Transparency and annual reports

Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) was introduced in Hastings Borough in 1999, across the whole of Lewes District on 20 September 2004, throughout the Borough of Eastbourne on 13 October 2008 and introduced in Rother District on 29 September 2020. This transferred responsibility for parking enforcement from the police to the County Council. Below you will find our annual parking reports and transparency figures for 2024/25.

Annual Parking Report

Annual Parking Report 2023/24

Annual Parking Report 2022/23

Annual Parking Report 2021/22

Annual Parking Report 2020/21

Annual Parking Report 2019/20 [743.3 KB] [pdf]

Annual Parking Report 2018/19 [6.1 MB] [pdf]

Local Authorities Code 2015

Under the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, at the end of April each year we have a statutory requirement to publish information about the number of on and off street parking spaces we control, and the financial information.

We have on street controls in the districts of Lewes and Rother and the boroughs of Eastbourne and Hastings. In Lewes we also manage County Hall car park.

The bays are not individually marked out on street so the number of spaces is estimated.

2024/25
On Street Number of spaces
Eastbourne 3,168
Lewes 2,752
Hastings 3,650
Rother 3,708
2024/25
Off Street Number of spaces
County Hall (Lewes) 394

Financial Information 2024/25

Income
On street charge £3,773,105
Off street charge £82,913
Permits £1,018,693
Penalty Charge Notices £1,771,396
Bus lane Penalty Charge Notices £118,406
Payments from Lewes District Council £275,169
Other income £18,509
Total £7,058,191
Expenditure
Enforcement contract £2,720,287
ESCC staff (excludes review staff) £770,543
Operational expenditure (non enforcement) £1,383,211
Bus lane expenditure £35,838
Supported bus network and concessionary fares £2,148,312
Total £7,058,191
Operational
surplus/(deficit) £0
Payments and investments supported by CPE surplus
Approved by parking board £43,600
Parking review costs £340,719
Supported bus network and concessionary fares £481,688
Total £866,007
Current year
Net surplus /(deficit) (£866,007)

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