Car parking prices look set to increase

by Lisa Reeves

Wednesday 13^th September 2017

Wed 13^th Sep 2017

Cheshire East Council is proposing to increase the charges for parking in their off-street car parks from early next year.

The Council has conducted a review of its current arrangements and as a result it is proposing an increase in parking charges of either 10p or 20p to each tariff in its pay and display car parks.

Additionally they are proposing to remove parking incentives including 'Free after 3pm' which is currently operating in South Street car park.

If implemented the charges for parking in South Street car park would also go up 10p so parking for one hour would cost 50p, rather than 40p, and parking for two hours would increase to 90p.

A report prepared for next week's Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting states "Parking charges have, in the main, not changed over the last 10 years or so. If charges had increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since 2007 the income to the Council would be £1,209,438 higher in 2016/17."

It is estimated that annual income from pay and display parking would be increased by about £220,000 per annum if the proposed parking increases are approved.

The report continues "The overall purpose of this proposal to amend parking charges is to ensure that the Council can continue to provide suitable, adequate, safe and well maintained parking provision."

Approval for the proposals will be sought from Cabinet on October 10th, if approved all the proposals would be subject to a public consultation from mid December to mid January with a view to implementing them in February 2018.

Tags:: Parking, Parking , South Street Car Park

Comments

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Helen Gaughan

Wednesday 13^th September 2017 at 9:20 pm

And how will this be beneficial ??? I despair for the future of retail and trade in our lovely village .....

Alan R Davies

Thursday 14^th September 2017 at 8:34 am

It's about time that Cheshire East concentrated their minds on providing a proper level of parking services in Alderley Edge, rather than raising prices for the pitiful level of provision we have at present. In Wilmslow, the Spring Street car park is £4.30 per day, and Broadway Meadow is £3.30 per day, both are pretty much full every day. They must be able to put together a business model which would give a reasonable return on the investment.

Duncan Herald

Thursday 14^th September 2017 at 10:37 am

conducted a review? nobody told us?
propopals approved and only after that, any public consultation; wrong way round?
read the penultimate paragraph and then decide whether to laugh or cry.
is it all just about money or has cynicism overwhelmed me?

Charlie Gaughan

Friday 15^th September 2017 at 7:30 am

Didn't see that coming really really helpfull we are so lucky to have such kind and intelligent people helping the village thank you Cheshire east

Paul Wadsworth

Friday 15^th September 2017 at 7:33 am

When M&S opens we will have more car park spaces.

Russell Hall

Friday 15^th September 2017 at 8:24 am

I am not sure whether Mr Wadsworth's comment was "tongue in cheek".
It is my understanding that if M&S opens we will have seven less car spaces.
They are proposing 23 "new spaces", which is seven less than the existing 30 spaces at the station. The 50 other spaces are for M&S customers only. Add to that the 15 or so M&S staff each day that can not park in the 50 customer spaces and we have a rather large net loss of valuable car spaces.

Martin Sinker

Friday 15^th September 2017 at 10:50 pm

Having attended the M&S publicity/information event at the Festival Hall on 22nd July, I have formed the distinct impression that the public parking, as proposed, would be beyond the M&S building, on the narrow strip currently overgrown, and with access by driving under the new building through M&S parking - and that it would be closed off at night for security. So best of luck if you come back on a late train.