Decision details

A Parking Strategy has recently been produced for the city. This decision will present recommendations to members for consideration ahead of implementation including: revising parking charges, implementing new charges and consolidating assets.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.             Note on the Peterborough Parking Strategy. 

2.             Approve the following short-term recommendations: 

  The Council shall:  

a.     Continue to review parking occupancy levels as the city continues its recovery from the pandemic. 

b.     Close Dickens Street Car Park at the earliest possible opportunity.  

c.     Request officers undertake feasibility and costing work to improve the disabled parking bay provision in existing car parks.  

d.     Implement parking charges, including recovery of the electricity cost, for electric vehicle charging bays including those solely used for the taxi and private license trade.  

e.     Undertake a review of parking charges in line with ongoing work to review ‘fees and charges’ across the Council.   

f.      Undertake a review of charging technology to assess the feasibility of alternative mechanisms e.g. ANPR.  

3.             Instruct the Executive Director Place and Economy to establish an officer working group to review the remaining recommendations ahead of further consideration by Cabinet later this year.

The initial recommendations contained within this report are considered to be practical and deliverable interventions to support the development of the city centre.

The alternative option considered would be to hold back on implementing any recommendations until such a time as a full review could be undertaken across all of the recommendations contained within the Parking Strategy. This has been ruled out because there are a number of advantages to pursing both short and medium term actions simultaneously.  

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