Issue - meetings

To consider proposals to change the charging hours on the relevant car parks in Congleton town, from 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, to 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and to make consequential changes.

The Cabinet Member considered a report which detailed proposals to change the charging hours on car parks in Congleton town from 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Saturday to 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Saturday and to make consequential changes arising therefrom.

The amended hours would prove beneficial to town centre residents in particular, who otherwise find difficulty parking at the beginning and end of the day without charge.  Adequate control and management of the car parks would be achieved by the new hours because they covered the key trading and business period in the town.

RESOLVED:   That

(1) subject to statutory consultation, a proposed amendment be made to the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off Street Parking Places) (Congleton Area) Order 2010 (as amended to comply with the Traffic Management Act 2004), the effect of which will be as follows:

(a)   to change the Charging Hours 8am to 6pm (Monday to Saturday) to 9am to 5pm (Monday to Saturday) in relation to the following car parks in Congleton: Antrobus Street, Princess Street, Fairground, Roe Street, Back Park Street, Chapel Street, West Street and Park Street;

(b) to amend the Maximum Period a Vehicle may wait within the Charging Hours from 10 hours to 8 hours in relation to the following car parks in Congleton: Back Park Street; Chapel Street; West Street and Park Street

(c)  to amend the tariff structure to in relation Back Park Street, Chapel Street, West Street an Park Street car parks in Congleton from:

0 -2 hours £0.50; 2 – 4 hours £1.00; and 4 – 10 hours £1.50

to:

0 – 2 hours £0.50; 2 – 4 hours £1.00; and 4 – 8 hours £1.50

(2)  the Borough Solicitor, or officer acting on his behalf, be authorised to publish a notice of proposals in relation to the amendment order, with an objections to be made within the statutory consultation period of 21 days. In the event that objections are received, for these to be referred back to the Cabinet Member for consideration at a future meeting.

(3) in the event that no objections to the proposed amendment order are received, the Borough Solicitor, or officer acting on his behalf, be authorised to make and bring into force the proposed amendment order (as set out in (1) above) and to give notice thereof in accordance with statutory requirements.