In the Eastbourne Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ), parking is controlled by bays or yellow lines. There are four sub-zones – A, G, S and N.
Parking controls
Parking controls operate:
- 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday in the Central and Town zones
- 8am to 6pm, every day on the seafront.
Parking bays
Anyone parking in a bay will need to display either a permit or a pay and display ticket. Pay and display tickets can be purchased from a nearby machine. Signs alongside parking bays show if a bay is for:
- permit holders
- pay and display tickets
- dual use – permit holders (resident, business, day permit or blue badge) and pay and display tickets.
Other types of bays are reserved for:
- blue badge holders only
- loading or unloading.
Residents
See Parking information for Eastbourne residents.
Businesses
See Parking information for Eastbourne businesses.
Visiting Eastbourne
Visitors to the town can park in:
- public car parks
- pay and display bays
- dual use bays
by displaying a valid ticket from a ticket machine. Different charges apply to car parks as well as to different zones within the CPZ, and for commercial vehicles.
Eastbourne residents within the CPZ can buy day permits for their visitors, see: Parking information for Eastbourne residents.
Day permits
Day permits are valid until 10am the following morning and can be purchased from the Eastbourne Parking Information Centre by:
Residents
Residents can purchase day permits for the sub-zone they live in, for their visitors to use, even if they do not hold a resident parking permit themselves. See charges below or, for more information, see Parking information for Eastbourne residents.
Hotels and guest houses
- Day permits: £10 for 10 permits
Hotels and guest houses in the CPZ can buy visitor permits for their guests. Stocks of day permits can be purchased in advance:
Doctors, healthcare workers and carers
- Doctors: £60 per year
- Healthcare workers and carers: £5 for 10 permits.
Healthcare workers and carers can use day permits to carry out their work throughout the CPZ. Applications for permits are only accepted from:
- managers of Primary Care/Health Trusts
- care agencies.
Applications from individual employees are not accepted.
Tradespeople and contractors
If you are a tradesperson or contractor working in the CPZ, you can purchase day permits on a daily or weekly basis. Day permits will allow you to park in all permit holder and dual use bays, and in all sub-zones of the CPZ with no time limit.
Residents or their contractors can apply for a temporary suspension of a parking bay, to accommodate equipment or a skip. Contact the Eastbourne Parking Information Centre for more information.
Voluntary sector workers
No charge.
Blue badge holders
Some parking bays in the controlled area are only for vehicles displaying a valid Blue Badge.
Under the new controls, the length of time that a Blue Badge holder will be able to park in some of these bays is restricted to three hours. Look for the signs.
This change was made in consultation with groups representing people with disabilities, to ensure the best turnover of spaces for all Blue Badge holders in the town centre.
The Blue Badge bays on the seafront have no time limit. Blue Badge holders living in the controlled parking area can obtain a residents' permit at reduced cost of £5.
Motorcycles
Motorcycles can park free of charge in any permit, dual use or designated motorcycle bay within the CPZ, except disabled bays. Motorcycles should park at right angles to the kerb. Motorcycles not parked in this way may be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice.
Further information
For further information about permits, enforcement, and other general enquiries, contact the Eastbourne Parking Information Centre.
East Sussex County Council