Appendix ASchedule of Proposed Amendments to the Spelthorne Borough Council Off-Street Parking Places (Amendment No.3) Order 2026.

 

1.         Purpose of the Amendment Order

The purpose of the Spelthorne Borough Council Off-Street Parking Places (Amendment No.3) Order 2026 is to amend the existing Off-Street Parking Places Order to reflect updated operational requirements, revised parking arrangements, and administrative changes relating to the Council’s off-street car parks.

The amendments are intended to support effective parking management, ensure consistency across Council-operated car parks, improve enforceability, and support the Council’s wider transport and financial objectives.

2.         Schedule of Proposed Amendments to Parking Order Schedules

            (see links in Appendix C)

 

Itemised proposals

(1)              Revise the wording for the Elmsleigh Surface+MSCP new pay on foot         system use, as detailed in Appendix C, item 42 and item 43.

(2)              Enabled the use of virtual contract permits, as detailed in Appendix C,       item 49.

(3)              Remove the reference to a season ticket type no longer available since      the introduction of the Parking Order 2020, as detailed in Appendix C, previously items 54, 55 and 56.

(4)              Clarify the motorcycle parking conditions, where they are only able to          park in designated bays, free of charge, as detailed in Appendix C, renumbered item 54 and 55.

(5)              Revise the wording for the terms of use of the Council staff and        Member parking scheme, as detailed in Appendix C, renumbered       item 56 and 57.

(6)              Redraft the reference to the 2004 Act to cease requiring amendments if     new legislation is introduced, as detailed in Appendix C, renumbered    item 60.

(7)              Change the Staines-upon-Thames Short and Long Stay tariffs and introduction of reference to the charges being per parking session, as           detailed in Appendix B, Schedule 4 and Schedule 5.

(8)              Add an item clarifying that no return is permitted within the same      charging period, to avoid misuse of lower cost initial tariff points, as       detailed in Appendix B, Schedule 1 and Schedule 2.

(9)              Removal of Abbey Drive, Dumsey Meadow, Old Bathing Station and           Green Street from Schedule 1 chargeable tariffs, and addition of the            same car parks to Schedule 3 Free parking places with 11 hours   maximum stay, as detailed in Appendix B, Schedule 1, Schedule 3   and Schedule 6.

(10)               Retain the first hour free tariff, in,Shepperton Village Hall, Manor Park             Shepperton, Laleham Village Hall Car Park (The Broadway) Laleham,        Thames Street Sunbury, Orchard Meadow Sunbury, The Walled          Garden Sunbury, as detailed in Appendix B, Schedule 6.

(11)               Update to the debt registration fee, as set by parliament, as   detailed in      Appendix B, Schedule 9.

(12)               Removal of the reference to “Maximum charge £1000” for Film         Company dispensations and suspensions, rewording of the target          audience of the line, and addition of charges for areas suspended that     are not a marked bay, as detailed in Appendix B, Schedule 10.

(13)               Revise the Parking Order map for Spelthorne Leisure Centre to        accurately reflect the new layout of the Eclipse Car Park, as detailed in Schedule 12.