Fees in and around Bristol Harbour could increase again as council bosses say the docks’ budget must start breaking even. Bristol City Council is hoping to find an extra £1.7 million a year to make the harbour financially self-sufficient, under changes to how the docks are run.
The rules governing the harbour are a quarter of a century old and increasingly out of date. A new ‘harbour revision order’ will bring how the council runs the harbour up to national standards for best practice, as well as ringfence its income and try to balance the books.
Mooring fees for boaters were already increased earlier this year, and questions were also raised about the cash made from property sold by the council around the Harbourside, during its regeneration. The cabinet voted to begin a long legal process of changing how the harbour is run during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, July 4.
