Parking suspensions

A parking suspension allows you to temporarily restrict parking on a specific park of a road. You can request a suspension:

to prevent all parking
to reserve parking on a specific section of the road

Common reasons for parking suspensions are:

building or construction work
utility works on the highway
home removals
on-street events

We can only suspend parking on areas of highways where there is already an active parking restriction.

Signage

We create and put up temporary signage for the parking suspension. The signs explain:

where exactly the parking suspension is
when the suspension starts and ends
the reasons for the suspension

The Department for Transport needs to approve the design of the signs. We will put the signs up at least 7 days before the suspension starts. They will stay in place for as long as the suspension lasts.

Enforcement

We cannot guarantee that a parking suspension will stop everyone from keeping clear. We can issue penalty charge notices (PCNs) to any unauthorised vehicles parked in a suspended area.

We cannot remove parked vehicles from an active parking suspension.

Fees

Implementation cost

There is a cost for implementing the parking suspension. This charge covers:

producing the parking suspension signs
putting up and removing the signs
the Civil Enforcement Officer's time spent enforcing the suspension

We will calculate the exact cost after we receive your application.

Parking suspension cost

Fees depend on:

the reason for the suspension
how many signs we need to put up
the duration of the parking suspension.

Suspension for building works (contractors and utilities)
Size of building works	Coverage	Cost
Small works	10 signs or fewer are required	£285.00
Moderate works	11 to 25 signs are required	£375.00
Large works	26 signs or more are required (calculated at £15.00 per sign)	£390.00 (minimum charge, total cost dependant on amount of signs required)

Suspension for events
Event size	Moderate scheme	Large scheme
Small event	10 signs or fewer are required	£235.00
Moderate event	11 to 25 signs are required	£275.00
Large event	26 signs or more are required (calculated at £11.00 per sign)	£286.00 (minimum charge, total cost dependant on amount of signs required)

Charge for length of suspension
Duration	Cost
Short term (7 days or less)	No extra fee
Moderate term (8 to 21 days)	£30.00
Longer term (22 days or more)	£70.00

The fees are set annually in the Councils Fees and Charges document. They are non-negotiable.

How to apply

You will need to submit a printed map that includes:

road names
the event location
all proposed areas of parking suspension.

When to apply

We need to receive all requests for parking suspensions at least 6 weeks before the proposed start date.

Payment

You must pay all charges before we set up the parking suspension.

If we do not receive the full payment at least 2 weeks before the suspension start date, we may cancel the suspension.

Apply for a contractor and utilities parking suspension

Link to apply online (Contractor and utilities)

Download the application document (Word)

Apply for an events parking suspension