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.

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 17 June 2024 until 26 July 2026 17 pay to park bays on Pottery Lane have been reserved to allow for major construction works to be carried out adjacent to the pay to park bays.
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 24 June 2024 until 16 August 2024 3 spaces in a loading bay on Grey Street outside of Norfolk House have been reserved for skips.
Until 27 October 2024 6 pay to park bays on Library Service Area have been reserved by Newcastle City Council for contractor vehicles working on Northumberland Street.
Until 1 November 2024 3 pay to park bays on Fenkle Street after the motor cycle bay have been reserved from general use.
From 17 June 2024 until 15 June 2025 a space in the resident permit holders bays on Fountain Row has been reserved to allow for vehicles to enter a site access.

June

From 7 June 2024 until 12 July 2024 2 spaces in a loading bay on Northumberland Road, outside of Bar Pacific, have been reserved for a skip.
From 17 June 2024 until 5 July 2024 a pay to park bay on Pudding Chare outside no.14-16 has been reserved for a skip.
From 18 June 2024 until 12 July 2024 a pay to park bay on College Street the pay to park bay is outside of the City Hall Stage Door has been reserved for a skip for a Waste Management company.
From 23 June 2024 for 1 week, all parking bays on Stowell Street will be suspended due to a road closure being in operation to support the installation of illuminated Chinese lantern system along the full length of Stowell Street.
- The closest alternative designated Goods Vehicles Only loading bays are located on either, Bath Lane, St Andrew’s Street Lower or Westgate Road.
- The closest alternative on street pay to park bays are located on either, Bath Lane, Blackfriars Court, Rutherford Street, St Andrew’s Street Lower 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 on street 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 park and multi storey car park are located at Friars car park NE1 5XE and Grainger Town multi storey car park NE1 4DP.
From 24 June 2024 until 26 July 2024 a dual use loading/taxi bay on Marlborough Crescent has been reserved by the Highways section of Newcastle City Council.
From 24 June 2024 until 5 July 2024 2 pay to park bays on Tankerville Terrace have been reserved for a walk way for the Highways section of Newcastle City Council.
From 26 June 2024 until 29 June 2024 between 7.00 pm and 1.30 am a loading bay and 6 pay to park bays on College Street outside of the City Hall have been reserved for resurfacing works to be carried out by the Highways section of Newcastle City Council
On 30 June 2024 4 pay to park bays on Westgate Road the pay to park bays are the first 4 bays from Dial Us Coopers Studios for a truck mounted platform for a Traffic Solutions company.

July
From 1 July 2024 until 12 July 2024 between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm Monday to Friday only all parking bays on both side of the street on Osborne Avenue have been suspended to allow resurfacing work to be carried out by the Highways section of Newcastle City Council.
- The closest alternative on street pay to park bays are located on Queens Road.
- The closest alternative designated disabled bays are located on either, Cavendish Place, Devonshire Place, Gowan Terrace, Holly Avenue, Queens Road, Reid Park Road or Shortridge Terrace.
On 1 July 2024 a loading bay and 5 pay to park bays on Shakespeare Street on the north side of the street have been reserved by the Theatre Royal.
On 4 July 2024 a loading bay and 5 pay to park bays on Shakespeare Street on the north side of the street have been reserved by the Theatre Royal.
On 4 July 2024 and 5 July 2024 2 pay to park bays on The Side outside of the Empress Public House have been reserved to allow for a water connection to be made by Northumbrian Water.
On 6 July 2024 a loading bay and 5 pay to park bays on Shakespeare Street on the north side of the street have been reserved by the Theatre Royal.
On 7 July 2024 between 8.30 am and 1.00 pm there will be no access to on street parking bays on, Hood Street, John Dobson Street, Market Street, New Bridge Street West or Northumberland Road due to a road closure being in operation to support the Great North 10km run event.
On 7 July 2024 between 9.45 am and 11.45 am there will be no access to on street parking bays on College Street due to a road closure being in operation to support the Great North 10km run event.
From 8 July 2024 for 10 weeks there will be reduced capacity of limited stay bays on Stoddart Street on the west side of the street due to a road closure being in operation to support essential maintenance work being carried out on the bridge at Stoddart Street.
On 10 July 2024 between 8.00 pm and 4.00 am 10 limited stay bays and a disabled bay on Chillingham Road have been reserved to allow for telecommunications upgrade work to be carried out.
From 14 July 2024 until 19 July 2024 4 pay to park bays and a loading bay on Richardson Road have been reserved for coaches.
From 15 July 2024 until 24 July 2024 between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm Monday to Friday only all parking bays on both side of the street on Osborne Avenue have been suspended to allow resurfacing work to be carried out by the Highways section of Newcastle City Council.
Until 17 July 2024 2 spaces in a loading bay on Stowell Street opposite 30-32 have been reserved for a skip to be placed in the bay.

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.