Bike Hangars trial

We have looked at customer feedback from our bike hangar pilot scheme which launched in 2021. This has helped us develop a priority list which will enable us to decide on future suitable locations for bike hangars.
This includes:
• The number of requests (multiple requests from one household are counted as one request).
• Type of properties. Flats; flat fronted houses with no garden; flat fronted houses with no rear access; all properties which have difficulty storing bikes; lack of outdoor secure space to store bikes.
• The resident requesting the bike hanger must be happy to have it outside their property. We will only place a hangar outside a property if there are no off-street locations in the area that can be used.
• Level of local support and anticipated uptake.
• Geographical spread of requests and provision of bike hangars across the city.
• Impact on other local cycle parking infrastructure.
• Availability of suitable space to accommodate the bike hangar.
• Date of request (first come, first served).

If your road has been identified as suitable for a bike hangar, we will write to you and other residents living in the road to give everyone the opportunity to apply. If there are any spaces still available, we will open up access to residents living in local roads. We will allocate spaces on a first come, first served basis.

Renting a space will be free during the initial six-month trial. Following this, access will cost £30 per year. If you would like to request to rent a space in a bike hangar, please email bikehangarrequest@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or write to:

Bike hangar request

Safer travel team

Portsmouth City Council

Civic Offices

PO1 2AL

If you live in the road where the bike hangar is located, you can rent one space per household. However, it may be possible to rent additional spaces if there is availability and nobody is registered on the waiting list. Email bikehangarrequest@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to enquire about renting an additional space.

Once you have made a successful application, a key will be sent out to you. Only people who have been successful accepted to rent a space in a hangar will be issued with a key.

If you lose your key, please email bikehangarrequest@portsmouthcc.gov.uk and we will arrange for a replacement. There is a charge of £25 for lost keys.

Please email bikehangarrequest@portsmouthcc.gov.uk and tell us your name and address so that we can cancel your membership.

All bike hangar units are secure, covered, lockable pods. The key is shared only with other people renting spaces inside the pods, the council and the installation company. The units are designed to deter would-be thieves with their sturdy design which has proven to be very secure, plus the hangars are located in residential areas where they can be observed 24/7.

However, no unit is 100% secure so we recommend that you always lock both wheels and the frame of your bike to the stand inside the units using two locks, for example, a Sold-Secure ‘D lock’ or sturdy chain lock for extra security. Find out more about keeping your bike secure.

Each hanger takes up between half and one vehicle space. By re-purposing a parking space in this way, up to six people are able to travel by bicycle who may not have been able to do so before.

You may nominate your road for a bike hangar, whether you own the property or not. If you rent a property, please make the landlord aware that you are requesting a space in a hangar. Any letters, or formal correspondence will be directed to the person renting the space.

If you have any questions, please email bikehangarregequest@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

The trial finishes in September 2021. We will look at the feedback we receive from residents over the six months and will present the findings to the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation’s decision meeting, where further decisions will be made.

This could involve recommendations for a wider rollout across the city and would involve evaluating information about specific hangar providers. Hangars could also be moved or relocated to more suitable locations

If a decision is made to roll out bike hangars to other areas of the city we will seek further funding to do this. If there is insufficient interest in bike hangars then the scheme would be withdrawn and the hangars would be removed.