Chichester Parking: Council Car Parks, Charges, MiPermit and Permits

Who runs parking in Chichester?

Chichester District Council runs the pay and display car parks in the city and in rural and coastal locations such as Bosham. It also enforces on-street parking on behalf of West Sussex County Council. The council's parking page is the hub for car parks, permits, season tickets, tickets and the Blue Badge scheme.

Which car parks are there in Chichester?

The council's car parks page lists its city car parks and says all of them are open 24 hours a day. They include Baffins Lane, Little London, Cawley Priory, East Pallant, Market Avenue, St John's, Market Road, New Park Road, Orchard Street, South Pallant and St Cyriacs, which the council groups as short stay, and Avenue de Chartres, Basin Road, Cattle Market and Northgate, which it groups as long stay. Florence Road and Freeland Close are listed as free at all times. Market Road and the northern part of Orchard Street are season ticket only Monday to Friday. The page also lists the number of spaces, disabled bays and motorcycle areas for each car park, and notes the Avenue de Chartres height restriction of 1.93 metres and the Cattle Market restriction of 2.3 metres.

In Bosham, the Bosham Lane car park (PO18 8HT) is listed as open Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm, with pay and display machines.

How much does it cost?

As published by the council on the car parks page, the Chichester charges are by band of time parked. Charging times for the short and long stay car parks are Monday to Saturday, including bank and public holidays, 8am to 8pm (8am to 6pm at several long stay sites) and Sunday 10am to 5pm. The table the council publishes shows, for example:

- Up to 1 hour: £1.80 (short stay), £2.50 (short stay central) and £1.10 (long stay)
- Up to 2 hours: £3.70, £5.00 and £2.30 respectively
- Up to 4 hours: £7.70, £10.00 and £4.60 respectively
- Up to 8 hours: £15.20, £17.30 and £7.80 respectively

The same table has a 70p tariff for up to 30 minutes in two of the three categories, and charges up to 12 hours. These were the published figures at the time of writing (October 2026). Check the council's table, which lists which car park falls in which category, before you rely on them.

How do I pay?

You can pay in the machines with cash or card, or digitally with MiPermit. The council's MiPermit page says each car park has a six digit location number on the charges board and you can pay by texting PARK and your registration to 61600, by the MiPermit app, online, or by phoning 0345 520 7007. It states that MiPermit adds 10p per transaction to the parking charge, with no top up fee for extra time, and an optional 10p text reminder.

Are there season tickets and permits?

Yes. The season tickets page says all car park season tickets are digital, held against your vehicle registration through MiPermit, and that revised charges from 1 April 2026 show when you buy or renew. It lists X Roving season tickets for the outer city car parks Basin Road, Cattle Market and Northgate (within defined areas), with prices published on that page. Do not rely on figures from other sites, because the council says charges changed on 1 April.

The permits page lists resident permits, resident visitor permits, carer permits, non-resident permits, healthcare permits and traders permits for controlled parking zones. The council's car parks and season ticket pages both note that West Sussex County Council was increasing on-street permit prices on 1 October 2026, and point to the county's Traffic Regulation Order pages for the figures.

What about Blue Badges?

The Blue Badge page explains that Blue Badges in the Chichester District are issued by West Sussex County Council, that the national concessions apply to on-street parking, and that each authority has its own arrangements in off-street car parks. Several council car parks are listed with disabled bays and the Park Mark disabled parking accreditation.

I have a parking ticket. What do I do?

Use the council's parking tickets page. To pay a Penalty Charge Notice you need the vehicle registration and the PCN number, which the council says is prefixed ZK or ZA, and you can also pay by phone. The page sets out a discounted amount payable within the first 14 days and the three stages of challenge: informal challenge, formal representations, and an appeal to an independent adjudicator.

The council also warns about text message scams. It says local authorities will never request payment for a PCN by SMS, and that you should not click links in such messages. You can forward a suspected scam text to 7726.

How do I report a faulty machine?

Use the council's report a parking problem form, linked from the parking page. It covers out of order machines and refund requests.