Public consultation begins into parking charges at three 'destination' Birmingham parks
Birmingham City Council is now asking for the public's feedback on its proposals to introduce charges for drivers to park at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, Lickey Hills Country park on the Birmingham Worcestershire border and at Sheldon Country Park, which is close to Birmingham Airport and is popular with plane spotters.
The consultation will run from Friday, August 1 to Friday, August 29, across the summer school holiday period.
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The city council says 'introducing charges at these parks will be bring Birmingham in line with similar places around the UK to offset the cost of maintaining these destination sites'.
It says the charges are 'necessary' to 'help sustain, protect and maintain our 660 parks and green spaces'.
The Sutton Park consultation plans to charge motorists who park after the first 30 minutes of any stay.
The charges for most vehicles will be £1 from 30 minutes to an hour, £2 for one to two hours, £3 for two to three hours, £4 for three to four hours and £5 for for four to nine hours.
Charges would apply from 9am until 6pm daily, every day of the year.
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For buses the charges are £28 after 30 minutes and for up to nine hours.
A season ticket will also be offered at £52 a year for the public, £39 to business applicants and free for volunteers.
The charges will not include the Browns and Miller and Carter restaurant car parks, the Paddock car park near Town Gate and Midland Lodge which was put up for sale earlier this year.
The Lickey Hills Country Park consultation says the proposed charges are £1 an hour for up to four hours, £5 for all day and £28 for coach parking at Beacon Hill only.
The charges will apply 365 days a year from 9am to 6pm.
There will also be a £52 season ticket offer. Blue badge holders can park for free.
The Sheldon Country Park consultation proposes charges that will be slightly cheaper.
Again the first 30 minutes is free, then the proposal is to charge 75p for 30 minute to an hour, £1.50 for one to two hours, £2.25 for two to three hours and £3.50 for upwards of three hours for the rest of the day.
Charges are again proposed from 9am to 6pm every day. And a season ticket at £52 will also be offered, or £39 for businesses and free for volunteers.
The formal consultations (all linked above) follow informal consultations, which took place at the end of last year.
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Cllr Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: 'We have some wonderful parks and green spaces across the city.
'But we need to be able to maintain them for the benefit of everyone. Introducing parking charges at these three major sites will help protect and maintain all our green spaces.
'Whether you use these parks for walking, cycling, exercising or meeting up with people, we want to hear your views on rate of charging and when we you should be charged.
'We are also aware of potential impact of displacement parking and will therefore be looking at traffic restrictions in existing hotspot areas and any need for further restrictions following residents' feedback.'
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