Bognor Regis parking charges could go up

Arun District Council owns and operates 22 pay and display car parks across its three main towns.

Charges were last increased in the town centre car parks in 2016 and in the seasonal car parks in 2018.

After a review it is proposing to increase charges again, affecting Bognor Regis car parks at the Regis Centre, Hothamton, Lyon Street, Fitzleet, London Road, Gloucester Road, Culver Road and Rock Gardens.

If approved by cabinet members on Monday (September 21) the proposed changes would be put out for consultation.

According to an officers’ report: “The benchmarking exercise shows the parking charges in the Arun District Council car parks are generally cheaper when compared with the parking charges in other local authorities in West Sussex. With the level of the proposed charges it would remain the case that ADC charges would compare favourably for those using ADC car parks.”

The council operates a two-hour free disc parking scheme in the Fitzleet, Hothamton and Lyon Street car parks, which is funded by the district, town council and traders.

The scheme has been extended to three hours for the rest of 2020 due to the pandemic to attract visitors into the town centres.

Proposed changes:

Regis Centre, Hothamton, and Lyon Street: up to one hour (80p to 90p), two hours (£1.60 to £1.80), three hours (£2.40 to £2.70), up to four hours (£3.20 to £3.60) and over four hours (remains at £7.00).

Fitzleet: up to two hours (40p to 50p), three hours (£1.80 to £2.00), up to four hours (£2.40 to £2.50) and over four hours (remains at £5.00).

London Road: up to one hour (60p to 70p), up to two hours (£1.00 to £1.10), over two hours (remains at £3.00).

Gloucester Road, Culver Road and Rock Gardens (winter tariff Nov-Feb): up to one hour (60p to 70p), up to two hours (£1.20 to £1.40) and over two hours (£2.40 to £2.50).

Gloucester Road (summer tariff March-Oct): up to one hour (£1.50 to £1.60), up to two hours (£3.20 to £3.30) and over two hours (£7.40 to £8.00 March-June, £10.00 July/August and £8.00 Sept/Oct).

Culver Road and Rock Gardens (summer tariff March-Oct): up to one hour (£1.00 to £1.10), up to four hours (£3.00 to £3.20) and over four hours (£7.00 to £8.00).

Crown Yard, Arundel: up to one hour (70p to 80p),two hours (£1.40 to £1.60) three hours (£2.10 to £2.40), up to four hours (remains at £3.50) and over four hours (remains at £7.00).

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