Essex councils win parking partnerships trophy

Essex County Council has devolved responsibility for parking to districts and boroughs that now work in a spirit of partnership

05 April 2012

Awards judge Mike Macey presents Richard Walker and Shane Taylor with the award

The twin Essex Parking Partnerships were created after a review of highway parking services by Essex County Council. The initiative joined all parking matters into a single point-of-contact for the six districts in each grouping - North Essex and South?Essex.

The new service is council-run and is a partnership between the county and lead councils for the areas - the North Partnership is led by Colchester Borough Council and the South Partnership by Chelmsford Borough Council. “The...