Agenda item

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

I.  Approved the Parking and Enforcement Plan (PEP) 2022-27, as set out in Appendix 1a and 1b, for adoption.

II.  Delegated authority to:

·  The Group Director for Climate, Homes and Economy, 

·  Strategic Director, for Sustainability and Public Realm, and 

·  Head of Parking, Markets, and Street Trading Service.

- to amend the objectives set out in the PEP, in consultation with the lead Cabinet Member with responsibility for Parking, to ensure that it continues to reflect any changes in legislation or other council policies

III.  Delegated authority to:

·  The Group Director for Climate, Homes and Economy, 

·  Strategic Director for Sustainability and Public Realm, and 

·  Head of Parking, Markets, and Street Trading Service.

- to amend the PEP, including but not limited to the delivery of the recommendations, policies, terms and conditions, product limits, and pricing. This will ensure the delivery of the PEP, including its objectives by the dates set out in the report, and enable continuous progress in improving air quality, reducing CO₂ emissions, improving customer service, reducing fraud, and delivering more efficient services. 

Reason for decision

The Parking and Enforcement Plan (PEP) provides the policy framework for effective parking management within Hackney. The scope of the proposed PEP is necessarily broad, in part reflecting the complex and challenging linkages between parking and transport, environmental, economic and planning issues. It presents a series of policy recommendations that will be developed and implemented over its lifespan.

Hackney’s original PEP was agreed upon by Cabinet in January 2005, with subsequent editions approved in November 2009, and April 2016. This iteration was consulted on for 13 weeks during August and November 2021, followed by a further listening exercise in June and July this year.

The Council’s Parking, Markets, and Street Trading Service (referred to as Parking Services throughout this document), has developed the latest edition of the PEP to address the challenges and opportunities around parking over the next five years, including the need to improve air quality, tackle the climate change emergency, and support the transition to electric vehicles by residents who drive.

Each chapter within the proposed PEP explains the parking policy or initiative with a description and some background information. It also presents a series of recommendations to be developed during the lifespan of the PEP. 

This report (sections 5 to 9) concentrates on the recommendations in the proposed PEP 2022-27 that were amended, recommended without support, or discontinued. All other recommendations supported through the consultation process can be found in appendix 2a and 2b - PEP consultation results and listening exercise feedback.

The PEP 2022-27, its objectives, recommendations, and policies work alongside other council-wide initiatives such as; Hackney, a Place for everyone - Corporate Plan 2018-22, the refresh Corporate Plan 2020-22 including Rebuilding a better Hackney, Rebuilding Greener, and the Emergency Transport Plan, Hackney's Transport Strategy 2015-25 and its supplementary Liveable Neighbourhood Plan 2015-25, the Sustainable Community Strategy 2018-28, Air Quality Action Plan 2021-25, the Local Implementation Plan 2019-22, the Local Plan 2033 (LP33) and the London Mayor’s Transport Strategy (2018). 

Each strategy or plan plays an important part in delivering the Council’s commitment to our climate emergency declaration made in 2019, where the Council has pledged to not be a net contributor to climate change by 2040.

Councillor Coban introduced the report.

Councillor Garbett was invited to ask a question. Councillor Garbett questioned will other factors such as impact of congestions and cradle degrade environmental impact and resource use, now be considered within the allocation of parking fees. Given that electric vehicles are now chargeable would it be possible to consider the other factors. Councillor Coban said that the parking and enforcement plan’s aim was to move towards an emission based charging model, the council have undertook lots of different research and information an liaison with residents and it was felt this was a very fair and proportionate of moving into an emission based charged model. Councillor Coban explained that the other factors had been considered.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

I.  Approved the Parking and Enforcement Plan (PEP) 2022-27, as set out in Appendix 1a and 1b, for adoption.

II.  Delegated authority to:

·  The Group Director for Climate, Homes and Economy, 

·  Strategic Director, for Sustainability and Public Realm, and 

·  Head of Parking, Markets, and Street Trading Service.

- to amend the objectives set out in the PEP, in consultation with the lead Cabinet Member with responsibility for Parking, to ensure that it continues to reflect any changes in legislation or other council policies

III.  Delegated authority to:

·  The Group Director for Climate, Homes and Economy, 

·  Strategic Director for Sustainability and Public Realm, and 

·  Head of Parking, Markets, and Street Trading Service.

- to amend the PEP, including but not limited to the delivery of the recommendations, policies, terms and conditions, product limits, and pricing. This will ensure the delivery of the PEP, including its objectives by the dates set out in the report, and enable continuous progress in improving air quality, reducing CO₂ emissions, improving customer service, reducing fraud, and delivering more efficient services. 

Reason for decision

The Parking and Enforcement Plan (PEP) provides the policy framework for effective parking management within Hackney. The scope of the proposed PEP is necessarily broad, in part reflecting the complex and challenging linkages between parking and transport, environmental, economic and planning issues. It presents a series of policy recommendations that will be developed and implemented over its lifespan.

Hackney’s original PEP was agreed upon by Cabinet in January 2005, with subsequent editions approved in November 2009, and April 2016. This iteration was consulted on for 13 weeks during August and November 2021, followed by a further listening exercise in June and July this year.

The Council’s Parking, Markets, and Street Trading Service (referred to as Parking Services throughout this document), has developed the latest edition of the PEP to address the challenges and opportunities around parking over the next five years, including the need to improve air quality, tackle the climate change emergency, and support the transition to electric vehicles by residents who drive.

Each chapter within the proposed PEP explains the parking policy or initiative with a description and some background information. It also presents a series of recommendations to be developed during the lifespan of the PEP. 

This report (sections 5 to 9) concentrates on the recommendations in the proposed PEP 2022-27 that were amended, recommended without support, or discontinued. All other recommendations supported through the consultation process can be found in appendix 2a and 2b - PEP consultation results and listening exercise feedback.

The PEP 2022-27, its objectives, recommendations, and policies work alongside other council-wide initiatives such as; Hackney, a Place for everyone - Corporate Plan 2018-22, the refresh Corporate Plan 2020-22 including Rebuilding a better Hackney, Rebuilding Greener, and the Emergency Transport Plan, Hackney's Transport Strategy 2015-25 and its supplementary Liveable Neighbourhood Plan 2015-25, the Sustainable Community Strategy 2018-28, Air Quality Action Plan 2021-25, the Local Implementation Plan 2019-22, the Local Plan 2033 (LP33) and the London Mayor’s Transport Strategy (2018). 

Each strategy or plan plays an important part in delivering the Council’s commitment to our climate emergency declaration made in 2019, where the Council has pledged to not be a net contributor to climate change by 2040.