University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update
Car Parking Access
At present, City Campus car parks can be accessed by
both staff and students, with the exception of the
Technology Park, Forster, Murray Yard and St Mary’s car
parks which are staff only facilities.
Access to the Technology Park car park is via a turn
opposite the Forster Building and access to the Murray
Yard park is via a turn opposite the Gateway. Both turns
are from the A183 Chester Road. The parking at St
Mary’s is also accessed via a turn from A183 Chester
Road and the parking at the Forster Building is accessed
via Clanny Street.
The main concentration of parking at the City Campus is to the north of the A183 Chester Road.
These car parks have ave three main access points: Waterworks Road (pictured - entrance and exit),
Warncliffe Street to the west (entrance only) and St Michael’s Wayto the east (exit only). only)..
Parking Management System System, Enforcement and Permit Charges
Parking Management Management System System
At present, the University car parks are managed using a mix of
pay & display and staff and student parking permits. This hybrid
system was introduced in September 2006 to improve flexibility
and manage the demand for parking spaces on campus.
Staff and students apply for their parking permits using an online
system 23 Staff and students apply for their parking permits using an online
. Application forms are also available on online through the
University’s intranet (My My Sunderland Sunderland).
For the 2009/10 academic year, the Facilities Department, which
manages the car parks, were accepting applications from staff
from 3rd August 2009 and students from the 1st September 2009.
All existing permit holders must re-apply for their permit on an
annual basis to ensure that all the information held by the
University is up to date. In Information required to update a permit is staff payroll / student number
and the vehicle make, model and registration.
Parking Enforcement
The University operates a Parking Charge Notice System for vehicles in brea breach of the University
Parking Regulations, a copy of which can be found in Appendix H.
The he introduction of the new on online permit application pplication system has allowed security staff to access
the permit database from handheld terminals to check if vehicles are in breach of the University
Parking Policy. The handheld terminals can also be used to issue penalty notices.
Debt management at the University is currently outsourced to a private company. If a member of
staff, a student or a visitor breaches the Parking Policy, then a £40 parking charge notice (£20 if
paid within 7 days of the date of issue) will be issued to an any y vehicle that has previously received 2
or more warnings for offence offences listed in the policy. Offences include not displaying a parking permit
/ pay and display ticket and parking in more than one space.
The new software could also be used to alloc allocate ate parking permits on a needs basis if required.
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At the following link: https://parkingpermit.sunderland.ac.uk
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