Leeds sets out plan for workplace parking levy

Charges for city centre staff parking could help fund tram network

A map of the proposed boundary for the Workplace Parking Levy. Disabled spaces and hospitals would be exempt, along with fleet vehicles, and the charge would only be levied on businesses with 10 or more parking spaces.

Businesses in Leeds that provide staff parking could be charged more than £2,000 per space to help pay for West Yorkshire's proposed tram network.

Leeds City Council is considering a workplace parking levy that would see an annual fee introduced on company parking to help fund public transport improvements.

A workplace parking levy (WPL) is a charge levied on businesses for each parking space they offer to staff. WPLs are permitted by government legislation.

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