West Sussex County Council have parking details/links for the county on their web site.
On 2nd October the council provided information for on-street parking:
In order to comply with the traffic regulation orders, vehicles parked within a marked bay must fit wholly within the bay.
Overnight parking - no blanket ban on overnight parking on-street, other than 'No Waiting At Any Time' as indicated on-street.
Adur
On 12th October 2006 Adur District Council provided a spreadsheet of car parking information. This can be download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format from here.
The Council also provided the following information:
I must inform you that under the ‘Adur District Council (Shoreham-by-Sea, Southwick, and Lancing Off Street Parking Places) Order 2006 that caravans and trailers are not permitted in any of our car parks.
Under the same Order there is a stipulation that : “No person shall use a motor caravan while it is in a parking place as a dwelling or for any domestic or sanitary purpose, and no such vehicle shall remain in a parking place for more than 24 hours in any one continuous period”.
With this said, all of Adur District Council Car Parks either have, or will shortly be fitted with, height barriers, and some of our coastal car parks have width restrictors in place, so access by motorhomes would be very limited to the size of vehicle.
The information provided is solely those sites under Adur District Council control. There are other sites around the district that may allow motorhome parking but information on these isn't held by the council.
Adur District Council have further details on their web site Here.
Arun
On 4th October 2006 Arun District Council provided the following Information in relation to the use of parking areas within the borough by motorhomes:
1. There are height restrictions on the following car parks East Green, West Green & Banjo Road in Littlehampton; Fitzleet, London Road, Gloucester Road & Culver Road in Bognor Regis; Fitzalan in Arundel.
2.If the mobile home occupies 2 bays or overhangs so that the 2nd bay cannot be used then 2 tickets should be purchased.
3.No provision for toilet and waste disposal.
4.No provision of spaces specifically for mobile homes and caravans.
5.No overnight sleeping or camping or cooking allowed in the car parks. A vehicle can be left in the car park overnight but cannot be left for more than 24 hours.
6.None other than stated in 1.
Arun District Council have further details on their web site Here.
Users of this web site have provided the following information:
Arundel
1) I parked in Arundel (West Sussex) in the Council car park in Mill Road (beside the Arun River bridge, and adjacent the castle) in my Autotrail Tracker motorhome. There was no height restriction, the pricing was cheap, and there was a handy yellow box overhang that accepted my motorhome comfortably). (Many thanks for JH-S for this information, received 9 April 2007).
2) We have recently toured Hampshire and West Sussex but had difficulty parking below Arundel Castle car park owing to bay size etc and then we noticed that there was an overspill car park, but the entrance was too narrow for most motorhomes so we accessed it via the exit, which was wider. The overspill area is part hardcore and part grass without bay marks so ideal for us. (Many thanks for KW for this information, received 13 April 2008).
Chichester
On 13th October 2006 Chichester District Council provided the following Information in relation to the use of parking areas within the borough by motorhomes:
Chichester District Council operates car parks in Chichester and Bosham where parking charges apply. At Midhurst, Petworth, Fernhurst and Selsey parking is free and at East Wittering and Bracklesham Bay car parks parking charges are applied in the Summer only.
In the Chichester car parks motor home drivers can use a car parking space in any of the Council's surface car parks if the vehicle can be parked in the space available. If it can be parked in a space located in a single row around the edge, with the rear of the vehicle overhanging the space at the back of the kerb, like the grass verge, this is satisfactory. If the vehicle overhangs a space at the back or the front and takes two parking spaces then two pay and display tickets need to be purchased and displayed on the vehicle to cover the parking. Given the varying lengths of motor homes some of the longer ones would be best parked in the Council's Coach park, located in the Via Ravenna adjacent to Waitrose store, where parking for up to 2hrs will cost £2.00, or over 2hrs (the day) will cost £5.00.
The only car parks operated by the District Council that have height barriers is at Selsey East Beach and Selsey Marine car parks and in the multi story car park at Avenue De Chartres in Chichester.
There are no special facilities in any of the Council's public car parks for toilet or waste disposal.
There are no parking spaces in any of the car parks specially marked out for motor homes or caravans.
Access along the roads leading to the Central car parks and within these short term car parks in most cases is tight and not suitable for Motor homes. It is advisable to use the long stay car parks located around the Chichester ring road for parking motor homes.
Overnight parking in any of the Council's car parks is permitted but sleeping in the motor home overnight is not permitted.
Chichester District Council have further details on their web site Here.
Users of this web site have provided the following information:
Bosham
The car park has no restrictions although an early arrival is recommended in high season. There is a bus stop running into Chichester fairly regularly within the car park. (Many thanks for SH for this information, received 30 October 2007).
Chichester
Following is an email I received from the Chichester parking department. Because we have a mobility scooter to unload I always try and plan parking as far ahead as I can. To date I have found the Parking Departments very helpful when the situation is explained to them.
"As we do not have any specific spaces that are large enough for your vehicle I suggest that you park in two bays, one in front and one behind, and pay to use both bays. The two larger car parks at Northgate and the Cattle Market will be the most suitable for your vehicle, note that there is a traders market in the Cattle Market on Wednesdays and this will limit the number of spaces."
(Many thanks for PB for this information, received 27 February 2007).
Crawley
On 20th November 2006 Crawley Borough Council provided the following information:
Height restrictions. All car parks have height barriers at 2.2 metres.
Requirements for parking within bay confines (including any requirement for purchasing two parking tickets where the length of a vehicle means that it overhangs a second bay at its rear). No Requirement.
Any provision of toilet and waste disposal facilities. None in car parks.
Any provision of spaces specifically aimed at motor homes and/or caravans. None provided.
Any provision for (or ban on) overnight parking. No overnight parking allowed in Multi Storeys, surface car parks no restriction.
Restricted access caused by narrow roads/entrances. None.
Crawley Borough Council has details of car parks on its web site Here.
Horsham
On 6th October 2006 Horsham District Council provided the following Information:
I am afraid that I can offer little help in this matter as we make no provision for motorhomes.
This council operates in excess of 30 public car parks throughout the District, in addition to those associated with countryside facilities, none of which are suitable either in the sense that access is generally not possible (most of the countryside car parks have height barriers) or in regard to the services you require.
The Regulations governing the use of the public car parks specifically prohibit camping/sleeping.
Although their use is free after 6.00pm, there is a 24-hr maximum stay limit imposed.
Access to the surface car parks is only restricted by weight (7.5 tonnes), but the bays are the conventional 2.4 x 4.8m (apart from those for Blue Badge holders); where installed, height barriers tend to be closed at night .
As for visiting the town, probably the best option is to use the on-street pay-and-display areas which are close to the town but are not marked out in individual bays. There are one or two car parks in the town which may be able to accommodate motorhomes but the number of spaces is very limited
Horsham District Council have further parking details on their web site Here.
Mid Sussex
On 5th October 2006 Mid Sussex District Council provided the following Information in relation to the use of parking areas within the borough by motorhomes:
1) Height barriers at most car parks in Mid Sussex are 2.1m.
2) A further ticket must be obtained if overhanging into another bay.
3) No provisions for waste disposal.
4) No specific spaces aimed at motor homes.
5) No camping over night in any Mid Sussex car parks.
6) No restricted access into any of Mid Sussex car parks.
Mid Sussex District Council have further details on their web site Here.
Worthing
On 11th October 2006 Worthing Borough Council provided the following Information:
The Borough Council do not operate or administer any car parks in the town. The off street multi storey parking provision is provided by National Car Parks – NCP, who also administer all of the surface car parks. The on-street car parking is controlled by the County Council, via Controlled Parking Zones. The County Council are the Highways Authority for Worthing and manage all highway matters in the town.
Information on the NCP car parks can be obtained via their website Here or by telephoning their Worthing office on 0870 606 7050. Information for the on street parking and in fact all parking matters can be obtained from the Worthing Parking Shop on 01903 204436
Worthing Borough Council have a parking page (including a car park map) on their web site Here.
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Last updated: 14 April 2008