Consultations on parking charges at Sutton, Lickey Hills and Sheldon parks
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Consultations for the proposed parking charge schemes at Lickey Hills Country Park, Sheldon Country Park and Sutton Park have begun today, 1 August.
The consultations will run for will run for four weeks until 29th August 2025.
This is following feedback from the informal consultations which took place at the end of last year, resulting in amended proposals.
Introducing charges at these parks will be bring Birmingham in line with similar places around the UK to offset the cost of maintaining these destination sites.
As part of the budget for 2025/26 the principle of charging was agreed to achieve necessary savings and help sustain, protect and maintain our 660 parks and green spaces.
Cllr Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “We have some wonderful parks and green spaces across the city, but we need to be able to maintain them for the benefit of everyone. Introducing parking charges at these three major sites will help protect and maintain all our green spaces.
“Whether you use these parks for walking, cycling, exercising or meeting up with people, we want to hear your views on rate of charging and when we you should be charged.
“We are also aware of potential impact of displacement parking and will therefore be looking at traffic restrictions in existing hotspot areas and any need for further restrictions following residents’ feedback.”
The three separate consultations for , and close on 29 August.