Swale, Off Street Parking Places Order
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THE BOROUGH OF SWALE (OFF STREET PARKING PLACES)
(VARIATION No. 9) ORDER 2026
Notice is hereby given that SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL intend to make the above Order under section 35 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, having obtained the consent of the Kent County Council in accordance with Section 39(3) of the Act, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the chief officer of police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 of the Act –
The Order will;
(i) Revise the current Tariffs as follows:-
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Car Park |
Current Charges |
Revised Charges – |
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Faversham – short stay Central Car Park Institute Road
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7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Season per quarter = £310.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Season per quarter = £330.00 Season ticket refund admin fee = £10.00 |
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Faversham – long stay Partridge Lane Queens Hall |
7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 4 hours = £6.00 Over 4 hours = £7.50 Season per quarter = £310.00 Season per month = £117.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 3 hours = £6.40 Over 4 hours = £8.00 Season per quarter = £330.00 Season per month = £125.00 Season ticket refund admin fee = £10.00 |
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Sittingbourne – short stay Albany Road Central Avenue Crown Quay Lane The Forum The Swallows Swale House (Weekends only) The Forum (business only) |
7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 3 hours = £4.50 Season per quarter = £310.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 4 hours = £6.40 Season per quarter = £330.00 Season ticket refund admin fee = £10.00 |
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Sittingbourne – short stay Milton Regis |
7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Fixed Evening Fee |
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Sittingbourne - long stay Spring Street Bell Road Cockleshell Walk |
7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 4 hours = £6.00 Over 4 hours = £7.50 Season per quarter = £310.00 Season per month = £117.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 4 hours = £6.40 Fixed Evening Fee (7pm -10pm) = £2.50 Season per quarter = £330.00 Season per month = £125.00 Season ticket refund admin fee = £10.00 |
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Sheerness – short stay Rose Street Rose Street (land adjacent Wood Street) Trinity Place Beachfields Hope Street |
7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 3 hours = £4.50 Up to 4 hours = £6.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 3 hours = £4.80 Up to 4 hours = £6.40 Fixed Evening Fee (7pm -10pm) = £2.50 |
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Sheerness – long stay Beach Street Albion Place Cross Street Trinity Road |
7am to 10pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 4 hours = £6.00 Over 4 hours = £7.50 Season per quarter = £310.00 Season per month = £117.00 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 4 hours = £6.40 Over 4 hours = £8.00 Fixed Evening Fee (7pm -10pm) = £2.50 Season per quarter = £330.00 Season per month = £125.00 Season ticket refund admin fee = £10.00 |
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Leysdown – long stay Promenade (Seasonal) All Day between 1st March and 31st October |
7am to 10pm Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 4 hours = £6.00 All Day = £7.50 |
7am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 4 hours = £6.40 All Day (7am - 7pm) = £8.00 Fixed Evening Fee |
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Minster – long stay Ship on Shore |
9am to 7pm Up to 30 mins = 80p Up to 1 hour = £1.50 Up to 2 hours = £3.00 Up to 4 hours = £6.00 Over 4 hours = £7.50 Season per quarter = £310.00 Season per month = £117.00 |
9am to 7pm Up to 1 hour = £1.60 Up to 2 hours = £3.20 Up to 4 hours = £6.40 Over 4 hours = £8.00 Season per quarter = £330.00 Season per month = £125.00 Season ticket refund admin fee = £10.00 |
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The charge can only be made using a cashless transaction in the following car parks |
Current Charges |
Revised Charges 7am -10pm |
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Sittingbourne: East Street car park, Albany Service Road car park |
Up to 1 hour = £1.50 |
Up to 1 hour = £1.60 |
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Residents Only Parking Permits (off street) (5pm-9am evenings, weekends and bank holidays) |
Current Charges |
Revised Charges |
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Faversham: Central car park (residents of Cross Lane and Bank Street), Queens Hall (residents of Victoria Place and Dorset Place) Sheerness: Albion Place (residents of Harris Road, Portland Terrace and Albion Place), Cross Street (Sheerness town centre residents), Trinity Road (residents of Trinity Road only) |
Per quarter £25.30 |
Per quarter £26.40 |
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Delamark Road Car Park (Residents Only) |
Per quarter £19.10 |
Per quarter £20.00 |
A copy of the proposed Order, any Orders which will be amended by the proposed Order and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order may be examined at the Reception Desk, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT between 10.00am and 12.00 noon from Friday 12th December 2025.
If you wish to object to a proposed Order you should send the grounds for your objection in writing to the Parking Services Manager quoting the name of the Order to, Swale House, East Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3HT or to the following email address ParkingConsultations@Swale.gov.uk by 12 noon on Monday 12th January 2026. Indications of support for the proposals are welcome and should be sent to the same address.
Parking Services Manager
Swale House, East Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3HT
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