Car Parking Strategy - have your say - North Northamptonshire Council

Feedback updated 9 Mar 2026

We asked

North Northamptonshire Council is developing a new Car Parking Strategy to guide how we manage our car parking assets. The strategy will focus on accessibility, funding, usage, future provision and environmental impact. We sought feedback to help shape the strategy and ensure it responds to local needs.

You said

There were 1,983 responses to the online survey and 3 written responses. The responses are set out below:

	Strongly Agree %	Agree %	Neither agree nor disagree%	Disagree %	Strongly Disagree %	Don’t Know %	No answer %
Car parks should be funded by NNC residents, even if they don’t use the car parks	22	19	12	13	27	3	4
Car parks should be funded directly through parking tariffs	6	11	7	17	51	2	6
There should be one tariff for all pay and display car parks in NNC	16	19	11	11	35	3	5
All users should pay for parking where tariffs apply	14	21	8	13	37	2	5
Revenue generated should be invested directly into car parking infrastructure	33	27	4	3	11	4	18
Car parks should host solar panels for energy generation	36	22	19	4	9	5	5
A ticketless parking system would make car parks accessible	14	14	19	13	29	6	5
I would like to be able to pay for parking via a phone app	11	12	15	13	41	3	5
I would like to be able to pay for parking via contactless methods	19	25	14	8	27	2	5
I would like to be able to pay for parking with cash	24	22	18	8	21	2	5

We asked if there was anything else respondents wished to be considered. The three main themes of responses for this question were:

Car Parking should remain to be free in Wellingborough and Rushden
New parking charges will have a detrimental effect on High Street areas
Tariff introduction will displace parking to streets.

We did

All feedback has been considered and analysed to aid the next step of drafting a car parking strategy. It is anticipated that this will be presented to the Council’s Executive later in 2026 and include further consultation ahead of any strategy being adopted.

Overview

The Council own and operate 35 car parks across the area. There are several different pricing tariffs and payment options in place across these assets, which will ultimately be harmonised, where possible.

There are several costs associated with the provision of car parking assets including business rates, utilities, infrastructure, maintenance and management costs. These costs are paid for by all residents of North Northamptonshire through collection of Council Tax. We aim to provide a cost neutral budget position for car parking assets. Any surplus can only be used in accordance with Section 55 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).

We are seeking feedback from you to help shape the strategy and ensure it responds to local needs. You can have your say and share your feedback via the link below.

Further information on car parks can be found at Car parks | North Northamptonshire Council.

A consultation will be held on the draft Car Parking Strategy at a later date, prior to adoption by Executive.

This survey closes at 23.59 on 5 October 2025.

For information about how consultation and engagement responses are managed, please see the consultation and engagement privacy notice.

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