Traffic management and parking charges consultation survey

Introduction

The Department for Transport expects councils to support a transport system that gives people more choice about how they travel, including sustainable, accessible, and affordable alternatives to the private car. Shropshire Council's emerging Local Transport Plan (LTP) sets out how transport across the county will be managed, maintained, and improved over the next decade to help achieve these aims.

The LTP brings together a range of transport strategies and plans, including parking, bus services, road safety, active travel, and network management. Together, these support economic growth, improve access to services, reduce congestion, enhance road safety, and help meet environmental objectives. A consultation on this is currently underway, and runs until 16 November.

Parking plays an important role in this approach. Well-managed parking can help keep our historic town centres accessible, reduce unnecessary traffic and congestion, and encourage the use of alternatives such as walking, cycling, public transport and park and ride services, where these options are available. Income from parking charges also helps support transport services and infrastructure across Shropshire, including bus services, park and ride, and walking and cycling improvements.

To support our transport strategy, we've reviewed parking charges in Shropshire and compared them with other authorities. This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to parking tariffs, tariff bands, charging days and hours, and other parking arrangements. It also includes a proposal to introduce Sunday park and ride services in Shrewsbury.

The proposals aim to manage demand for the most convenient parking spaces while maintaining a range of lower-cost options. Changes vary by town and location, and affect both on-street parking and council-operated car parks in Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Much Wenlock.

We encourage you to review the following information before providing your feedback...

The consultation will run from Thursday 29 October to Thursday 26 November 2026.

Have your say

We want to hear your views. Whether you're a resident, business owner, visitor or someone who travels into our towns, your feedback will help to inform consideration of the proposals.

If you'd like the survey in an alternative format, please use the email below to request a copy, or call our customer services team on 0345 678 9077 and explain any support you need to allow you to respond.

You can also respond with any comments in writing:

  • Email: TellUs@shropshire.gov.uk 
  • Post: Feedback and Insight Team, Shropshire Council, PO Box 4826, Shrewsbury, SY1 9LJ

You may also wish to provide feedback to Shropshire Council via complaints, compliments, and comments. Find out more on our feedback pages.

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