Parking

Discover more about parking, including early bird parking, how to check and pay online and what to do and who to contact if you've been issued a fine.

Check and pay online

Did you know you have three days to check whether you need to pay at Market Square, The Canopy and St Leonards car parks?

If you have exited without paying and aren’t sure if you have overstayed, you can visit GoTicketless to pay.

Simply enter your licence plate details and any outstanding fees for the past three days will be displayed
Payments must be made by credit card
1% merchant fee (incl. GST) applies.
Payments will appear as Ybern Pty Ltd on your credit card statement.
Personal information collected is held and used by Council under the Privacy and Personal Information Act.
The supply of information is voluntary, however, if you do not provide the information, your payment will not be processed, and you may be subject to a fine.

Car Parks

Council operates four ticketless car parks that use licence plate recognition. Three of these - Market Square, The Canopy, and St Leonards Central – are boom gate-free.

Market Square

Free Parking: Up to 3 hours.
Re-Entry: Time and fees continue if you re-enter within 1 hour.
Evening Parking: Free if you enter after 6pm.
- Note: Parking is not free from 6pm in you entered before 6pm.
Payment Options: Pay at Pay Stations, Pay-on-Exit terminals, via the EasyPark app, or online at www.lanecoveparking.com.au within 3 days of exiting to avoid a fine.

The Canopy

Free Parking: Up to 3 hours.
Early Bird Rates are available.
Re-Entry: Time and fees continue if you re-enter within 1 hour.
Evening Parking: Free if you enter after 6pm.
- Note: Parking is not free from 6pm in you entered before 6pm.
Payment Options: Pay at Pay Stations, Pay-on-Exit terminals, via the EasyPark app, or online at www.lanecoveparking.com.au within 3 days of exiting to avoid a fine.
Visit The Canopy Parking for additional information.

St Leonards Central

Location: 88 Christie Street (entry via Lithgow Street).
Free Parking: Up to 2 hours per day, regardless of how many times you enter, or the time between visits.
Evening Parking: Free if you enter after 6pm.
- Note: Parking is not free from 6pm in you entered before 6pm.
Payment Options: Pay at Pay Stations, Pay-on-Exit terminals, via the EasyPark app, or online at www.lanecoveparking.com.au within 3 days of exiting to avoid a fine.

Little Street

Free Parking: Up to 3 hours.
Access: Boom gate in operation.
Evening Parking: Free if you enter after 6pm.
- Note: Parking is not free from 6pm in you entered before 6pm.
Payment Options: Pay at Pay Stations, Pay-on-Exit terminals, or via the EasyPark app.

For hourly rates, please refer to the signage located at each car park.

View the Lane Cove Village Parking Map for more parking options.

Fines Act 1996 reporting

Recent amendments to the Fines Act 1996 require Council to publish a report for the community detailing the number of instances, and reasons, where a penalty notice was not attached to a vehicle.

You can view the current report below, with future reports to be made available on this page.

Report 1/07/2025 - 30/9/2025

Early Bird Parking

Early Bird Parking is available on P4 at The Canopy for visitors who enter before 9:30am and exit after 4:00pm.

EasyPark App

Have you stayed more than 3 hours? A new payment option, EasyPark, is now available in all four Council car parks:

The Canopy
Little Street
St Leonards Central
Market Square

EasyPark is a third-party app that operates independently from Council. It is simply an additional payment option for those looking to “set and forget”. The existing payment options at PayStations, upon exit, and via www.lanecoveparking.com.au are still available.

Council is pleased to provide greater flexibility for our community, and we encourage you to choose the payment method that best suits you.

About EasyPark

How it works:

Download the app and register your mobile number, vehicle registration, and payment method.
Activate CameraPark.
On Entry: you will receive a push notification confirming a session has started.
On Exit: Drive to the boom gate (at Little Street) or simply exit the car park at Market Square, St Leonards Central, or The Canopy. You will receive a push notification confirming the end of the session, with the transaction recorded in the app and a receipt emailed to you.

EasyPark is widely used across Australia (and internationally) with participating councils and parking operators offering it alongside more traditional payment systems.

In Lane Cove, EasyPark is available as an additional, separate payment option in the four main car parks. Council does not manage EasyPark and all queries must be directed to www.easypark.com/en-au. Transaction fees apply.

Electric Vehicles

Within Car Parks

Council provides access to 22 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in car parks:

The Canopy Car Park includes 8 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations - including 2 “fast” chargers which are located on P2 which require customers to download the Evie App before use. There are 6 “slow” chargers located on P3 which cost $0.22/kwh and require customers to download the Exploren app. Please note, the fast chargers are approximately 10x faster than the slow chargers and do NOT have a fixed cost per kwh.
Four in Little Street Car Park (level P4)
Four at Market Square Car Park (level P2)
Six at St Leonards Central Car Park (level B2 at 88 Christie Street) including two fast charging stations.
Please note - The fast charging stations require customers to download the Evie App before use.

On Street Facilities

There are on-street parking spaces at locations close to, and/or at the following addresses:

Upon parking in one of the designated spaces, motorists must use the relevant App associated with the charging device. EV owners can then plug in their own charging cables to their car and the unit affixed to the street pole before following the steps on their App to start charging.

To view the closest EV charging option to you, visit our What's Around Me? Online Map.

You can also send Council an email to suggest a future location for an on-street EV charger.

Lane Cove Shopping Precinct: Parking Map

Please note a portion of spaces in the Civic Centre Car Park (48 Longueville Road) is a restricted parking zone (no parking between 6:00am - 6:00pm, Monday to Friday). All spaces in the car park are available outside of these times.

Lane Cove Shopping Precinct: Parking Map

Loading Zones

Station wagons and 3 wheeled motor bikes are no longer allowed to park in loading zones.

In 2021, the NSW Government road rules were changed and all references to these vehicles has been repealed from Road Rules 2014 Section 179 Stop in loading zone.

Find out more about who can access a loading zone.

Mobility Parking Scheme (MPS)

Mobility Parking Scheme permits are administered by Service NSW.

For details of locations of Mobility Parking in Lane Cove village, please refer to this map.

To receive Mobility Parking Scheme (MPS) complimentary parking in Council car parks, please email service@lanecove.nsw.gov.au with the following:

A copy of your MPS permit
Expiration date of your MPS permit
Licence Plate Number of your vehicle

Council will contact you to confirm your MPS has been registered in our system.

Who to contact if you have been issued a parking fine

If you believe you have been issued an infringement notice by mistake, or you would like to contest a fine, contact Revenue NSW. Revenue NSW process fines and fees for local councils, NSW Police Force and other authorities.

What if someone else was responsible for the offence?

If you have received a fine but were not responsible for the offence, you can transfer the fine to the person who was responsible.

You can also nominate the responsible person online using myPenalty.

Difficulty with paying your fine?

If you can't afford to pay in full by the due date, you can set up a payment plan. Contact Revenue NSW