Resident parking scheme consultation for Stoke Bridge area of Ipswich

The advantage of introducing a resident parking scheme is to give residents reasonable opportunity to park close to their homes. A second permit for each household can be issued if required.

Permit holders can park on any street within their zone.

The scheme can also improve arrangements for visitors as there is an option to purchase visitor tickets.

All kerbside space will be controlled to remove commuter and shopper related parking.

However, there are limitations to such a scheme as permits to park in the zone are charged to the residents and in some cases, it can reduce the amount of on street parking which may or may not be of benefit depending on location.

Residents parking schemes do not offer any guarantees for space to be available and vehicles without a permit can park in the zone outside the restricted times.

To be viable, a residents parking zone must contain a reasonable number of streets and cannot be implemented along isolated single streets.

To ensure continuity, the scheme would be introduced with the same enforcement times as the other residents parking zone in Ipswich - “Permit Holders Only - Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm”.

Suffolk Highways will not impose residents parking on streets where there is not a clear majority support.

Please note that these fees are set to cover the cost of enforcing the restrictions and operating the scheme and not with the intention of making a profit.

Take the online survey for residents or for businesses:

• Resident questionnaire
• Business questionnaire

Alternatively, you can download and complete the consultation questionnaire (Word, 512KB) and email it to safetyandspeedmanagement@suffolk.gov.uk or post to: