Parking permits are set to climb but on and off street charges are to be frozen from next year.

Croydon Council has released details of its parking fees for the borough for 2011/2012 which will see an overall rise of 3.5 per cent.

Those in council housing receiving regular care will be required to shell out £25 on a concessionary visitor permit for their carer.

And those receiving a regular visitor face a £50 charge for a visitors permit.

Residents permits are set to rise from £70 to £76 a year for first permits, with second permits up from £116 to £126 and third permits rising from £280 to £305.

Housing permits will remain at £25 per year but a new second £42 permit will be introduced.

Businesses will also see an increase in their permits, up from £350 to £380.

Doctors’ bay permits will go up to £400 a year and charity permits will rise to £76.

Shopmobility rates will increase to £33 a year and £5 a day for members and £10 for non-members.

But in a bid to support businesses in the aftermath of the riots, the council has frozen on and off parking charges for the first hour.

It also means the free half hour parking introduced to the London Road area, which was one the worst hit areas during the disorder, will remain.

And the £4 all day charge at Factory Lane car park will remain to “encourage greater use of this under utilised car park”.

In the council’s report to the traffic management cabinet committee, which met last night, it accepted the increase may jeopardise revenue.

It highlighted how “the present economic climate” could lead to fewer vehicles visiting he borough.

Changes in tariff boards and new software for the charges were estimated at £18,000 but are to be absorbed into the revenue budget.