A parking policy for Birmingham

Birmingham City Council is developing a new Parking Policy. Over time, the Council has developed a number of separate policies to deal with parking. This strategy is intended to bring together and update existing elements of the City Council Parking Policies including the Unitary Development Plan and Visions, together with recent changes in national legislation, so as to be a comprehensive approach to managing on street and off street parking, provision, control and enforcement.

The parking policy will provide the policy framework for effective parking management, which is supportive of the City Council strategic objectives for integrated land use and transport planning, environment, social inclusion, economic prosperity and regeneration: all important elements of sustainable development.

The policy document deals with:

• Parking for people with mobility difficulties, including the Blue Badge scheme
• Non-car modes such as cycles, powered two-wheel vehicles, buses, coaches, taxis and lorries
• On street parking supply and charges
• Off street parking supply and charges
• Park & Ride
• Enforcement
• Supporting Measures such as Travelwise and Car Clubs

In addition, the document includes the city's draft parking standards which will be used for planning purposes in determining the appropriate level of car parking provision in new developments. These will become part of the City's Local Development Framework and will be consulted on formally in 2009.

Please download and complete a questionnaire and send it back using the free post address:

Parking Policy Consultation
Transportation Strategy & Development
Birmingham City Council
FREEPOST NEA 14876
PO BOX 37
Birmingham
B4 7BR


We will use comments to inform the final version of the policy document which will guide decisions on parking in order to provide improvements for residents, shoppers, visitors, business visitors and tradespersons and disabled people.

The adoption of the parking policy document will not be the end. Further work will be necessary to continue to develop approaches to deliver the objectives of the policy and address particular issues. Further consultation will take place where any scheme impacts on a particular area.

The document can be downloaded below and copies will also be available for viewing at libraries and constituency offices.

If you have any queries regarding this consultation or any aspect of the Parking Policy, please contact the Transport Policy Team on 0121 464 5313 or by email to david.i.harris@birmingham.gov.uk