The Secretary of State when considering an application from a local authority to take on Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) requires evidence that the local authority has “thoroughly reviewed its parking policies and the way those policies are being implemented”.

Torbay Council has completed this process and this working document sets out the key policies with regard to the provision of both on-street and off-street parking and for the decriminalised parking operation which became operational in April 2005.

From 31^st March 2008 Torbay Council will undertake Civil Parking Enforcement under the Traffic Management Act 2004. The requirement to have clear policies relating to the provision of on and off-street parking remains, and the Parking Policy has been amended to reflect the changes indentfied within the Traffic Management Act 2004.

This document builds upon the Torbay Parking Strategy, produced in 2002, and sets out how these strategies will be implemented and managed.

Torbay’s parking policies aim to:-

• Integrate traffic management policies with effective on-street and off-street enforcement
• Provide dedicated on and off street enforcement
• Be responsive to changing priorities, local factors and demand
• Ensure income generated is retained locally and ‘ring-fenced’ to fund enforcement and highway improvements
• Provide parking exemptions, dispensations and waivers for disabled, diplomats and others as appropriate.

This document also sets out Torbay Council’s parking policies in respect to the operation, the eligibility criteria and cost for permits and the rationale for decisions about controlled parking zone areas and hours and days of operation.

Links to the Council’s Enforcement Policy, Parking Strategy and Penalty Charge Notice Canellection Policy can also be found in this section.

Parking Policy Details of key policies with regard to the provision of both on-street and offstreet parking and for the decriminalised parking operation. Last updated: 10/03/2008 (9.3 MB)

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