| State the Delegated Authority that you are relying on in order to make the decision | |
| Subject of decision | Removal of 2 hour free parking offer from Buxton Street & MIMA short stay car parks |
| Text of decision | Review the 2 hour free parking offer within Buxton Street & MIMA short stay car parks due to misuse of the offer. The reintroduction of charges for the first two hours will achieve a higher turnover of vehicles thereby returning the short stay facility that the car parks were originally intended to provide prior to the introduction of the 2 hour free parking offer. |
| Reason for decision | The recommended change in tariff will encourage turnover of spaces and provide the intended short stay parking facility for nearby businesses & services. The level of abuse has been reported numerous times through various methods and alternative solutions have been attempted previously. This recommendation is known to work as it worked well in the past prior to the introduction of the free parking offer. |
| Other options considered (if any) | Option 1: Do Nothing Due to the level of abuse of the 2 hours free car parking offer that appears to be increasing and having a detrimental effect on these Town centre short stay car parks a do nothing option would is not considered appropriate. |
| Declarations of Interest by any member or relevant local government body | None |
| Who have you consulted as part of the decision making process | |
| Date of decision | 30 May 2017 |
| Service area | Growth & Place |
| Name of Delegated Officer making the decision - i | Head of Transport & Infrastructure, Assistant Director of Economic Development & Regeneration in consultation with the Deputy Mayor and Executive Member for Regeneration |
| Name of the Officer making the decision - If power has been sub-delegated to another officer | |
| Issue date:- | 11 September 2017 |
| Creation date:- | 11 September 2017 by Bernie Carr |
| Background paper/Impact Assessment | Copy of Report (173K/bytes) |