Dorset Council car park charges change TODAY
The roll out of a new pricing structure will start today
Dorset Council is today rolling out new car park charges in council-owned car parks across the county.
The parking transformation project started in 2020 to develop a more consistent approach to car parking charges across the Dorset Council area. This included a review of on-street car parking charges, council car park prices and car park permits.
Residents and workers in Dorset can benefit from cheaper prices through two new car park permits, which are now available to purchase and replace the 76 existing old district/borough permits.
The short stay car park permit provides parking for two hours every day in the majority of Dorset Council short stay car parks and costs £78 for 12 months.
The flexi stay car park permit provides unlimited parking in the majority of Dorset Council long stay car parks and free parking for two hours every day in the majority of Dorset Council short stay car parks. The flexi stay car park permit costs £25 a month or £260 for 12 months.
Car parking charges and fines fund the operation of the Council’s parking services department. Any surplus the service makes goes into the highways service, helping fund drainage works, reactive pothole repairs, car park safety and general maintenance.
Scheduled dates for price changes
The new pricing structure is available to view on the council website.
Beaminster – 4 April
• The Square
• Yarn Barton
• Yarn Barton (multi use).
Blandford – 28 March*
• Church Lane
• Eagle House Gardens
• Langton Road
• Langton Road (multi use)
• Marsh & Ham
• Marsh & Ham (multi use)
• Station Court
• *Stour Meadows (29 March).
Bridport – 4 April
• East Street
• Hope Terrace
• Rope Walks
• South Street
• West Street
• West Street (multi use)
• Wykes Court.
Charmouth – 31 March
• Lower Sea Lane
• Lower Sea Lane (multi use).
Corfe Castle – 31 March
• Purbeck Park
• Purbeck Park (multi use)
• West Street.
Dorchester – 5 April
• Acland Road
• Colliton Park
• Durngate Street
• Fairfield
• Fairfield (Covered Area)
• Old Market
• Top O Town
• Top O Town (multi use)
• Trinity Street (North)
• Trinity Street (South)
• Wollaston Field.
Ferndown – 29 March
• Pennys Lodge.
Gillingham – 30 March
• Chantry Fields
• Gas Lane
• High Street.
Lyme Regis – 6 April
• Broad Street
• Charmouth Road
• Charmouth Road (multi use)
• Cobb Gate
• Holmbush
• Holmbush (multi use).
Portland – 29 March
• Castletown
• Chesil
• Portland Bill
• Portland (multi use).
Shaftesbury – 29 March
• Angel Lane
• Bell Street
• Bell Street (multi use).
Sherborne – 6 April
• Acreman Street
• Coldharbour
• Culverhayes
• Culverhayes (multi use)
• Newlands North
• Old Market Yard.
Sturminster Newton – 30 March
• Church Street
• Station Road.
Verwood – 1 April
• Jenner Close
• Potters Wheel
• The Hub.
Wareham – 30 March
• Bonnets Lane
• Rempstone Centre
• Streche Road
• Streche Road (multi use)
• Connegar Lane.
West Bay – 31 March and 4 April
• Bridport Arms – 4 April
• East Beach – 31 March
• Esplanade – 31 March****
• Quayside – 4 April
• Station Yard – 31 March
• The George – 4 April
• The Mound – 31 March
• West Bay Road – 4 April
• West Bay Road (multi use) – 4 April.
West Bexington – 4 April
• The Beach.
Weymouth – Various dates
• Beach – 29 March
• Cosens Quay – 30 March
• Council Offices – 30 March
• Governors Lane – 30 March
• Harbourside – 30 March
• Lodmoor – 29 March
• Lodmoor Multi Use – 29 March
• Melcombe Regis – 30 March
• Overcombe – 29 March
• Park Street – 30 March
• Pavilion – 30 March
• Pavilion Forecourt – 5 April
• Royal Yard – 30 March
• Swannery – 5 April
• Nothe – 30 March.
Wimborne – 28 March
• Allenview
• Allenview (multi use)
• Hanham Road
• King Street
• Leigh Road…
Wimborne – 29 March
• Park Lane
• Poole Road
• Pye Corner
• Walford Mill
• Westfield Close.