Northern Beaches Council is set to modernise its parking permit system, with a streamlined digital system.

This move will be incrementally rolled out over the next 12 months to ensure a seamless transition for residents and other customers.

The new digital system will link permits to vehicle registrations, eliminating physical stickers, simplifying the renewal process, and limiting the misuse of permits.

These changes will also save ratepayers approximately $75,000 per annum.

The introduction of the digital system will be staged, starting with the smaller permit schemes (Western Foreshore, Church Point, Rowland Reserve, and Illuka Reserve) in November 2025. The larger Manly and Beach parking permit schemes are scheduled to transition to digital in mid to late 2026.

Northern Beaches Mayor Sue Heins said there were more than 250,000 permits from 7 different permit schemes across the Northern Beaches that will all move to the new system.

“The move to digital permits will provide for more simple and effective management,” Mayor Heins said.

“The new system will mean no more lost or damaged stickers, no more issues with sticker adhesives, no more misuse of permits and a cost saving for ratepayers.

“This is a large undertaking, and the staged approach will support a streamlined process to the new system.” 

Permits holders will be notified of when they need to apply for their new permits.