Views sought on potential new permit parking in the Tudor Road area
Local residents and businesses are being asked for their views on whether a new permit parking scheme should be introduced in a busy Leicester neighbourhood.
Leicester City Council has drawn up plans for a proposed resident’s parking scheme that would cover a total of seven streets off Tudor Road, close to the city’s Waterside.
It follows complaints from residents and local councillors about the number of commuter and business vehicles using on-street parking in residential streets for free all-day parking.
Under the proposal, households will be required to pay £35 a year for each vehicle to be allowed to park in the designated streets. Vehicles parked without a permit will be fined.
Around 460 homes and businesses would be affected under the proposed scheme.
The following streets would be included in the proposed schemes: Clifford Street, Kate Street and Rivers Street, along with Battenberg Road, Empire Road, Mantel Road and Paget Road.
Designated short-stay parking bays are also proposed to support businesses in the area.
The city council is now inviting people to have their say on the proposals by completing a simple survey.
If given the go ahead, a formal consultation as part of the statutory Traffic Regulation Order process will be carried out.
Cllr Geoff Whittle, assistant city mayor for environment and transport, said:
“Where we have introduced residents’ parking schemes in other neighbourhoods, they have been an effective way of tackling parking problems freeing up spaces for the people who live there.
“We’re now looking at rolling these schemes out to other neighbourhoods across the city where residents tell us they are needed.”
Under the city council’s current parking permit scheme, charges will be £35 per year for a residents’ permit; £100 per year for a business permit tied to a particular vehicle, and £150 for a business permit that can be transferred between vehicles.
Visitor permits are available for residents, at either £40 for a year, or £2 for 24-hours. Permits for landlords and carers are also available. Vehicles displaying a blue badge will be exempt from the permit holders only restriction.
People can take part in an online survey at consultations.leicester.gov.uk
Paper copies of the survey have also been sent to all homes and businesses in the area.
A public drop-in event will also be held at Woodgate Community Centre, 36 Woodgate (LE3 5GE) on Thursday 22 October from 1.30—6.30pm.
The closing date for comments is Tuesday 17 November.
LCC News - Published on Monday, October 12, 2026
