Norwich short-stay on-street parking charges to increase

The cost to park in on-street bays in 33 Norwich streets will go up from Monday (April 24).

The Norfolk Parking Partnership - made up of councillors from authorities across the county - agreed a year ago that short-stay on-street parking charges in Norwich would automatically increase each April.

The amount tickets will go up by depends on which of two bands a street's parking bays are in.

Those in Band A will go up from £3 per hour (£1.80 for the first half an hour, followed by 60p per 15 minutes afterwards) to £3.40 an hour.

Rouen Road is one of the streets where parking charges will increase (Image: Dan Grimmer)

Streets which have Band A bays are Bank Street, Ber Street, Bethel Street, Chapelfield East, Crown Road, Greyfriars Road, Magdalen Street, Prince of Wales Road, Princes Street, Rouen Road and St Giles Street.

In Band B, tickets will go up from £2 an hour (£1.30 for the first 30 minutes and 35p for each 15 minutes afterwards) to £2.20 an hour (£1.40 for the first half an hour and 40p for each 15 minutes after that).

Band B bays are in Bedding Lane, Ber Street, Bishopgate, Blackfriars Street, Calvert Street, Cathedral Street, Colegate, Cow Hill, Elm Hill, Fishergate, Garden Street, King Street, Mountergate, Muspole Street, Oak Street, Recorder Road, Rouen Road, St Benedicts Street, St Faiths Lane, St Margaret’s Street, St Martin's at Palace Plain, St Marys Plain, Surrey Street and Upper St Giles.

Notification of parking charge increases have been placed on pay and display machines around Norwich (Image: Dan Grimmer)

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The cost of on-street parking in Norwich, which netted the parking partnership more than £410,000 in 2021/22, previously went up last year.

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Council officers said the money goes into the running costs of the civil parking enforcement scheme and pays for new parking schemes and initiatives.

Mike Stonard (Image: Archant)

Mike Stonard, Norwich city council cabinet member for inclusive and sustainable growth, criticised the last increase, saying it equated to a 20pc hike.

Norwich City Council upped ticket prices in its own car parks last October after a five-year freeze.