Purpose

Following the meeting of Full Council 13th July and the Council’s decision to refer the Petition on Car Parking to Cabinet in September for a review of fees and charges.

Decision

That Cabinet confirms it would request Place & Resources Scrutiny Committee to review car parking charges within the context of the policy and, in particular to assess that the impact of the charges was consistent with the intentions of Cabinet when the decision was taken.

Reason for the decision

The decision was made at Full Council to debate the new charges with the view that if the evidence clearly showed a detrimental affect due to the car parking policy, then change would be recommended. Information has been gathered and presented in this report including:

The consistency of charging

Market comparison

Parking revenue

Visitor numbers

Impact on residents, businesses, and visitors