area was different with a different profile and therefore although the scheme worked in Woodley it would not necessarily work in other areas.  A 12 month trial would provide the opportunity to assess the viability of the scheme.

 

In response to a query Councillor Baker confirmed that the changes would be clearly advertised to avoid any confusion.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1)         the extension of the ‘Free after 3’ scheme within Wokingham Town Centre until 2nd April 2018 be approved;

 

2)         a supplementary estimate for £36,000 for 2017/18 to cover the cost of lost income during the extended period for ‘Free after 3’ be approved;

 

3)         a 1 year trial (from 2nd April 2018) to increase the 1 hour parking charge from 70p to 80p in the Wokingham car parks (Carnival MSCP, Elms Road MSCP, The Paddocks, Easthampstead Road East and West, Cockpit Path, Denmark Street and Wellington House and Rose Street temporary car park) be approved. Approve a trial (from 2nd April 2018)  to increase the 1 hour parking charge from 40p to 50p in Polehampton Close Car Park in Twyford and School Lane Car Park in Wargrave;

 

4)         from 2nd  April 2018, suspend the evening and Sunday charging in all car parks (in Wokingham Borough (except Station Road Earley and Winnersh Triangle Rail Station)  until the trial results are considered;

 

5)         the range of estimated financial implications with regard to the trail period for WBC car parks in the borough (excluding station car parks) of between a £65,000 deficit to a £100,000 surplus be noted and that the specific budget requirement (if any) will be requested at a future Executive following an assessment of the impact;

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6)         Officers be instructed to amend signing and equipment in the car parks as required;

 

7)         the results of the trial will be brought back to Executive for a longer term decision to be made regarding car parking charges in the Borough.