1. Purpose of the report and policy context

1.1 To receive any petitions submitted directly to Democratic Services or any e-Petition submitted via the council’s website.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That the committee responds to the petition either by noting it or where it is considered more appropriate, calls for an officer report on the matter.

3. Context and background information

3.1 To receive the following petition signed by 32 people at time of publication:

(1) Stop removing parking spaces from Zone M

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to 1) Stop removing parking spaces from Zone M 2) Seek to replace all parking bays removed by the council in the last 5 years. 3) Reduce the price of Zone M residents and visitors permits so they are the same price across the city

Ten years ago it was easy finding a parking space in Zone M. Due to the effect of successive new council policies it is now becoming almost impossible to find a parking space at certain times of the day. The council as well as removing our parking spaces has now decided to charge residents in Zone M a premium for our residents and visitor permits. In addition to this the council is now trying to remove many more Zone M bays in 2024. Enough is enough and we are asking the council to reverse this anti-car policy.