Following consultation with all town and parish councils, other
interested parties, statutory consultees and the public, the
Council made some changes to the management of its car parks which
came into effect on 19 April 2010.
The changes amend some provisions of the
Suffolk Coastal District Council (Off-Street Parking
Places) Order 2008 which applies to all the off-street car
parks operated by the Council. The 2008 Order will continue to
apply apart from where changes have been made.
Variations to the 2008 Order include:
- An increase in tariffs in the following car parks: Arwela Road,
Brackenbury Fort, Clifflands, Convalescent Hill, Golf Road, Pier
Bight, Pier Front, Sea Road and Spa Pavilion (Felixstowe), Fort
Green and Thorpe Road (Aldeburgh), Lime Kiln Quay and Theatre
Street (Woodbridge), and Sizewell Beach (near Leiston).
- All-year charging in the 5 Felixstowe seafront car parks that
were previously not charged November - February.
- The addition of Sundays as a charged day in the car parks in
Woodbridge and the 3 in Felixstowe that were previously not
charged on Sundays.
- The Avenue in Woodbridge is brought into line by charging every
day and from 8.00am until 5.00pm. (The proposed charging period was
to 6pm but this was amended following a late request from the Deben
Yacht Club).
- The ability to charge an administration fee for free permits
and re-issue of season tickets.
- Introduction of a new vehicle category 'small motorhomes'
allowing them to park in more car parks.
In all,19 of our 33 car parks saw no
increase in their tariff. The price of parking in the
district's town centres is set to remain frozen until 2012 at the
levels introduced in April 2006. The increases will help the
Council bridge a £3 million budget gap caused largely by the
failure of Central Government to fairly fund rural councils.
Suffolk Coastal District Council (Off-Street Parking Places)
(Variation) Order 2010
You can view the formal notice of making the Order, the
variation Order and associated documents, and the revised car
parking charges by following the links below:
The Order came into effect on 19 April 2010.
The documents above can also be
inspected at the Council's offices at Melton
Hill, Woodbridge during normal office
hours.