Council has recently called for tenders for a Digital Parking Permit system. This proposal intends to introduce a common digital parking system of permits across the Northern Beaches.

This is a key operational project in the Delivery Program 2024-2028. All existing parking schemes will be transitioned from physical permits to digital, including the Manly Resident Parking Schemes. However, because of the complexity of existing parking permit schemes, which are currently issued through six different systems, the rollout of the digital parking permit system will be staged. The staged rollout is planned to commence from late 2025 starting with the smaller parking permit schemes, before progressing to the larger parking permit schemes.

Several administrative arrangements such as additional paid permits, car registration transfers etc are still being finalised. Privacy and data security are considered a priority as part of the Council’s standard ICT terms and conditions in any of the Council’s software procurement process.

Councillors will be briefed in early 2025 and it is expected that a supplier will be confirmed in the final quarter of 2024/25. System development will then commence, along with communication with existing permit holder groups.