On-street parking

On-street parking

Newcastle City Council operates approximately 2,200 on-street parking places

Map of council operated car parks and pay and display bays in the city centre  . Please note that due to ongoing changes across our network of parking bays that you should cross-reference the map against the detailed car park information in case of temporary or permanent closure of a car park or the suspension of parking bays.

Parking Charges on street tariffs 

Parking charges on the street in Newcastle city centre are operational every day of the week, with charges also applying on certain days in areas outside the city centre. Charges apply throughout the year, including Bank Holidays, with the exception of Christmas Day, 25 December. While parking charges apply for blue badge holders using Newcastle City Council operated car parks from 01 July 2021, blue badge holders can still park in pay and display bays on the public highway free of charge and beyond any maximum stay period as long as a valid blue badge is displayed on the vehicle for checking by the Parking Enforcement Officer.


The method of charging for parking on the street is as follows:

Payment at a ticket machine or by cashless parking at the locations where payment by mobile phone was introduced from Monday 19 September 2016. These charges apply between 8am and 7.00pm, every day in the charged parking locations within the Clean Air Zone. These charges also apply between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday outside of the Clean Air Zone. Motorists are required to pay the appropriate fee between these hours. Details of the charges and any maximum stay periods  can be found on each ticket machine.

If you encounter a problem or think you have been mischarged whilst using the Paybyphone service, please contact Paybyphone by email to uksupport@paybyphone.com, so they can investigate and arrange to make payment of an overcharge to the account payment was taken from.

Motorists are advised to carry a supply of coins as the ticket machines generally take 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins. The ticket machines do not give change. Ticket machines are subject to an increased frequency of cleaning to help limit the spread of coronavirus and customers are reminded to maintain social distancing if queueing for ticket machines.  Many on-street charged parking areas have the option of contactless payment via your mobile phone and motorists are encouraged to use this payment channel. 

A document outlining what was considered and who we engaged with for the proposal to go fully cashless for parking charges can be found here.

 


Current road closures/event parking/suspended bays affecting access to on-street parking areas:

Until further notice/long-term:

  • A number of road closures will be in operation on Shakespeare Street on different days and times to support the safe loading and unloading of equipment at the Theatre Royal during the period from January 2024 to June 2024. Please see the full list of dates and times of the road closures together with suggested alternative parking areas here
  • Until further notice there is reduced capacity in the loading bay and dual use charged parking/taxi bays on the south side of Shakespeare Street.
  • Until further notice 5 pay to park bays on High Bridge Square have been reserved for a pavement café to be installed outside Baltic 39.
  • From 18 September 2022 until August 2025 Market Street will be closed to eastbound traffic with parking bays suspended.  These road closures are due to a large-scale construction project in the vicinity.
  • From 9 October 2023 until 24 March 2024 12 pay to park bays on Westgate Road Lower from outside of the Stamp Exchange Building to 14 Westgate Road have been reserved by a utility company working on behalf of Northern Power Grid.   
  • From 8 August 2023 until 7 August 2024 all parking bays on Market Street have been suspended by a construction company for the large redevelopment of this area. 
  • From 8 January 2024 until 28 April 2024 2 pay and display bays on Westgate Road the pay and display bays are just after it's junction with St James Boulevard have been reserved by the highways section of Newcastle City Council.
  • From 8 January 2024 for 18 weeks all pay to park bays on Rutherford Street have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
  • From 8 January 2024 for 18 weeks there will be reduced capacity of charged parking bays on Bath Lane as well as the disabled bay and loading bay being suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
    • The closest alternative on street pay to park bays are located on either, Blackfriars Court, Blandford Square, St Andrew’s Street Lower, Waterloo Street or Westgate Road.  In these on street locations there would only be a short time period a motorist would be able to park in the on-street location.  The maximum time period in each location is printed on the front of each payment machine.  If a motorist requires a longer time period to park their motor vehicle in a pay to park bay, the closest alternative off street car parks and multi storey car park are located at either, Blandford Square car park NE1 4HZ, Blandford Street East car park NE1 4HZ, Friars car park NE1 5XE OR Grainger Town multi storey car park NE1 4DP.
    • The closest alternative designated Goods Vehicles Only loading bays are located on either St Andrew’s Street Lower or on Westgate Road. 
    • The closest alternative designated loading bays for use by any motor vehicle are located on St Andrew’s Street Lower.,   
    • The closest alternative designated disabled bays are located in Grainger Town multi storey car park NE1 4DP. 

March

  • From 1 March 2024 until 21 March 2024 2 spaces in a loading bay on Stowell Street opposite 30-32 have been reserved for a skip.
  • From 4 March 2024 until 23 March 2024 2 disabled bays on Foundry Lane have been reserved for sewer repair work to be carried out by a contractor on behalf of Northumbrian Water.
    • The closest alternative designated disabled bays are located on either, Lime Street, Ouseburn Road or in McPhee’s car park. 
  • From 11 March 2024 until 22 March 2024 a charged parking bay on Dean Street the last pay to park bay on the street has been reserved for a van.   
  • From 19 March 2024 until 22 March 2024 5 pay to park bays on Shakespeare Street outside of the loading doors have been reserved by the Theatre Royal.
  • From 18 March 2024 until 20 March 2024 4 spaces in the resident permit holders’ bays on Henshelwood Terrace have been reserved for a removals van.
  • On 19 March 2024 3 pay to park bays on Forth Street have been reserved for the removal of a B.T. Kiosk next to the Telegraph Public House have been reserved by a Transport and Engineering company.
  • On 19 March 2024 and 20 March 2024 a loading bay, disabled bay and a pay to park bay on Fenkle Street have been reserved from general use.
    • The closest alternative designated Goods Vehicles Only loading bay are located on either, Clayton Street or Clayton Street West. 
    • The closest alternative designated disabled bay are located on either, Clayton Street West or Cross Street.
  • On 20 March 2024 3 limited stay bays on Brentwood Avenue outside of no.12-24 have been reserved for the removal of a B.T. Kiosk by a Transport and Engineering company.
  • On 21 March 2024 3 spaces in the limited stay/permit bays on Holly Avenue have been reserved for the removal of a B.T. Kiosk by a Transport and Engineering company.
  • From 21 March 2024 until 25 March 2024 a loading bay on Westgate Road has been reserved from general use.
  • On 21 March 2024 3 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Larkspur Terrace have been reserved for a removals van.
  • On 22 March 2024 a loading bay and 12 -pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
  • On 22 March 2024 4 pay to park bays on Northumberland Road outside of the City Hall have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
  • On 22 March 2024 a space in the resident permit holders bays on Salters Road has been reserved for a removals van.
  • Until 22 March 2024 a space in the resident permit holders bays on St Thomas Crescent has been reserved by the Highways section of Newcastle City Council. 
  • From 22 March 2024 until 26 March 2024 2 pay to park bays on Westgate Road outside of Mascot House have been reserved from general use.
  • On 23 March 2024 a loading bay and 9 pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
  • On 25 March 2024 8 pay to park bays on Carliol Square have been reserved from general use.
  • On 25 March 2024 a loading bay and 8 pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
  • From 25 March 2024 until 18 April 2024 2 spaces in the resident permit holders’ bays on Acorn Road have been reserved for a skip and a van.
  • On 27 March 2024 and 28 March 2024 a space in the resident permit holders’ bays on Kingsland have been reserved for a removals van.
  • On 30 March 2024 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, reduced capacity of charged pay to park on St Andrew’s Street Upper, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended to support a match day event taking place at St James Park.

April

  • On 2 April 2024 and 13 April 2024 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, reduced capacity of pay to park bays on St Andrew’s Street Upper, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended due to a match day event taking place at St James Park. 
  • From 2 April 2024 until 4 April 2024 between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm all resident permit holders bays on Chelmsford Grove have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation to support the resurfacing work to be carried out on this street.
    • Whilst the road closure is in operation resident permit holders will need to park in adjacent streets within the J2 residents permit scheme.   
  • From 2 April 2024 until 4 April 2024 between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm a section of Starbeck Avenue between its junctions with Newington Road East and Chelmsford Grove has been suspended due to a road closure being in operation to support resurfacing work to be carried out.
    • Whilst the road closure is in operation resident permit holders will need to park in adjacent streets which are within the J5 residents permit scheme.  
  • On 10 April 2024 3 pay to park parking/permit bays on Stepney Bank on the north side closest to Albion House have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation. 

Visit our Permit Parking Schemes page for everything you need to know about areas where permit parking schemes operate and how to apply for permits if you live in an eligible property.


On-street parking provision in Newcastle

Details of on-street parking provision (as advised by the adjacent sign).

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