Camber Sands: Council to charge £30 to use car park

Visitors to Camber Sands will be paying more to park there

Visitors to Camber Sands will be charged a flat fee of £30 to use a council-run car park over the summer.

Rother District Council said the aim was to "get as much back into the council for the massive costs we have at Camber."

The fees will apply to the Camber Sands Central car park, drivers arriving after 15:00 will pay a reduced rate of £15.

The new fees were agreed by the council's cabinet on Monday.

The £30 fee will also apply at the Putting Green car park, although only for a single season as this site is set to be decommissioned to make way for a recently approved housing development.

Hourly parking will still be available at Camber Sands Western car park, although it is increasing to £4 an hour, and £20 for six hours or more.

Drivers will be asked to pay a flat fee of £30 to park for a day in Camber Sands Central car park

The changes include the introduction of weekly, monthly and three-month permits for unlimited use of a single off-street car park in the district. The council already offers six-month and annual permits for this service.

This will come alongside a price increase. Currently an annual single car park permit costs about £350. This is set to increase to £500 once the changes come into effect.