'Inappropriate' Shropshire parking charge rise called in as row escalates
Shropshire Council will be forced to look again at proposed parking charge increases after opposition councillors demanded the plan be ‘called in’ for scrutiny.
Charges in Shropshire are due to increase on April 1 following a decision by the council’s cabinet on January 17, which saw the proposals for higher parking fees approved.
The plan would have seen rises in parking charges across the county, but mostly focussed on Shrewsbury, where on-street parking was set to rise from £2.80 per hour to £3.60, along with rises at eight of the town’s council-owned car parks.
But the move has led to an outcry from Shrewsbury’s BID business forum, who earlier this week penned an open letter to Shropshire Council’s leader and Chief Executive warning that the changes would cause “lasting impacts” to the town centre economy.
