Off Street Parking Places - Multiple Locations

THE TONBRIDGE AND MALLING BOROUGH COUNCIL

(OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES) ORDER 2023 No.2

Notice is hereby given that Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council intends to make the above Order under Sections 32 and 35 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be as per the Council’s existing Off-Street Parking Places Order, save for changes in the following areas;

Part 1 - New Parking Charges

a) Larkfield - Martin Square car park
The Council is proposing the introduction of parking charges as follows;

• A new charge of £0.60 for parking up to 30 minutes
• A new charge of £1.20 for parking up to 1 hour
• A new charge of £2.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• A new charge of £2.90 for parking up to 3 hours
• A new charge of £3.80 for parking up to 4 hours
• A new charge of £5.80 for parking up to 23 consecutive hours
• A new charge of £29 for a 1 month season ticket

A new charge of £290 for a 12 month season ticket

Details of the Pay and Display machine locations are shown in the documents on-deposit at the Council Offices and are also available online.
b) Aylesford – Bailey Bridge (East) and Bailey Bridge (West) car parks
The Council is proposing the introduction of parking charges as follows;

• A new charge of £0.60 for parking up to 30 minutes
• A new charge of £1.20 for parking up to 1 hour
• A new charge of £2.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• A new charge of £2.90 for parking up to 3 hours
• A new charge of £3.80 for parking up to 4 hours
• A new charge of £5.80 for parking up to 23 consecutive hours
• A new charge of £29 for a 1 month season ticket
• A new charge of £290 for a 12 month season ticket
  The Council also has initial proposals to improve and extend the Bailey Bridge (East) car park to create a further 15 to 30 Pay & Display and Season Ticket parking spaces (depending on design constraints), available to all to use. Details of the Pay and Display machine locations are shown in the documents on-deposit at the Council Offices and are also available online.

Part 2 - Extended parking areas

Tonbridge – Castle Grounds car park
The Council is proposing that the existing 9 Castle Gateway visitor spaces be added to the existing Pay & Display parking arrangements, available for all to use. Details of the revised layout and Pay and Display machine locations are shown in the documents on-deposit at the Council Offices and are also available online.

Tonbridge – Upper Castle Field car park
The Council has initial proposals to extend the existing Upper Castle Field car park to create a further 28 Pay &Display parking spaces (subject to design constraints), available for all to use. Details of the revised layout and Pay and Display machine locations are shown in the documents on-deposit at the Council Offices and are also available online.

Part 3 – Revised tariff of existing charges
The Council is revising its tariff of charges for off-street parking as follows;
Car parks in the town of Tonbridge,
Group 1 (Short Stay), covering Angel, Botany, Bradford Street, Kinnings Row, Lamberts Yard and River Lawn Groups 5 & 7 (Short Stay), covering Upper Castle Field and Castle Grounds

• an increase of 10 pence to £0.80 for parking for up to 30 minutes
• an increase of 20 pence to £1.60 for parking up to 1 hour
• an increase of 40 pence to £3.20 for parking up to 2 hours
• an increase of 60 pence to £4.80 for parking up to 3 hours
• an increase of 80 pence to £6.40 for parking up to 4 hours
• an increase of 40 pence for additional hours to £3.20 per hour, to a maximum of 23 consecutive hours an increase of £40 (to £360) for 12 month off-peak season tickets.

Group 2 (Long Stay), covering Sovereign Way Mid and Waterloo Road

• an increase of 20 pence to £1.60 for parking up to 1 hour
• an increase of 40 pence to £3.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• an increase of 60 pence to £4.10 for parking up to 3 hours
• an increase of 80 pence to £6.20 for parking up to 6 hours
• an increase of 20 pence to £7.00 for parking up to 23 consecutive hours
• an increase of £40 to £360 for a 12 month off-peak season ticket
• an increase of £2.50 to £90 for a 3 month Town Centre residents’ season ticket an increase of £10 to £360 for a 12 month Town Centre residents’ season ticket

Groups 3 & 6 (Long Stay), covering Sovereign Way East, Sovereign Way North and Lower Castle Field, and Group 4 (Long Stay), covering Vale Road

• an increase of 20 pence to £1.60 for parking up to 1 hour
• an increase of 40 pence to £3.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• an increase of 60 pence to £4.10 for parking up to 3 hours
• an increase of 80 pence to £6.20 for parking up to 6 hours
• an increase of 20 pence to £7.00 for parking up to 23 consecutive hours
• an increase of £12 to £132 for a monthly season ticket
• an increase of £100 to £1150 for a 12 month season ticket
• an increase of £40 to £360 for a12 month off-peak season ticket
• an increase of £2.50 to £90 for a 3 month Town Centre residents’ season ticket
• an increase of £10 to £360 for a 12 month Town Centre residents’ season ticket

Group 14.1, covering Haysden Country Park

• an increase of 20 pence to £2.20 for parking up to 4 hours
• an increase of 50 pence to £5.00 for parking over 4 hours
• an increase of £5 to £70 for 12 month car park season tickets

In the town of West Malling,
Group 16, covering High Street car park

• an increase of 10 pence to 60 pence for parking up to 30 minutes
• an increase of 10 pence to £1.20 for parking up to 1 hour
• an increase of 20 pence to £2.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• an increase of 30 pence to £2.90 for parking up to 3 hours
• an increase of 40 pence to £3.80 for parking up to 4 hours

Group 10, covering Ryarsh Lane car park

• no increase to the 1 month car park season ticket, staying at £26
• an increase of £35 to £290 for a 12 month car park season ticket
• an increase of 10 pence to 60 pence for parking up to 30 minutes
• an increase of 10 pence to £1.20 for parking up to 1 hour
• an increase of 20 pence to £2.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• an increase of 30 pence to £2.90 for parking up to 3 hours
• an increase of 40 pence to £3.80 for parking up to 4 hours

In the village of Borough Green
Group 13, covering Western Road car park

• an increase of 10 pence to £0.30 for parking up to 30 minutes
• an increase of 10 pence to £0.60 for parking up to 1 hour
• an increase of 20 pence to £1.00 for parking up to 2 hours
• an increase of 30 pence to £1.80 for parking up to 4 hours
• an increase of 40 pence to £2.60 for parking up to 6 hours
• an increase of 40 pence to £3.50 for parking up to 9 hours
• an increase of 20 pence to £5.50 for parking all day (23 consecutive hours)
• an increase of £35 to £385 for the residents car park season ticket

Part 4 – Changes to car park charging periods

The times that parking charges apply in the listed parking areas to be extended as follows;

A copy of the draft Order and the Statement of Reasons for proposing to make the Order may be inspected during normal working hours at the offices of Tonbridge and Malling Council Offices, Kings Hill, West Malling or at Tonbridge Castle and also at the Kent County Offices, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent.

The proposed Order may also be viewed on www.tmbc.gov.uk/consultations or you can scan the QR code to visit the consultation page

Anyone wishing to support these proposals, or object to them, should write stating reasons, and quoting the name of the Order (or complete the online form) by no later than 7th January 2024.

If you have any questions concerning this notice, require further information or have difficulty in reading this notice, please contact, during normal office hours, the Parking Office tel: (01732) 844522, email: parking.consultations@tmbc.gov.uk or by post to;

The Parking Office, Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4LZ.
Dated 24 th November 2023

Julie Beilby
Chief Executive

For enquires relating to these proposals please contact Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council on 01732 844522.

Please note that the Council also has proposals for changes to on-street parking arrangements – these can also be viewed online.