Cardiff Council has declared war on SUVs and commuters’ cars as it pushes use of public transport.
Under the new proposed scheme all on-street parking bounded within the areas south of the A48, west of River Rhymney, north of Cardiff Bay and east of the River Ely and the outer wards would be split into four distinct parking management areas with different restrictions in place for each and are the City Centre, Inner, Cardiff Bay & Outer Parking Management Areas.
The plan is open for consultation and comment which closes on 1 December with a view to implementing the scheme across the City over the next few years.
Under the plan outlined this week, having any parking permit doesn’t guarantee a parking space, but proposals are being put forward to amend the terms and conditions of the permits to free up more space, for example by charging SUVs more to encourage people to own smaller cars and placing new restrictions on permits for student only properties, and to ensure the system cannot be abused.
Residents living within an existing parking zone would not be eligible to obtain a resident parking permit if their property was either built, or converted, after 1 September 2011 and residents living within a new proposed parking zone would not be eligible to obtain a resident parking permit if their property was either built, or converted, after 1 September 2024.
There will be special permits for social and care workers calling at various addresses but teachers, business employees and visitors to private addresses will be severely restricted while religious centres can apply for restricted permits on their roads.
