Closed: Eastbourne Parking Permit Consultation

The proposed parking permit scheme would apply to off-street car parks owned by Eastbourne Brough Council.

It would replace previous parking permit schemes offered by the council, including the Leisure Card, which ended in January 2025, and the Bowls Club Permit and Seafront Permit, which will remain valid until of their expiry date.

For many years, Eastbourne Borough Council has subsidised parking for residents in Eastbourne, through the previous parking permit scheme. We still want to provide cheaper parking for residents through a parking permit scheme, but we need to do this in a more financially sustainable way. 

A new parking permit scheme for Eastbourne

We want to offer a parking permit scheme that is fair for residents and sustainable for the council's finances.

The price of the permit would be based on the cost of parking for one hour per day in one of our off-street car parks. This approach to permit pricing is widely used across local authorities and also reflects the market rates of parking in Eastbourne.

The exception to this would be the price of permits for the Beachy Head and Downland car parks, which would be offered at a discounted rate. This is due to the limited free parking and the well-known health benefits of spending time in the area. 

Consultation

We asked what residents think about the proposals, including:

• Your views on whether we should offer a parking permit scheme for Eastbourne
• If you feel our approach to permit pricing is fair
• What you think about our proposed discount and payment options
• Your views on limiting the number of permits we issue for smaller car parks

The consultation ran until Friday 4 April 2025 at 5pm.

The survey is available to download below as a Word document.