Decision details

To consider and approve a request from Fareham Shopping Centre to reduce parking charges for Thursday evening shoppers between 5pm and 6pm.

Following a request from Fareham Shopping Centre to reduce car park charges for Thursday evening shoppers, this report considers the potential benefits to the Town Centre and expected losses of income from parking revenues that would occur as a result of implementing a change in existing charging times.

The report considers both the option of introducing the proposed change in parking charges in Osborn Road and Shopping Centre multi storey car parks and an extension of the initiative to include the Market Quay surface car park.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)       notes the contents of the report describing the potential benefits and costs associated with the removal of parking charges after 5pm on Thursdays in Osborn Road and Fareham Shopping Centre multi storey car parks and Market Quay car park;

(b)       approves the recommendation to reduce parking charges for Thursday evening shoppers between 5pm and 6pm at Market Quay Car Park, Osborn Road and Fareham Shopping Centre Multi Storey Car Parks, subject to there being no adverse comments received from the Planning and Development Policy Development and Review Panel; and

(c)       delegates authority to the Director of Planning and Development, in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Development, to finalise the response to Fareham Shopping Centre in respect of this proposal and proceed with implementation.