Issue details
Review of Parking Charges
Purpose of Report:
This report will consider questions around the
impact of parking charge changes, implemented following approval of
the 2025-26 budget, and suggested mitigations for those impacts. It
will also consider anomalies in the implementation of already
approved parking charges and suggest amendments to address those
anomalies.
The Executive will be asked to: Consider whether any changes to the
current charge schedule are needed, and
agree the Council’s process for dealing with a Traffic
Management Act 2004 ‘Right to Challenge Parking
Policies’ request, as submitted.
It has not been possible to give 28 clear days notice of the intention to make this Key Decision. The reason why compliance has not been possible in this instance isthat in having listened to the concerns of residents and local businesses regarding the impact of the Parking Charges approved at Full Council, the Executive needs to consider and implement a plan to mitigate these concerns as soon as possible. There is also a need to expedite the challenge under the Traffic Management Act 2004, that responds to petitions received and corrects anomalies in parking charges in a timely manner.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Decision Made
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
Having listened to the impact on residents and local businesses of the Parking Charges approved at Full Council, the Executive have asked officers to come up with a plan to mitigate those impacts and would like this considered and implemented as soon as possible.
Decision due: 03/06/25 by Executive
Reason: It has not been possible to give 28 clear days notice of the intention to make this Key Decision. Please open item for more details.
Lead member: Executive Member for Transport
Lead director: Director of City Development
Department: Directorate of City Development
Contact: Patrick Looker, Head of Service Finance and Deputy Chief Finance Officer Email: Garry.taylor@york.gov.uk; Email: Patrick.looker@york.gov.uk Email: patrick.looker@york.gov.uk, Garry Taylor, Director of City Development Email: garry.taylor@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Public consultation on both the Budget and
Local Transport Strategy were informed by the extensive evidence
base on parking charges as a tool to reduce traffic
congestion.
Consultation on the Budget was conducted as part of public
engagement around the budget setting process, with parking charges
among the issues discussed at public workshops and included within
the citywide consultation.
Since the new charges have been implemented, concerns have been
raised by a range of communities and therefore Executive has asked
for an opportunity to review these prices and conduct further
public consultation as part of that review.
Consultees
Internal consultations, informed by
indications of concern from affected residents and
businesses.
Equality Impact Assessment Completed?: EIA was conducted for the Budget decision; the impact of any decision of Executive will have a lesser impact that that indicated by the Budget, and consequently any impact will be reduced. A further EIA will be conducted as part of any TMA review process.
Documents
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