We are asking your views on the affects of airport parking from holiday makers jetting off and leaving their cars on your road✈️
Residents in Hale Barns are bearing the brunt of a growing problem holidaymakers abandoning their cars on residential streets for weeks at a time to avoid airport parking charges.
As the Labour Mayor Andy Burnham and council look to squeeze more revenue from airport growth, parking prices have soared. But instead of tackling the root cause, local people are left to deal with congested streets, blocked driveways, and real frustration just getting in and out of their own homes.
We are actively exploring possible solutions, but let’s be clear: the answer cannot simply be a blanket permit parking scheme that charges residents year after year and will push the problem onto other roads. That’s just another burden on local families.
👥 We believe any solution must:
- Be shaped by residents, not imposed on them
- Tackle the cause not just the symptoms
- Protect access for visitors, carers, and local businesses
- Avoid becoming a backdoor tax on parking outside your own home
❌ The possible downsides to any changes:
- Cost to Residents: As you said, permits are priced by the council and can rise year-on-year — essentially a stealth tax on parking outside your own home.
- Unfair to Visitors & Carers: Friends, family, tradespeople, and carers may find it harder or more expensive to park.
- Administrative Burden: It can be a hassle for residents to manage renewals, appeals, or changes in vehicle ownership.
- Transfers the holiday parking: onto neighbouring roads like The Copse, Greengate, Ravenwood, Warburton ,Marfield etc
✅ The Potential Benefits:
- Discourages Holiday Parking: It can stop airport parking from clogging up local roads.
- Improves Local Access: In some cases, it may help residents park closer to home especially in high-pressure areas.
✅ As your Conservative Councillors we feel there may be smarter or fairer solutions, like:
- Limited-time restrictions (e.g. 1-2 hour zones)
- New Signage and better enforcement of existing rules - hard to guarantee if there is no financial reward for the council in fines they are unlikely to pay for enforcement.
- Ask Resident their views, after all they live there.
So, this is why we are asking residents who are affected and, those who may become affected, if it transfers the problem onto their roads, for their views. We need a clear local mandate, a plan to keep it affordable, and a proper look at whether it actually solves the real problem.
Fill in our survey below