Contents
- Schedule of draft fees and charges 2025/26
- Adult social care
- Library services
- Licensing and trading standards
- Outdoor leisure
- Allotments
- Cemeteries
- Environmental health
- Food safety
- Parks and open spaces
- Waste services
- Local land charges, street name and numbering and planning
- Highways
- Parking
- Halls Place and gardens
- Parking season ticket price list
10. Parks and open spaces
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Fundraising Charities | ||||
| Less than ½ hectare | Minimum charge for 4hrs | £94.00 | £96.00 | 2.13% |
| Rate per additional hour | £24.00 | £24.00 | 0.00% | |
| ½ to 2 hectares | Minimum charge for 4hrs | £185.00 | £189.00 | 2.16% |
| Rate per additional hour | £47.00 | £48.00 | 2.13% | |
| Above 2 hectares | Minimum charge for 4hrs | £371.00 | £378.00 | 1.89% |
| Rate per additional hour | £93.00 | £95.00 | 2.15% | |
| Fundraising Charities (20% discount for Organisations in Bexley) | ||||
Less than ½ hectare | Minimum charge for 4hrs | £185.00 | £189.00 | 2.16% |
| Rate per additional hour | £47.00 | £48.00 | 2.13% | |
½ to 2 hectares | Minimum charge for 4hrs | £371.00 | £378.00 | 1.89% |
| Rate per additional hour | £93.00 | £95.00 | 2.15% | |
| Above 2 hectares | Minimum charge for 4hrs | £742.00 | £757.00 | 2.02% |
| Rate per additional hour | £186.00 | £190.00 | 2.15% | |
| Other | Funfairs, non-operational days, circuses, advance booking trailers, fitness classes, sports days, sponsored walks, regular weekly/monthly bookings, festivals, long stay events and commercial events including commercial photography – subject to negotiation. Negotiation on the Council’s behalf is delegated to Head of Parks and Open Spaces. | |||
Service
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Display Hire | Per Week | £60.00 | £62.00 | 3.33% |
| Failure to Remove Banners within 3 days of Event Finishing | Per Week | - | £62.00 | New |
| (Authority delegated to the Head of Parks and Open Spaces in consultation with the Environment Cabinet Member to negotiate promotional rates for banner display hire for Council grant funded organisations) | ||||
| Wedding Photography | One off fee | £60.00 | £65.00 | 8.33% |
| This charge covers admin cost of ensuring wedding party does not clash with another or an event. | ||||
Fitness Classes
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Admin Costs plus ground hire charges | Short term / specific term Fitness Classes - Weekly Fee per 1hr class / wk | £17.50 | £18.00 | 2.86% |
| Long term / annual Fitness Classes - Monthly Fee per 1hr class / wk | £45.50 | £48.00 | 5.49% |
Lesnes Abbey Lodge Hire
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon - Friday (per hour) 09:00 to 17:00 | £31.80 | £32.50 | 2.20% | |
| Mon - Friday (per hour) 17:00 to 23:00 Regular hire | £31.80 | £32.50 | 2.20% | |
| Mon - Friday (per hour) 17:00 to 23:00 With Custodian Minimum 1 1/2 hour booking | £39.25 | £40.00 | 1.91% | |
| Saturday Hourly Rate (09:00 to 17:00) Regular hire | £37.00 | £38.00 | 2.70% | |
| Saturday Hourly Rate (09:00 to 17:00) With Custodian Minimum 1 1/2 hour booking | £39.25 | £40.00 | 1.91% | |
| Saturday Evening Hourly Rate (17:00 to 23:00) With Custodian Minimum 2 hour booking | £39.25 | £40.00 | 1.91% | |
| Sunday Hourly Rate (09:00 to 23:00) Regular hire | £37.00 | £38.00 | 2.70% | |
| Sunday Hourly Rate (09:00 to 17:00) With Custodian Minimum 1 1/2 hour booking | £41.35 | £42.50 | 2.78% | |
| Sunday Evening Hourly Rate (17:00 to 23:00) With Custodian Minimum 1 1/2 hour booking | £41.35 | £42.50 | 2.78% | |
| Children's Birthday Parties 4 hour Saturday | £182.50 | £186.00 | 1.92% | |
| Children's Birthday Parties 4 hour Sunday | £215.25 | £220.00 | 2.21% |
Weddings and all other special events, negotiable. Delegated Authority be granted to the Head of Service to negotiate fees outside of the above table of hire. Discounts can be agreed for private individuals and small community groups at the discretion of the Partnerships and Activities Manager in agreement with the Head of Service.