Changes to street parking charges in Ilkley

Revised on-street parking charges in Ilkley will be introduced from Monday 19 January 2026, Bradford Council has confirmed today.

Most of the the free one hour parking will be removed, residential and commercial streets will offer a mixture of short, medium and long stay between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week including bank holidays, priced at £1 per hour with maximum stay periods applying to blue badge holders.

Bradford Council say the changes will introduce a simplified tariff structure which will be easier for visitors to understand and will improve the customer experience.

Following the recent consultation process New Brook Street, Kings Road and Cowpasture Road will provide more than 160 parking spaces which retain the free hours parking.

The original order was for the charges to apply between 8am – 10pm, however following the consultation process the Council has made the decision to only enact these charges between 8am and 8pm.

The council says this maintains the simplified tariff but caps the amount someone parking on-street from 6pm at £4. Charges will also apply to Bank Holidays. Maximum stay limits will also now apply to blue badge holders but will remain free for them to park.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said:

"We’ve worked to balance the needs of local businesses, residents and visitors. We have listened to feedback from local people and businesses, and these carefully-considered revisions reflect that valuable input. These changes bring our on-street parking charges into line with neighbouring authorities and reflect some of the feedback we’ve had over the original proposals.”

Changes will be rolled out gradually during January and February, with signs and machine displays updated with the new tariffs. A complete list of affected streets and tariff codes, will be available from 16 January 2026 on the council's website and at Ilkley Library.