New parking rules to come into force as local council looks to end commuter shortcuts

The move would give residents a better chance to park on their street, or on adjoining roads close to their home while cracking down on commuter parking clogging up the city.

Under the new proposal, 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.

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Councillor Dan De’Ath said: “The new parking plan for Cardiff intends to give residents, blue badge holders, cycle and car clubs and local businesses better access to on-street permit parking.

“The online survey is split into five sections covering the five proposed areas, giving the public the opportunity to answer specific questions to the area that they live or work in, or if they prefer, they can answer the entire questionnaire.

“The consultation will run until December 1, 2024, so we want as many people as possible to take part in the survey, so we can understand people’s priorities and deliver a scheme that is fit for our capital city.

“To give your views, please visit www.cardiff.gov.uk/parkingconsultation and fill in the survey.”

The four areas of the City Centre, Inner, Cardiff Bay & Outer Parking Management Areas,will be made up of several parking zones.

The proposals would bring Cardiff into line with most major cities in the UK while separate Traffic Regulation Orders will be required for each parking zone.

City Centre Parking Management Area will cover the City Centre including the centre of Cardiff and the Civic Centre.

All on-street parking will be managed 24 hours a day, seven days per week all year with no waiting being allowed at all.

A visitor permit will be allowed for each household but will only apply for 240 days of visitor parking each year.

Community permits can be applied for by certain places of worship or disability access groups that are exempt under specific legislation. Only businesses that have a property in the Outer Parking Management Area can apply for an on-street parking permit.

Other permits include carer permits which are being proposed for on-street parking, one for professional health and one for personal care for those that qualify.

Existing schools that are in the Outer Parking Management Area can apply for an on-street permit to park a vehicle that is needed for the operational running of the school.

Loading will only be permitted during certain hours to ensure businesses can re-stock. However, under the new proposal, residents will not be allowed to apply for a permit in this Parking Management Area. Taxi ranks, loading bays and disabled parking bays will be unaffected.

The Inner Parking Management Area includes parts of Adamsdown, Butetown, Cathays, Grangetown, and Plasnewydd that are next to the City Centre Area.

All on-street parking will be managed from 8am until 10pm and only resident, visitor, community and carer permits can be applied for.

Outside of taxi ranks and deliveries, all on-street parking spaces will be managed via restrictions and pay & display between 8am and 10pm.

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De'Ath added: "Parking across the city has increasingly become an issue for many residents who are finding it harder and harder to park outside or near their own homes due to high numbers of commuter traffic.

"This ability for commuters to come and park in the city for free is leading to air pollution and congestion which our residents are suffering from.

"We've always been clear that if we are to clean up the city's air and tackle the climate emergency then we need to reduce our reliance on the private car and get people to think more about taking public transport."

However, the permits that would be available under the new scheme are residential permits which allow residents to reapply for a new zone permit which is specific to the road/area where they live.