Recommendations from Overview & Scrutiny Committee
To consider the following recommendations made by the Overview and
Scrutiny Committee at the meeting held on 16th October 2024:
Car Park Fees & Charges
Recommended that Cabinet consider the following changes to fees and
charges to be implemented from 1 April 2025
(A) (1) that fees for the Council’s Standard Car Parks be increased by
10p per hour, for the Coastal and Resort Car Parks be increased by 30p
per hour, and
(2) the question of whether there could be no increase in fees at the
standard car parks and a charge of 40p at the Coastal and Resort car
parks be explored
(B) that seasonal charges are not introduced at this time
(C) a flat rate evening charge across all car parks is not re-introduced at
this time
(D) season ticket prices are increased by the inflationary increase since
2016 only this year and increases to season ticket prices should be
reviewed annually
(E) Coach Parking charges are increased to £12, £24 and £96
(F) that all the potential options for charging at Hornbeam Road Car
Park in North Walsham be explored
(G) car parking charges are reviewed every other year with the next
review taking place so that any changes are implemented from 1 April
2027 apart from season tickets which should be reviewed annually as
mentioned under recommendation D above.
Annual Review of Beach Huts and Chalets
Recommended that –
(A) the conversion of weekly lets to long term lets
be explored with 50% of the huts being converted this year and then
being reviewed on whether a further 50% increase was a good idea,
(B) the charges for lets of the long-leased huts be increased by 14% this
year,
(C) the risks to Option E - lease of both weekly lets and leased units to
one commercial operator or create 4 smaller location-based
opportunities be fully investigated, and
(D) Options D Lease all weekly lets commercially, allowing the tenant to
hire their unit and Option E be further explored for the future of the
Beach Huts and Chalets Service
Decision:
Noted.
Minutes:
The Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny introduced the recommendations and confirmed they had received unanimous support from the cross-party Committee. He advised that the Committee had challenged the Officer recommendation for Beach Huts and Chalets and proposed an alternative recommendation. The Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny spoke positively of the level of discussion and engagement at the Committee and considered that the Committee had been able to add value to the recommendations presented to Cabinet.
The Chairman thanked the Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny and agreed that it had been a productive meeting which had helped inform decision-making. He further thanked the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their response to issues at Benjamin Court.
Noted.