Why we are consulting?

In 2018, county councillors considered the RSA and agreed that one of its recommendations, a proposal for a Parking Management Plan (PMP), should be prepared and shared with the public. The Chichester PMP is a method of controlling/ managing on-street parking across the entire city and is similar in design and operation to the county council’s Controlled Parking Zones, of which there are seven currently operating in Billingshurst, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Horsham and Worthing. The proposed PMP covers the entire city because the county council would like to be proactive and try and deal with existing and future parking issues in one go. The county council would like the general public to be able to view and comment on the initial PMP proposals. The public consultation began on Friday 1st March 2019 and ends on the 31st March 2019. In addition to our web page, hard copies of the proposals, the FAQS document and comments form (and a returns box) are available at Chichester Library and Chichester District Council Offices. Some drop-in sessions have also been arranged.

The county council is keen to stress that no decisions have been made yet and nothing be implemented directly as a result of this consultation. If there is initial support for the proposals, there will be at least one further consultation exercise later in 2019.