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Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking to implement new charges for the issue of residents first parking permits, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 13/14 10746)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forEnvironment and Transport and having received representations from Members of the Council, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve in principle the introduction of a charge of £30 for the issue of a first resident’s parking permit (for new applicants to the scheme) for all residents’ parking schemes in Southampton that are outside of the City Centre, where a charge for a first permit does not already apply, save those listed in recommendation (iii) below.

(ii)  To approve in principle a charge of £15 for the issue of a 3 month temporary parking permit (for new applicants to the scheme) for all residents’ parking schemes in that are outside of the City Centre Southampton save those listed in recommendation (iii) below.

(iii)  To exclude the dwellings encompassed by the Northam, Bitterne Manor, and Itchen Residents’ Parking Schemes from the charging proposals.

(iv)   To delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Economy to advertise the relevant Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO’s) and consider and determine any representations received to those proposals in accordance with the Council’s procedures for determining Traffic Regulation Orders.