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Businesses in Oxford could be charged for the parking spaces they own by 2019 to help ease congestion in the city.
The proposal is part of Oxfordshire County Council's Local Transport Plan for up to 2030.
As part of the white paper, the council has outlined £1.2 billion worth of transport improvements. The ideas will be used to lobby the Government to pay for the upgrades.
The plan is set to be approved tomorrow (Tuesday 21 July).
The levy would charge firms for the number of parking spaces they own above a threshold, similar to a scheme that is in place in Nottingham where businesses with 11 or more parking spaces are charged £375 per space each year.
Oxford is yet to pinpoint the charge or number of spaces that would be charged.
Other transport improvements outlined in the plan includes a new network of park and ride services, rapid transit bus services servicing the busiest parts of the city and a scheme to build bus tunnels underneath the city.
"The plan outlines the council's ambitions, but it does not mean every single thing be implemented, as everything needs to be consulted on and approved by the cabinet," an Oxfordshire County Council spokesman told BusinessCar. "The plan is reviewed every year, and 2019 is the earliest the workplace parking levy could be considered and rolled out."
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