Parking Permits

Parking Permits

The council offers parking permits, which can be used in 11 of the council's 18 off street car parks; Artillery Row, Botolph Street, Buoy Yard, Doughty Quay, George Street, Maud Street, St. George's Road, Spayne Road, Staniland, Tunnard Street and Victoria Place. Please see our Car Park Guide for further information and a map of locations.

Permits can be purchased over the counter at the council's main reception, over the phone by calling 01205 314200, or online, using the payment link. 

Half price residents' permits are available for those living in town centre streets; please contact us for further information. Proof of residency will be required. 

If you are purchasing your permit online or over the phone, please provide your vehicle registrations and the date the permit is required from. Permits paid for by either of these methods will be issued by post, so please allow a minimum of 5 working days in which to receive the permit when specifying the start date.

Trader Bay Parking Permits

The council also offer a number of specific parking bays within the town centre which are reserved for businesses only. The locations of these bays are Fish Hill, Lawrence Lane, Spain Place, West End and West Street. Permits for Fish Hill can only be purchased for one month at a time. Permits for all other lcoations can be purchased for one month, three months, or a year. Please see our Car Park Guide for current prices.

If you would like to renew your permit please use the payment link.

If you do not have a bay but would like to request one, please call 01205 314324. Please do not make a payment for a trader bay without first contacting us to ensure that a suitable bay is available.

Private Parking Bay Permits

These permits are available in car parks on Blue Street and Irby Street only; cost and locations are shown in our Car Park Guide. These bays can be renewed by any of the above methods but again, a minimum of 5 working days must be allowed for receipt of the permit.

If you do not have a bay but would like to request one, please call 01205 314324. Please do not make a payment for a private parking bay without first contacting us to ensure that a suitable bay is available.

There are currently no vacant bays on Irby Street; however if you wish to add your details to the waiting list you will be contacted when a bay becomes available.

Parent Parking Permits

Parent parking permits are permits available for parents with pupils at the Pioneers Academy on Fydell Crescent, to enable them to park in two of our car parks whilst taking their children to and from school.

Payment for these permits can be made in periods of a term at a time, up to a whole school year. Parents can only ever pay up until the end of the current school year.

Permits can be paid for in person at the Council offices on West Street, or online. If you are paying online please allow a minimum of 5 working days for the permit to be sent out to you. 

The cost of these permits changes every year and is dependent on the length of each term. Please see the payment section of our website for current costs.