In Brighton and Hove, using car parks is often preferable to parking on the street as many roads are reserved for resident permit holders only. Car parks also allow parking for longer periods, offer a secure parking facility, and provide easy access to the city centre.
The council operates five barrier entry car parks (The Lanes, Trafalgar Street, Regency Square, London Road and Chapel Street). All our car parks and their capacity are listed below.
| Car Park | Spaces |
|---|---|
| The Lanes Car Park | 355 |
| Regency Square Car Park | 507 |
| Trafalgar Street Car Park | 275 |
| London Road Car Park | 528 |
| King Alfred Car Park | 120 |
| Norton Road Car Park | 290 |
| Blackrock Car Park | 61 |
| Rottingdean Marine Cliffs | 70 |
| Rottingdean West Street | 65 |
| Chapel Street | 81 |
| Location | Expenditure (£) | Income (£) | Net Income (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Road | £479,528 | £1,004,060 | £524,532 |
| Regency Square | £1,007,304 | £1,983,467 | £976,163 |
| The Lanes | £1,031,570 | £2,581,492 | £1,549,922 |
| Trafalgar | £717,971 | £1,573,820 | £855,849 |
| Chapel Street* | £35,689 | £54,861 | £19,172 |
| Other Off-Street | £222,779 | £960,828 | £738,049 |
| Total | £3,494,841 | £8,158,528 | £4,663,687 |
| Location | Expenditure (£) | Income (£) | Income - COVID Compensation (£) | Net Income (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Road | £391,905 | £852,135 | £19,646 | £479,876 |
| Regency Square | £936,603 | £1,882,818 | £12,942 | £959,157 |
| The Lanes | £638,610 | £2,157,179 | £1,038 | £1,519,607 |
| Trafalgar | £649,090 | £1,319,116 | £26,825 | £696,851 |
| Oxford Court* | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| High Street* | £75,577 | £50,068 | £0 | -£25,509 |
| Other Off-Street | £198,057 | £915,399 | £4,799 | £722,141 |
| Total | £2,889,842 | £7,176,715 | £65,250 | £4,352,123 |
* The Chapel Street Car Park (previously known as High Street) figures shown are after a contribution has been made to the Council’s Housing Revenue Account.
*Oxford Court Car Park has now been sold to facilitate a Doctors surgery development.
The Pay on Foot machines within the car parks continue to offer an option for on-site cash, card, and contactless payments.
All five of the Council’s barrier car parks are accredited with the Park Mark award.
In 2022/23 we have been tackling anti-social behaviour when it arises in the Council’s Car Parks with 24/7 CCTV monitoring and working alongside mobile security patrols and Police Liaison.
All the Council’s barrier car parks have achieved the Disabled Parking Accreditation. The scheme recognises off-street parking facilities which are accessible to disabled people. The DPA is primarily aimed at improving parking for disabled people and reducing abuse of disabled bays.
Car parks that achieve the DPA also demonstrate to their customers that they are committed to creating high quality parking facilities for disabled people, such as:
The city’s Transport Control Centre is a hub for traffic management and signals controls. Alongside this it provides customer service to pay-on-foot cars parks and around the clock controls at all the barrier car parks.
Motorists who require assistance can contact the Control Centre via an intercom and Officers operate the barriers and pay machines remotely. The Control Centre is supported by a Mobile Maintenance Team and CCTV monitoring and work closely with Sussex Police and local contractors.