Have your say on Hartlepool Parking Strategy

Published Monday, 14th November 2022

Residents, businesses and visitors are being invited to comment on a draft parking strategy for Hartlepool covering the period 2022-2032.

Hartlepool Borough Council has launched an eight week online consultation using its digital consultation and engagement platform Your Say Our Future.

The consultation runs until January 6th 2023 and can be accessed at https://yoursay.hartlepool.gov.uk/hartlepool-parking-strategy-2022-2032 The full draft Hartlepool Parking Strategy can also be viewed via this link. Paper copies of the survey can be requested by calling (01429) 523100.

The parking strategy covers a range of issues, including supply and demand for parking, safety, security, quality of provision and the use of new technology.

It also explores the links between parking and land use, and the delivery of local and regional transport plans.

Sylvia Pinkney, Hartlepool Borough Council’s Assistant Director (Regulatory Services), said: “Over recent years, there has been a number of changes to policy at a national level which has impacted on how parking is provided, managed and enforced.

“A new ten-year parking strategy is a key tool in reducing congestion, improving access for people and tackling travel safety which, in turn, will improve people’s quality of life.”

Following the closure of the consultation, all comments received will be reported to the Council’s Neighbourhood Services Committee which is responsible for approving and adopting the strategy.