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The stages of the review are shown above, and we are currently in the introduction stage.
Introduction
Starting in January to February 2026, we will be assessing and visiting on-street parking concerns across the borough. These issues of concern were raised since the previous review took place and were reported mainly by:
- members of the public,
- the police,
- councillors
- and highway officers
The requests are assessed based on a number of factors, including:
- road safety,
- accessibility,
- congestion,
- the possibility of just displacing a problem
- how many people supported the change.
After completing all the site visits, we will prepare a report of our findings and recommendations.
Authorisation
We shall present this report of our findings and recommendations to the local County Councillors. Each County Councillor will need to agree and approve the Parking Engineer's proposals for their division. Once agreement has been reached, we will advertise the proposals, allowing the local community to have their say on the proposals.
Advertisement and objections
The prepared parking proposals agreed with the county councillors will be formally advertised and consulted upon. This will be done via a 28-day public consultation. It will allow everybody the chance to give their views on what changes are being proposed. Street notices will be put up at all locations where changes are proposed. The most affected properties will be written to. Drawings of the proposed changes will be available to view in libraries around the borough and on this web page.
Approval
All the feedback received will then be separated out into each proposal and written into a report. This report will be presented to the relevant Reigate and Banstead borough county councillor and the Parking and Traffic Enforcement Manager. They will each read the report and make decisions on how to proceed at each location, taking the feedback submitted during the consultation into account. Public feedback can result in a proposal being dropped completely or a reduced proposal being progressed. It is not possible to extend a scheme once it has been formally consulted upon. If no objections are received about a particular proposal, it will proceed as advertised through to implementation.
Once final verdicts have been agreed, a 'Decisions Report' will be written and published below on this web page. Everybody who participated in the consultation will be notified when the Decisions Report is available. The report will summarise the feedback received during the consultation and state the final councillor’s decision with an explanation.
Implementation
Each location we are proceeding with will be visited, measured, and marked out in preparation for the new parking scheme to be installed. Orders for lining and signing works will then be raised and placed with our contractors to install the new parking controls. Line painting requires suitable weather, cold winters and wet spells can cause delays.
A final traffic regulation order (TRO) will then be made and published. This will make all the changes made in the parking review legally enforceable by civil enforcement officers.