Proposed changes to controlled parking

Amendments have been proposed that affect the Edinburgh Controlled Parking scheme.

Formal objections are not invited at this stage, since a further period will be allowed for the submission of any objections when the proposals are formally advertised.

However comments to a.mackay@edinburgh.gov.uk before 22 January 2010 will be considered at this stage. Any questions to same address.

The amendments include proposals to:

• Simplify the structure and wording of Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) Orders which regulate waiting and parking etc in the city centre (to bring 1-8 in line with newer zones)

• Change a proportion of public parking bays and permit parking bays in zones 1 to 8 to shared use parking bays

• Remove lengths of waiting restrictions in zones 1 to 8 in order to create additional parking spaces

• Allow Zone 8 residents to buy permits to allow visitors to park

• Limit the issue of residents’ permits in Zones 1 to 8 to a maximum of two per household

• Introduce residents’ permits charges that relate to vehicle emissions / engine sizes, with a surcharge for the second permit in a household

• Allow loading and unloading in permit and shared use bays for a maximum of 30 minutes

• Allow motorcycles to park free of charge in all shared use parking places and in all public parking places. But reduce incidence of allocated solo m/c parking

• Introduce an administration charge of 10% (minimum £10) to replace a lost or damaged permit

• Introduce a £5 administration charge on all 3 or 6 month resident permits

• Make changes to the issue of Healthcare Workers’ Permits

• Require vehicles claiming certain exemptions for loading/unloading (eg vehicles engaged in postal deliveries, road works etc) to be liveried

• Require taxis waiting on stances to be occupied by the driver at all times and to be available for immediate hire.

Plans showing the on-street changes proposed for  Zone 7  &  Zone 8 (zipped files) are available. If anyone has problems with the files the MSCC secretary has electronic copies (large files) which he could e-mail.


Updated (21:50 on Th 7 Jan 2010) to include links to Zone 7 files