1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Merton, propose to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 32, 35, 45, 46 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the ‘Permit Charges’ Order would be to:-

(a) vary the £20pa charge for various permits for electric vehicles to £50pa;

(b) vary the standard charge for the first resident permit to that specified in column 3 of the table in the Schedule to this notice for the corresponding controlled parking zone, with each subsequent permit for an additional vehicle charged £50 more than the previous permit;

(c) apply the additional incremental vehicle supplement of £50 for additional resident permits to electric vehicles and additional vehicles where the first vehicle is an electric vehicle, e.g. if the standard charge for the first permit is £120 per annum, an electric vehicle would attract a charge of £50 only, the standard charge for a second permit would be £170 but the charge for a second permit for an electric vehicle would £100, etc;

(d) vary the existing charges for a half-day temporary visitor permit to £3.50;

(e) vary the existing charges for a full-day temporary visitor permit to £5.25;

(f) vary the annual visitor permit to that shown in column 5 of the table in the Schedule to this notice for the corresponding controlled parking zone;

(g) vary the business permit charge from £331 or £376 for six months to £385 for 6 months;

(h) increase the charge for a teacher permit from £188pa to £220pa;

(i) formalise carer permits and introduce an annual charge of £10 for each such permit;

(j) formalise NHS on-street permits and charge £75 pa for each such permit;

(k) apply a carbon supplement of £150pa to resident, business, teacher and trade parking permits for petrol vehicles which produce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate of 226 gCO2/km or higher.

NB 1: Permits issued for a duration of other than a year would be subject to the charge on a pro-rata basis.

NB 2: The diesel supplement of £150pa would continue to apply to resident, business, teacher and trade parking permits for diesel vehicles.

3. The general effect of the ‘Off-Street Parking Places’ Order would be to revoke The Merton (Off-Street Parking Places) (No. 1) Order 2024 and re-introduce its provisions and:-

(a) apply a carbon supplement of £150pa to season tickets and permits, pro-rata, for petrol vehicles which produce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate of 226 gCO2/km or higher;

(b) formalise Queens Road season tickets for police vehicles and charge £250pa for each such season ticket.

4. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Orders, including the Council’s statement of reasons can be inspected Mondays to Fridays during normal office hours at Merton Link, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. Further information can also be viewed at all Merton operated libraries and on the Council’s website at: www.merton.gov.uk/parkingconsultation2024.

5. Any person desiring to comment on the proposed Orders with their representation or objections and the grounds thereof should send a statement in writing of their representations or objections and the grounds thereof, either to Parking Services, London Borough of Merton, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or alternatively by email to parkingconsultation2024@merton.gov.uk quoting reference Parking Consultation 2024 (Permits), no later than 30 August 2024.

Dated: 1 August 2024.

Raj Mistry, Interim Director of Public Realm, London Borough of Merton, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden SM4 5DX

Resident Permit Charges and Annual Visitor Permit Charges