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Appendix 1
MENDIP DISTRICT COUNCIL
NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES
DRAFT CAR PARK CHARGES REVIEW
2018-2022
Author: Elizabeth Dawson
Document Name: Car Park Charges Review 2018-2022
Document Number: 1
Effective Date: 21st May 2018
Date due for review: June 2022
Responsible for review: Elizabeth Dawson/Alison Payne
0Version control
Number Effective Author / Reviewer Comments (e.g. details
Date of any policies being
replaced)
1 02/05/18 Liz Dawson This charges review will
replace the permit review
completed in 2012 and the
tariff review completed in
2014.
2
3
4
Dissemination
Name or Team Method Date Version
Corporate Services Email 08/05/18 1
Car Parks Email 08/05/18 1
CMT Verbal Update 08/05/18 1
SLT Verbal Update 08/05/18 1
Publication of current version
Location Date of Publication
Sharepoint As part of Cabinet
Publication – 09/5/18
Website As part of Cabinet
Publication – 09/5/18
Approvals for current version
Name Date of Approval
Harvey Siggs ,Leader & Tom Killen, Deputy Leader 08/05/18
Portfolio Holders Transformation & Neighbourhood 08/05/18
Services
1Scrutiny Working Group 08/05/18
Deputy Chief Executive, Donna Nolan 08/05/18
Legal, Alex Kershaw-Moore 08/05/18
Finance, Paul Deal/Duncan Moss 08/05/18
Group Manager, Elizabeth Dawson 04/05/18
2Contents Page
Executive Summary 4
1. Introduction 5
2. Car Park Tariff Review 6
3. Stakeholder Consultations 22
4. Summary of Recommendations 23
3Executive Summary
Following strategic direction from the Cross Party Member Car Park Working Group
this document is presented as the Council’s Car Park Charges Review 2018 – 2022.
The Review is intended to provide a high level policy position on setting of appropriate
parking charges for 2018.
Evidence of Use
Transactional data has been used to determine peak occupancy on all Car Parks and
is based on cash ticket sales, data taken from each pay and display machine together
with season ticket and permit sales. The ticket sales data has been extrapolated to
show the average daily occupancy for each Car Park at 7 to 8 time points throughout
each charging day. Analysing the ticket sales shows how many valid tickets were in
force at a specific time and from this how many cars were parked.
The review outlines by Car Park on which day of the week average peak occupancy
occurs and how many spaces are in use at the point of peak occupancy (where
relevant this includes Season Tickets/Permits). Deducting peak occupancy from the
total number of spaces determines the available spare capacity.
Pricing Review
The detailed parking charges review has been informed by the following:
That the pricing is set at appropriate levels to support the vitality of our Town
Centres.
A review of the role and utilisation of each Car Park and the centre which it
serves.
The levels of occupancy at peak parking times to determine whether parking
charges are in line with market demand.
Comparable parking charges across neighbouring Authorities.
The location and quality of each Car Park.
The need for revenue to support the required investment in parking services,
increasing operating costs and future Car Parking need.
It is proposed that Car Parking charges are reviewed in line with inflation annually from
the date of the implementation of the proposed pricing review, which is anticipated to
be in the summer of 2018.
The review recommends a review of Season Ticket/Permits as there are currently
numerous prices across the District with no underlying logic as these are a result of
4historic decisions. Furthermore, the Council has not applied any increases to Season
Tickets/Permits since February 2012.
1. Introduction
Prices haven’t been uplifted since 2012 in relation to season ticket/Permits and 2014
in relation to tariffs. It has however been noted that operational costs, maintenance,
servicing and utilities have increased in price. It is necessary to consider whether
prices should be realigned to more appropriate levels. It is also useful to benchmark
existing and proposed pricing structures with other Local Authorities. This will enable
continued investment in the Car Parks and further improvements in the coming
years. The revisions are based on a consultant’s report and local parking management
expertise.
The Council has undertaken a detailed analysis and review of the Car Parks it owns
and manages in the key towns across the District – being Frome, Shepton Mallet,
Wells, Glastonbury, and Street – with the objective of ensuring they are being
managed in a way that maximises:
Demand.
The facilitation of town centre vitality.
Availability for shoppers, and other users, against measured patterns of use.
Net income sufficient to maintain the Car Parks.
The Council has used its existing usage and pricing data, and drawn on examples of
successful approaches adopted elsewhere across the country.
This exercise sits alongside other related strategic work the Council is doing to ensure
that its land assets are best deployed over the long term.
The Council has drawn upon an external consultant from Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) to
independently inform and assess the review.
52. Car Park Tariff Review
This Review considers the needs, vibrancy, and attractiveness of each town centre
and promotes spaces closest to the commercial centre for short stay customers while
encouraging commuters to use spaces on the periphery.
In the addition to the parameters identified in the Executive Summary the key
principles underlying the pricing review are as follows:
Where appropriate implementing a consistent charging policy across the
District.
Prioritise the needs of each parking group to include the disabled, residents,
businesses, and their customers.
Maximising use of all Car Parks to support the vitality of the Town Centres.
Ensure the use of each Car Park is correctly focused and discourage long stay
parking in the most central Car Parks.
Promote sustainable travel choices through the availability and pricing of
parking.
Ensure parking regulations are appropriately enforced.
Generate sufficient revenue for the operation of all Car Parks and ongoing
investment in parking services.
Short Stay Parking Aims
Short stay parking, up to 2-3 hours, is prioritised in Car Parks within easy walking
distance to the shopping and commercial areas of each town on the basis that:
Short stay parking enables spaces for more shoppers and short stay
visitors/tourists to be accommodated as near as possible to their destination.
The availability of sufficient short stay spaces is essential for the vitality of each
centre.
Short stay parkers are less likely to travel at peak periods and so hence reduce
road congestion.
Long Stay Parking Aims
The Council manages the provision of long stay parking in each Town Centre through
effective pricing to encourage customers to use more sustainable transport options.
Commuter parking monopolises parking spaces for the entire working day and hence
where possible such Car Parks are located on the periphery of each Centre.
6Season Tickets and Permits are available on many Car Parks for regular long stay
users at a competitive price which provides a significant discount on the daily parking
price.
Disabled Parking Provision
Parking for disabled users displaying a blue badge in all Car Parks is currently free
and will remain so.
Pricing Review Methodology
Based on the professional advice received, the pricing review carried out by officers
of the Car Parking Working Group took into account the following factors:
Ensure the pricing is set at appropriate levels to support the vitality of each town
centre.
Review the role and utilisation of each Car Park and the centre which it serves.
Levels of occupancy at peak parking times help determine whether parking
charges are in line with market demand, i.e. determine the appropriate pricing
levels customers are willing to pay for parking.
Where parking charges are set too high this can act as a deterrent to the use
of a Car Park, however charges which are too low increase congestion and
affect space availability.
The availability of sustainable transport options.
Comparable parking charges across neighbouring Authorities.
The location and quality of each Car Park.
Generate sufficient revenue to support the required investment in parking
services and reflect any increase in operating costs.
As a minimum, where increases are implemented, they will be in line with
inflation.
For Season Tickets and Permits, a proposed discount of at least 50% will be
applied over the daily parking price.
To bring consistency to charging for Car Parking on Sunday across the District,
2018 Pricing Review – Hourly Parking
Tariffs were last increased in April 2014 and prior to that in April 2012. The April 2014
increase was on the following basis:
30 mins and 1 hour duration – a 10p increase.
Stays longer than 1 hour – 20p increase across all price bands.
Based on the professional advice and in line with the outcome of our benchmarking
exercise it was deemed that Mendip District Council want to be fair and equitable
across the whole of the District. As such, all Car Parks in each Town Centre have
been categorised into 4 bands based on proximity to the commercial centre within
7each town, and popularity shown through the occupancy/ demand for parking at each
Car Park.
1. Premium short stay.
2. Short stay.
3. Serving both short stay and long stay.
4. Long stay.
Comments:
Having considered the professional advice received, the financial objectives
and burdens of the Council and the benchmarking exercise carried out the
proposed pricing band structure is deemed appropriate, allowing for customer
choice and parking flexibility.
The proposed hourly parking charges are to be set at an appropriate level in
line with this review and are in line with neighbouring Councils.
It has become apparent that Sunday parking charges are not consistent across the
District with parking in some towns being free and charges applying for parking in
other towns. This inconsistency is not fair and not acceptable. To make Sunday
parking free across the whole District would not be sustainable. Therefore this
review has needed to consider a fair and objective way forward to manage this
situation.
Recommendations:
As a result of this review the following conclusions have been reached relating to
general pricing structure and having regard to the all the factors considered:
All parking charges to be uplifted by a minimum of the Consumer Prices Index
All Items (CPI) rounded up to the nearest 10p (RPI was considered but
discounted) once approved following this review
Index taken from the Office for National Statistics
March 2014 index 99.7
Jan 2018 index 104.4
CPI over this period is 4.7%.
To allow for price harmonisation, there are several exceptions and the
recommendation is for a price reduction on several Car Parks as set out below.
Charges on premium short stay Car Parks will increase by more than inflation
to reflect market demand for these Car Parks.
To introduce Sunday parking charges in Frome and Shepton Mallet. This
ensures a consistent approach aligned with the remaining towns ensuring a fair
and equitable approach across the District.
There will continue to be no parking charges for disabled users, but this will be
subject to future review.
Evening parking after 6pm will remain free but will be subject to future review.
Prices for coach parking and HGVs will increase by inflation (CPI).
8 The all-day parking price where applicable will be standardised into 3 bands;
centre, edge of centre and peripheral Car Parks.
During the life of this review parking charges may be increased annually by
inflation (CPI). It is suggested that the Group Manager and Portfolio Holder be
given delegated authority to deal with this as and when required.
Analysis and Recommendations for Specific Car Parks
The information set out below has formed part of the evidence and benchmarking for
the general recommendations above. All Council Car Parks have been categorised
below into premium, short and long stay. The data in the tables below show the
number of times on average a space is used per week in 2016. This is a useful guide
as to the popularity of a Car Park, particularly short stay Car Parks, where a figure in
excess of 15-20 per week denotes a well-used Car Park.
In addition, the information has been used to identify matters peculiar to specific Car
Parks as set out below.
Frome – Car Park Categorisation:
Category Car Park Number of times a
space is used per week
Premium Short Stay Cork Street 39.1
Short Stay Badcox 7.4
Vicarage Street 17.4
Short and Long Stay Cattle Market 10.5
Merchants Barton 9.1
South Parade 1.9
Long Stay North Parade 1.6
Comments:
South Parade: although this is a predominantly permit led Car Park it is
suggested that tariffs on this Car Park are reduced in line with Cattle Market
and Merchants Barton, this is because it is not a premium Car Park.
Vicarage Street: it is suggested that the 1 and 2 hour price bands are reduced
to match Merchants Barton and Cattle Market. To bring it into alignments with
Merchants Barton Car Park due to its close proximity.
The data shows that the Council’s Car Parks in Frome are trading at near to
capacity at peak periods and consequently a Strategy may need to be
developed to provide additional parking capacity to meet future demand.
Recommendations:
Cork Street falls into the category of premium short stay Car Park and
consequently the recommendation is for a price increase above inflation.
9However, under the terms of the existing lease on which the Council holds the
Car Park, prices must match Cattle Market Car Park. Therefore the
recommendation is to increase the tariff at Cattle Market and Cork Street so
these remain aligned.
Merchants Barton: recommend that the up to 4 hour charge should be
increased in line with Cattle Market, and the all-day charge should match Cattle
Market and South Parade Car Parks.
Glastonbury – Car Park Categorisation (all Car Parks are categorised as serving
short and long stay use):
Category Car Park Number of times a
space is used per week
Short and Long Stay Butts Close 13.5
Norbins Road 2.3
Northload St West 7.5
Silver Street 6.5
St John’s 6.5
Demand is spread across all Car Parks with the highest utilisation on Butts Close
and the lowest on Norbins Road.
Comments – the research carried out has identified that the Car Park usage is
predominately tourism rather than shoppers. This means that the demand for
premium short stay does not exist. Although prices for these Car Parks should align
as closely as possible with the rest of the District it is accepted that this irregular use
needs to be addressed.
Recommendations – no recommendations specific to Car Parks in Glastonbury,
other than the general pricing adjustments.
Shepton Mallet – Car Park Categorisation:
Category Car Park Number of times a
space is used per week
Premium Short Stay Regal Road East 10.8
Short and Long Stay Commercial Road 1.3
Great Ostry 2.8
Comments – The categorisation of Regal Road East Car Park as a premium short
stay Car Park means that alteration is required to its pricing structure. Currently
there is no maximum stay limit which prevents a healthy turnover for shoppers
visiting the town.
10Recommendations:
Introduce a maximum stay of 3 hours at Regal Road East, to ensure a
turnover of customers to the town.
Street – Car Park Categorisation:
Category Car Park Number of times a
space is used per week
Premium Short Stay Southside 25.2
Short and Long Stay Cranhill Road 4.4
Mendip 12.4
Northside 16.6
Strode Road 4.4
Wilfrid Road 11
Greenbank No data available
Comments:
Tariffs can be set by the Council in Wilfrid Rd, but the Council must notify the
owner of the Car Park. Greenbank tariffs can only be set by the Council after
negotiation and agreement with the Trustees. Tariffs are set by Strode Pool.
No increases have been proposed for Mendip and Northside since the pricing
structure is aligned to the Clarks Village pricing structure alongside the Grange
Car Parks.
Owing to existing management arrangements with the owners of Clarks Village
the Car Parks that service the Clarks Village Outlet centre have been excluded
from this review. Parking charges and pricing structures will continue to be set
for these particular Car Parks in accordance with the current management
agreement.
Recommendations:
Subject to consultation as required under the terms of the management
agreements. Wilfrid Road: the 3 hour tariff band should be reduced in line
with Southside and the 4 hour band to match the tariff for Greenbank. Due to
the low number of users it is recommend that the 6 hour tariff band is
removed and the 9 hour tariff band is priced at £5.90.
It is recommended to increase the 1 hour price on Southside to match Mendip
and Northside.
It is recommended to increase the all-day price on Cranhill Road and Strode
Road from £2.40 to £3.10.
11Wells – Car Park Categorisation:
Category Car Park Number of times a
space is used per week
Premium Short Stay Market Place Wells 25
Short Stay South Street 17.1
Union Street 22.3
Short and Long Stay Princes Road 19.8
Long Stay Tucker Street 3.9
Comments:
The data shows that the Council’s Car Parks in Wells are trading at or near to
capacity at peak periods and consequently, a Strategy may need to be
developed to provide additional parking capacity to meet future expected
demand.
Recommendations:
Market Place increase the 1 hour price by greater than inflation to reflect the
Car Parks location and utilisation.
The 3 hour price on South Street and Princes Road should be increased in
line with Union Street reflecting similar usage patterns.
12The current and proposed pricing structure for all MDC Car Parks is set out below:
13Comparison of hourly parking charges with neighbouring Councils is as follows:
Town 30 1 hour 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours
mins
Bridgwater 40p 80p £1.60 £3.00 Due to
increase
charges
by 25% on
several
Car Parks
in April
2018
Burnham on sea/ 40p 80p £1.60 £3.50
Cheddar
Wellington 70p £1.00 £1.50 £2.00
Taunton - £1.20 £2.40 £3.60 £4.80
Shopper 1
(centre)
Taunton – £1.00 £2.00 £3.00 £4.00
Shopper 2
Minehead – £1.50 £2.60/£3.00 £4.20/£4.50
Quay west (summer) (summer)
Warminster 40p £1.00 £1.80 £2.40 }
Chippenham £1.00 £1.40 £2.60 £3.50 } Wiltshire
Council
are
currently
consulting
on an
inflationary
increase.
Salisbury £1.40 £2.50 £4.20 }
2018 Pricing review – Permits and Season Tickets
Season Tickets/Permits are available for designated Car Parks – see below. While a
Season ticket does not guarantee a parking space, they do offer considerable savings
when compared to standard charges.
14There are currently numerous Season ticket/Permits prices across the District as
shown in the table below with no underlying logic as these are a result of historic
piecemeal decisions.
Car Park Current Current Current
Charges Number of Number of
pa Season Business /
Tickets Residential
Permits
Cattle Market, Frome £442 30 -
Merchants Barton, Frome £442 33 -
North Parade, Frome £270 34 -
South Parade, Frome £216 - 34
Rook Lane, Frome £216 - 6
Wine Street, Frome £216 - 10
Butt Close, Glastonbury £431 11 -
Norbins Road, Glastonbury £280 4 -
Northload Street, Glastonbury £431 6 -
Silver Street, Glastonbury £431 20 -
St Johns, Glastonbury £431 5 -
Cranhill Road, Street £195 22 -
Strode Road, Street £195 6 -
Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet £297 23 -
Great Ostry, Shepton Mallet £297 21 -
Zion Hill, Shepton Mallet £216 - 11
Great Ostry Service Yard, Shepton £216 - 10
Mallet
Regal Road Service Yard, Shepton £216 - 9
Mallet
Castle Court Service Yard, Shepton £216 - 5
Mallet
Tucker Street, Wells £270 56 -
The Council has not applied any increases to Season Tickets/Permits since February
2012.
Season ticket/permit prices have been compared against neighbouring Local
Authorities who are charging more for their Season Tickets and giving, in some cases,
a much lower discount against the daily parking ticket price than the Council – see
below.
The increased take up of Season Tickets/Permits has impacted by reducing the
income of the Council due to the lower cost of parking for season ticket holders;
although the actual loss depends on the Car Park. Depending on the Car Park Season
ticket holders receive up to an 82% discount on full day rate ticket prices. To address
15this, it is proposed that all Season Tickets/Permits should be based on a standard
discount percentage, which is recommended to be 50%. It is recommended that these
price increases are achieved over a given period of 3 or 4 years subject to direction
from Cabinet.
The recommendation is to apply a three tier pricing structure based on the notion that
all day parking based on the proposed hourly price rises will be on average £5.90 in
centre Car Parks, £3.80 in edge of centre and £3.10 in peripheral Car Parks across
the District where Season Tickets are permitted.
Based on 5 working days per week and the equivalent of 48 weeks of the year allowing
for holidays and bank holidays the nominal annual price of parking is set out below
along with the recommended discounted price. A 50% discount has been applied to
the nominal annual value of parking for each tier to calculate the proposed permit price
as follows:
Car Park Nominal Annual Annual Permit Price –
Parking Cost 50% discount
Centre Car Park £1,416 £708
Edge of Centre Car Park £912 £456
Peripheral Car Park £744 £372
It is recommended that Business and Residents Permits should be charged at the
peripheral Car Park price of £3.10 per day. However, instead of charging for 365 days
per year, which may be appropriate in the case of Residents Permits, they should be
based on the same principle as with Season Tickets.
The proposed permit pricing structure does represent a substantial increase on
existing prices as these prices have been unrealistically low for many years.
There are a specified number of Season Tickets available for each Car Park and there
are current waiting lists for Season Tickets and Permits in the following Car Parks:
Car Park Town Number of people
waiting
Great Ostry Service Shepton Mallet 4
Yard
Zion Hill Shepton Mallet 1
Tucker Street Wells 18
Merchants Barton Frome 1
North Parade Frome 4
Rook Lane Frome 9
South Parade Frome 46
Wine Street Frome 63
16It is possible that some Season ticket/Permit holders may not renew as a consequence
of a price increase, however, if this happens the expectation is that the pay and display
income would increase due to these customers no longer having a Season
ticket/Permit and therefore having to purchase a Pay & Display ticket.
It is recommended that a review takes place to assess how the Council can be more
flexible with managing Permits (i.e. shorter or defined periods of use) and what the
impact on that would be.
The roads around the Car Parks have been surveyed and it is noted that most have
single or double yellow lines, which would prevent all-day parking. The roads with no
restrictions are generally already congested.
The new charges as set out below if approved by Cabinet will be implemented in the
summer of 2018.
Cabinet are given the option to implement the charges over a phased approach which
will either be a three (option B) or four (option A) year implementation plan.
The review has built in the ability for all Car Parking charges to be reviewed in line with
inflation annually from the date of the implementation, this will include the season
ticket/permit charges.
The current and final proposed Season Ticket/Permit Charges are set out below:
Car Park Location Current Proposed Charge
Charges with 50%
discount
Cattle Market, Frome Centre £442 £708
Merchants Barton, Frome Centre £442 £708
North Parade, Frome Peripheral £270 £372
South Parade, Frome Peripheral £216 £372
Rook Lane, Frome Residential £216 £372
Wine Street, Frome Peripheral £216 £372
Butts Close, Glastonbury Centre £431 £708
Norbins Road, Glastonbury Edge of centre £280 £456
Northload Street, Glastonbury Centre £431 £708
Silver Street, Glastonbury Centre £431 £708
St Johns, Glastonbury Centre £431 £708
Cranhill Road, Street Peripheral £195 £372
Strode Road, Street Peripheral £195 £372
Commercial Road, Shepton Edge of centre £297 £456
Mallet
Great Ostry, Shepton Mallet Centre £297 £708
Zion Hill, Shepton Mallet Peripheral £216 £372
17Great Ostry Service Yard, Business/ £216 £372
Shepton Mallet Residential
Regal Road Service Yard, Business/ £216 £372
Shepton Mallet Residential
Castle Court Service Yard, Business/ £216 £372
Shepton Mallet Residential
Tucker Street, Wells Peripheral £270 £372
Option A – Four year phased approach
Proposed
Phased Phased Phased Phased
Current Charge
Car Park Location increase increase increase increase
Charges with 50%
Year 1 Year 2 * Year 3 * Year 4 *
discount
Cattle
Market, Centre £442 £708 £509 £575 £642 £708
Frome
Merchants
Barton, Centre £442 £708 £509 £575 £642 £708
Frome
North
Parade, Peripheral £270 £372 £296 £321 £347 £372
Frome
South
Parade, Peripheral £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Frome
Rook Lane,
Residential £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Frome
Wine
Street, Peripheral £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Frome
Butts Close,
Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
Norbins
Edge of
Road, £280 £456 £324 £368 £412 £456
centre
Glastonbury
Northload
Street, Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
Silver
Street, Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
St Johns,
Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
18Cranhill
Road, Peripheral £195 £372 £239 £284 £328 £372
Street
Strode
Road, Peripheral £195 £372 £239 £284 £328 £372
Street
Commercial
Road, Edge of
£297 £456 £337 £377 £417 £456
Shepton centre
Mallet
Great
Ostry,
Peripheral £297 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Shepton
Mallet
Zion Hill,
Shepton Peripheral £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Mallet
Great Ostry
Service
Business/
Yard, £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Residential
Shepton
Mallet
Regal Road
Service
Business/
Yard, £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Residential
Shepton
Mallet
Castle
Court
Service Business/
£216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Yard, Residential
Shepton
Mallet
Tucker
Street, Peripheral £270 £372 £296 £321 £347 £372
Wells
*Subject to Inflation
Option B – Three year phased approach
Proposed
Phased Phased Phased
Current Charge
Car Park Location increase increase increase
Charges with 50%
Year 1 Year 2 * Year 3 *
discount
19Cattle
Market, Centre £442 £708 £531 £620 £708
Frome
Merchants
Barton, Centre £442 £708 £531 £620 £708
Frome
North
Parade, Peripheral £270 £372 £304 £338 £372
Frome
South
Parade, Peripheral £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Frome
Rook Lane,
Residential £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Frome
Wine Street,
Peripheral £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Frome
Butts Close,
Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
Norbins
Edge of
Road, £280 £456 £339 £398 £456
centre
Glastonbury
Northload
Street, Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
Silver Street,
Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
St Johns,
Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
Cranhill
Peripheral £195 £372 £254 £313 £372
Road, Street
Strode Road,
Peripheral £195 £372 £254 £313 £372
Street
Commercial
Road, Edge of
£297 £456 £350 £403 £456
Shepton centre
Mallet
Great Ostry,
Shepton Peripheral £297 £372 £268 £320 £372
Mallet
Zion Hill,
Shepton Peripheral £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Mallet
Great Ostry Business/
£216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Service Yard, Residential
20Shepton
Mallet
Regal Road
Service Yard, Business/
£216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Shepton Residential
Mallet
Castle Court
Service Yard, Business/
£216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Shepton Residential
Mallet
Tucker
Peripheral £270 £372 £304 £338 £372
Street, Wells
*Subject to Inflation
The proposed increases can be compared with other District Permit charges as
follows:
Districts & Towns Other Districts Permit Discount percentage of all day
Charge charge
BANES
Bath £1856 38%
Keynsham £216 47%
Sedgemoor
Bridgwater £720 40%
Burnham-on- £720 40%
Sea/Cheddar
Bristol
Temple Gate £1871 35%
Trenchard Street £2496 14%
Cornwall
Truro/Moresk £500 59%
Edward Street £600 64%
Taunton Deane
Wellington £600 0%
Shopper 1 – Taunton £1980 15%
Shopper 1 - Taunton £1540 20%
West Somerset
Dunster £210 82.5%
Wiliton £210 82.5%
Minehead £210 82.5%
Wiltshire
Warminster £394 67%
Chippenham £430 76%
Salisbury £1040 46%
21South Somerset
Yeovil £900 50%
Chard £280 50%
3. Stakeholder Consultations
As part of the process for increasing tariffs and Season Tickets/Permits, introducing
new charges and restrictions, a new parking order will need to be made. As part of the
process of making a new order the Council are required to consult with key
stakeholders in line with the legal requirements. This allows for comments or
objections to be made on the Council’s proposals. The consultation period that the
Council engages in with stakeholders will run over a 21 day period, and will form part
of the implementation plan following Cabinet’s approval of recommendations as part
of this review.
In addition to the legal consultation, Members and Officers of the Car Parking Working
Group were eager to engage with Town Councils and Chamber of Commerce as part
of this Review, therefore they ran an engagement period that ended on 20th April
2018. This engagement sat outside of the legal consultation period, however the
Council felt this approach was necessary to capture views ahead of agreeing the
recommendations for Cabinet. All views received both within the engagement period
and following the end date of the engagement period have been captured and are
available for Cabinet to review when considering the recommendations.
The process for consultation is set out below:
Consultation:
The Council will undertake consultation with a formal notice of the proposed pricing
review being served on the following organisations:
Highway Authority.
Freight Transport Association.
Road Haulage Association.
The above mentioned documents will also be sent to key Stakeholders, which may be
affected by the operation of the Car Park. The list of Stakeholders include:
Town/City Councils.
Chamber of Commerce for each town.
Clarks Village Management.
Avon & Somerset Police.
Chief Fire Officer.
22 The AA and RAC.
Waitrose
Publish Notice of Proposals:
In addition, the Council will ensure a notice of proposed pricing review is advertised in
the local press, and adjacent to the ticket machines in all Car Parks for a period of 21
days. The Notice of Proposals, together with all related Order documents, will also be
available for inspection at the Council’s reception area and all CAP offices, as well as
the Council’s website from the date on which it is first published until the end of a six
week period following the date on which the Order is made.
Objections:
The period for any objections to be made is during the 21 days from the date that the
Council has fully complied with its consultation and publication requirements. The
Council is required to consider any objections and will acknowledge them in writing.
Make the Order / Publish Notice of Making:
This will be advertised in the local press and adjacent to all ticket machines 14 days
before the Order comes into force. A copy of the Notice of Making will also be sent to
all organisations previously consulted. Whilst this takes place, all tariff boards will be
updated.
4. Summary of Recommendations
Car Park Tariff Review
It is recommended that:
1. All parking charges are uplifted by a minimum of the Consumer Prices Index
(CPI) rounded up to the nearest 10p, as contained within the Car Park Tariffs
Table below.
2. That to allow for price harmonisation several exceptions to recommendation 9
are made to permit a price reduction on several Car Parks, as contained within
the Car Park Tariffs Table below.
3. That charges on premium short stay Car Parks will increase by more than
inflation to reflect market demand for these Car Parks, as contained within the
Car Park Tariffs Table below.
4. That Sunday parking charges are introduced in Frome and Shepton Mallet.
235. That parking charges for coach parking and HGVs are uplifted by a minimum
of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rounded up to the nearest 10p.
6. That all-day parking price where applicable will be standardised into 3 bands;
centre, edge of centre and peripheral Car Parks.
7. That during the life of this review, Car Parking charges, coach parking charges
and HGV charges may be increased annually by inflation (CPI).
8. That delegated authority is granted to the Deputy Chief Executive and Group
Manager for Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holders’
for Transformation, Neighbourhood Services and Economic
Development/Property ( Deputy Leader) to consider annually whether to
increase Car Parking charges by inflation (CPI) and to take appropriate next
steps thereafter, including any necessary consultation.
9. (a)That the following proposed Car Park Tariffs are adopted (noting that
increases in respect of Greenbank can only be implemented after agreement
with the trustees).
(b)That in the event an agreement is not reached in relation to Car Parks where
Management Agreements are in place, delegated authority is granted to the
Group Manager Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder Neighbourhood Services to update the respective Car Park Tariffs as
proposed below.
1 2 3 4 5 6 9
Car Park ½ Hour Hour Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours
Frome
Badcox 70p £1.30 £2.60 - - - - -
Cattle Market - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £3.60 - - £5.90
Cork Street 70p £1.10 £1.50 - - - - -
Merchants
Barton - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £3.60 - - £5.90
North Parade - - - £1.90 - - £3.10
South Parade 70p £1.10 £1.50 - £3.60 - - £5.90
Vicarage
Street 70p £1.10 £1.50 - - - - -
Glastonbury
Butt Close - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £2.70 - - £5.90
24Norbins Road - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £2.70 - - £3.80
Northload
Street West - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £3.60 - - £5.90
Silver Street - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £2.70 - - £5.90
St Johns 60p £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £3.60 - - £5.90
Shepton
Mallet
Commercial
Road - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £2.70 - - £3.80
Great Ostry - £1.10 £1.50 £2.00 £3.60 - - £5.90
Regal Road 70p £1.30 £2.60 £3.10 - - - £5.90
Street
Cranhill Road 50p 80p - - £1.40 - - £3.10
Greenbank -
Summer Over 6
(May to Mid hours
Sept) - - £3.20 - - - £6.30 £9.50
Greenbank -
Winter Over 6
(Mid Sept to hours
April) 80p £1.60 £3.20 £4.20 £5.90
Mendip - £1.00 - - - £3.00 - £5.00
Northside - £1.00 - - - £3.00 - £5.00
Southside - £1.00 £1.60 £2.40 - - - -
Strode Road - - - £1.40 - - - £3.10
Wilfrid Road - 80p £1.60 £2.20 £3.20 - £5.90
Wells
Market Place 80p £1.60 - - - - -
Princes Road - £1.10 £1.60 £2.60 £4.80 - £5.90 £7.10
South Street - £1.10 £1.60 £2.60 - - - -
Tucker Street - - - - £1.90 - - £3.10
Union Street - £1.10 £1.60 £2.60 - - - -
Permits and Season Tickets
It is recommended:
10. That either Option A or Option B for the proposed Season Ticket/Permit
Charges is adopted.
25Option A – Four Year Phased Approach
Proposed
Phased Phased Phased Phased
Current Charge
Car Park Location increase increase increase increase
Charges with 50%
Year 1 Year 2 * Year 3 * Year 4 *
discount
Cattle
Market, Centre £442 £708 £509 £575 £642 £708
Frome
Merchants
Barton, Centre £442 £708 £509 £575 £642 £708
Frome
North
Parade, Peripheral £270 £372 £296 £321 £347 £372
Frome
South
Parade, Peripheral £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Frome
Rook Lane,
Residential £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Frome
Wine
Street, Peripheral £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Frome
Butts Close,
Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
Norbins
Edge of
Road, £280 £456 £324 £368 £412 £456
centre
Glastonbury
Northload
Street, Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
Silver
Street, Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
St Johns,
Centre £431 £708 £500 £570 £639 £708
Glastonbury
Cranhill
Road, Peripheral £195 £372 £239 £284 £328 £372
Street
Strode
Road, Peripheral £195 £372 £239 £284 £328 £372
Street
Commercial Edge of
£297 £456 £337 £377 £417 £456
Road, centre
26Shepton
Mallet
Great
Ostry,
Peripheral £297 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Shepton
Mallet
Zion Hill,
Shepton Peripheral £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Mallet
Great Ostry
Service
Business/
Yard, £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Residential
Shepton
Mallet
Regal Road
Service
Business/
Yard, £216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Residential
Shepton
Mallet
Castle
Court
Service Business/
£216 £372 £255 £294 £333 £372
Yard, Residential
Shepton
Mallet
Tucker
Street, Peripheral £270 £372 £296 £321 £347 £372
Wells
*Subject to Inflation
Option B - Three Year Phased Approach
Proposed
Phased Phased Phased
Current Charge
Car Park Location increase increase increase
Charges with 50%
Year 1 Year 2 * Year 3 *
discount
Cattle
Market, Centre £442 £708 £531 £620 £708
Frome
Merchants
Barton, Centre £442 £708 £531 £620 £708
Frome
North
Parade, Peripheral £270 £372 £304 £338 £372
Frome
27South
Parade, Peripheral £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Frome
Rook Lane,
Residential £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Frome
Wine Street,
Peripheral £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Frome
Butts Close,
Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
Norbins
Edge of
Road, £280 £456 £339 £398 £456
centre
Glastonbury
Northload
Street, Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
Silver Street,
Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
St Johns,
Centre £431 £708 £523 £616 £708
Glastonbury
Cranhill
Peripheral £195 £372 £254 £313 £372
Road, Street
Strode Road,
Peripheral £195 £372 £254 £313 £372
Street
Commercial
Road, Edge of
£297 £456 £350 £403 £456
Shepton centre
Mallet
Great Ostry,
Shepton Peripheral £297 £372 £268 £320 £372
Mallet
Zion Hill,
Shepton Peripheral £216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Mallet
Great Ostry
Service Yard, Business/
£216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Shepton Residential
Mallet
Regal Road
Service Yard, Business/
£216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Shepton Residential
Mallet
Castle Court
Service Yard, Business/
£216 £372 £268 £320 £372
Shepton Residential
Mallet
28Tucker
Peripheral £270 £372 £304 £338 £372
Street, Wells
*Subject to Inflation
11. Notwithstanding the recommendations of this review and the proposed price
increases, it is recommended that the Officer Car Park Group review at such
time as is reasonable how the Council can adopt a more flexible approach to
Permit management in the future.
12. In the event that a review under recommendation 11 above is completed, it is
recommended that delegated authority is granted to the Group Manager for
Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for
Neighbourhood Services, to implement any findings, outcomes and
recommendations.
Consultation and Parking Order
It is recommended:
13. That the stakeholder consultation process outlined in this review is undertaken.
14. That delegated authority is granted to the Deputy Chief Executive and Group
Manager for Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holders’
for Transformation, Neighbourhood Services and Economic
Development/Property (also Deputy Leader) to consider the outcome of the
stakeholder consultation and to take appropriate next steps in relation to
implementing a new Parking Order, being mindful of the final recommendations
of Cabinet.
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