Colchester City Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2026
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Notice of Intention
Colchester City Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2026 - B
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Colchester City Council intends under powers contained in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to make the Colchester City Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2026-B which provides as follows:
1. The Colchester City Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2026 - B (“the Order”) replaces the Colchester City (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2026 – A (“the Original Order”).
2. The Original Order is to be revoked.
3. The Order relates to the following Parking Places:
Colchester: Sheepen Road Lorry and Coach Park, Rowan House car park, Vineyard Street, Priory Street, Britannia, Town Hall car park, Osborne Street permit surface car park, Napier Road North, Napier Road South, St. John's, St. Mary’s multi storey, St Marys Surface, Prettygate Road, St. Christopher Road, Butt Road, The Recreation Ground car park at Port Lane, Leisure World, Northern Gateway Sports Park, St. Julian Grove, Alexandra Terrace, Walsingham Road, Bergholt Road, Three Crowns Road, Sanderson Mews, West Stockwell, Stockwell, Maidenburgh Street, Atlee Gardens, Ken Cooke Court Area A & Area B resident parking areas. Myland: High Woods Country & Northern Gateway Leisure Park (Area A, B & C). Great Horkesley: Ramparts Close, Lexden: London Road car park. Dedham: Mill Lane car and lorry park & Mill Pond car park. West Mersea: Victoria Esplanade, Willoughby Park, Seaview Avenue, Coast Road, The Town Hard surface area & High Street car parks. Wivenhoe: Cooks Yard A car park, Cooks Yard B car park and High Street car park.
4. The general effect of the Order is as follows:
a) To introduce the Northern Gateway Leisure Park Multi Storey car park, named Area A within the order. A tariff structure would be introduced as follows:
| All days, All Times | |
|---|---|
| Stay Period | Tariff |
| Up to 1 hour | £2.00 |
| Up to 2 hours | £3.00 |
| Up to 4 hours | £4.00 |
| Up to 6 hours | £6.00 |
| Up to 24 hours | £15.00 |
| Football/Event Day | |
| From 4 hours prior to match/event, until 2 hours post-event. | £16.50 |
Staff parking tariffs will be available and free validated stays available for patrons of adjacent leisure units
b) To introduce the Northern Gateway Leisure Park surface car park, named area B within the Order. This car park will offer 60 minutes limited wait parking, no return within 2 hours.
A free of charge stay must be activated using the MiPermit cashless parking system or validated via a tablet device within adjacent leisure units.
c) To introduce the Northern Gateway Leisure Park Hotel car park, named Area C within the order. This car park will be free of charge for Travelodge patrons only.
A free of charge stay must be activated within the adjacent hotel.
d) To introduce a tariff into Mill Lane car park (Coach Park). The proposed tariff is as follows:
| Overnight charge for campervans/caravans | |
|---|---|
| Up to 2 hours | £1.50 |
| Up to 4 hours | £2.90 |
| Over 4 hours (up to 12 hours) | £5.80 |
| Evening Charge 6pm to 8am all days (max stay 18 hours within any 7-day period | £5.00 |
e) Technical changes are being proposed to the order to remove an overnight camping ban from Mill Lane, Dedham car park and to introduce a campervan/caravan overnight parking charge and daytime parking charges. It is also intended to allow food vending in Mill Lane Coach Park only.
It is intended that the Order shall come into operation on Monday 1st June 2026.
A copy of the Order and relevant documents including a statement of reasons for making the Order can be viewed on the Colchester City Council website www.colchester.gov.uk or at Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
Any person wishing to make objections or representations in respect of the Order or any provision contained therein, must do so in writing, or by email, and be received by 5.00 pm on Friday 1st May 2026, and specify the grounds on which they are made. Such objections or representations should be sent to the Parking Manager at Parking Services, Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG or by email to parking@colchester.gov.uk and should quote reference 2026-B
Richard Walker, Head of Strategic Parking, Recycling, Refuse & Fleet Services
Date – Thursday 9th April 2026
Page last reviewed: 9 April 2026