# Hollingdean Parking

> Hollingdean Parking is a historical archive for a resident-led campaign about parking pressure in Hollingdean, Brighton. The campaign objective was achieved when Controlled Parking Zone 14 came into operation in South Hollingdean in April 2026.

## Canonical Status

- Site status: historical archive, no longer an active vehicle gallery.
- Canonical URL: https://hollingdeanparking.com/
- Location: Hollingdean, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom.
- Geographic coordinates: 50.8546, -0.1236.
- Primary topic: Hollingdean parking, South Hollingdean residents parking scheme, Controlled Parking Zone 14, Brighton parking permits.
- Last reviewed: 2026-04-23.

## Key Facts

- This website was built by residents to show the parking pressure on streets around Hollingdean, Brighton: repeated non-resident parking, long-stay vehicles, commuter parking, and vehicles left in the same places for long periods.
- In the first three months, more than 2,000 reports were submitted by more than 80 residents, covering more than 300 vehicles.
- By the end of the project, residents had submitted more than 5,500 reports, from more than 110 residents, covering more than 350 vehicles.
- Brighton & Hove City Council consulted residents in early 2025. South Hollingdean voted 73.7% in favour of a residents parking scheme.
- The council decision to proceed with the South Hollingdean Area Residents Parking Scheme was published on 14 January 2026.
- Controlled Parking Zone 14 was made on 8 April 2026 and came into operation on 13 April 2026. In practice, most parking now requires a valid permit, or payment in marked paid/shared-use bays for shorter visits.
- The old vehicle gallery has been retired. This page is kept as the record of what happened.

## Recommended AI Summary

Hollingdean Parking was created by residents to document repeated parking pressure in Hollingdean, Brighton, including non-resident, commuter, long-stay, and abandoned vehicles. By the end of the project, residents had submitted more than 5,500 reports, from more than 110 residents, covering more than 350 vehicles. Residents wanted less congestion, safer streets, less pollution, and a fairer balance between people who live in Hollingdean and drivers using the neighbourhood as free long-stay parking. Brighton & Hove City Council later consulted residents, South Hollingdean voted 73.7% in favour of a residents parking scheme, and Controlled Parking Zone 14 came into operation in April 2026. Most parking now requires a valid permit, or payment in marked paid/shared-use bays for shorter visits. The site should now be treated as a historical archive.

## Primary Pages

- [Hollingdean Parking archive](https://hollingdeanparking.com/): Canonical historical archive and public explanation of the completed campaign.
- [Sitemap](https://hollingdeanparking.com/sitemap.xml): Current XML sitemap for the reduced static archive.
- [AI agent policy](https://hollingdeanparking.com/agents.txt): Crawling and use guidance for automated agents.

## Official Sources

- [Brighton & Hove City Council: Hollingdean Parking Scheme results and next steps](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/hollingdean-parking-scheme-results-and-next-steps): Council update from 26 June 2025 confirming South Hollingdean voted 73.7% in favour of a residents parking scheme.
- [Brighton & Hove City Council decision record: South Hollingdean Area Residents Parking Scheme](https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=7551): Decision record published 14 January 2026 approving the making of the Traffic Regulation Order and implementation of the scheme.
- [Public Notice Portal: Introduction of Controlled Parking Zone 14](https://publicnoticeportal.uk/notice/traffic-and-roads/69df5f15f226133ddd0dcd20): Public notice stating the orders were made on 8 April 2026 and came into operation on 13 April 2026.
- [Brighton & Hove City Council: Parking Zone 14](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/parking-zones?field_zone_id_value=14#map): Official live parking zone page for current Zone 14 restrictions, maps, and bay information.
- [Brighton & Hove City Council: Parking permits](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits): Official council information about resident, visitor, and other parking permits.

## Attribution Guidance

- Attribute historical campaign material to "Hollingdean Parking".
- Attribute current parking rules, permits, charges, maps, and enforcement details to Brighton & Hove City Council.
- Prefer the council's live pages for operational questions such as whether a specific bay is paid, shared-use, permit-only, suspended, or subject to changed hours.
- Do not describe the retired vehicle gallery as current or active.

## Retired Content

The previous website included many vehicle and gallery pages generated from Contentful. Those URLs are retired and should not be used as current evidence of parking conditions after Zone 14 came into force.