Agenda item
Petitions
The following petitions have been verified by Democratic Services and contain 50 signatures or more:-
i)Petition regarding the CPZ programme from residents of All Souls Avenue (unzoned section)
This petition, submitted by residents of All Souls Avenue (unzoned section), states that:-
“We the residents of All Souls Avenue (Unzoned section) state that if a majority vote for the CPZ scheme, we will ONLY JOIN THE KH ZONE. There will not be enough parking spaces for any other alternative.”
A report relating to this petition appears under item 6 in the agenda.
ii) Against proposed extension of the CPZ zone NT in Dudden Hill
A petition received from residents of the Dudden Hill area objecting to the introduction of controlled parking proposals (associated with the possible extension of NT CPZ) on their streets.
A report relating to this petition appears under item 6 in the agenda.
iii) Request for consultation and a Controlled Parking Zone
This petition, submitted by local residents, states that:-
“We, the undersigned would like to see the area with the boundaries of Carlton Avenue East, College Road and Longfield Avenue in HA9 be considered for consultation ultimately to be designated a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) from Monday to Friday”.
Included in this petition were residents from Grasmere Avenue who also wished to be considered for consultation for inclusion into the same possible CPZ as above.
A report relating to this petition appears under item 6 in the agenda.
Decision:
i) Petition against the proposed extension of the Controlled Parking Zone NT in Dudden Hill
Mr J K Mehta, the Chairman of the Neasden Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, presented a petition against a proposed extension of the Controlled Parking Zone NT in Dudden Hill. This petition was discussed under the agenda item below.
ii) Petition for consultation about a proposed Controlled Parking Zone in the Preston Road/Northwick Park area
Mr M Maurice presented a petition calling for a consultation exercise among residents in the Preston Road/Northwick Park area. This petition was discussed under the agenda item below.
Minutes:
The Committee noted that the following petitions containing in excess of 50 signatures had been received:-
i) Petition against the proposed extension of the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) NT in Dudden Hill
This petition, presented by Mr J K Mehta, the Chairman of the Neasden Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, and containing separate pages of signatures, stated:
“Do you want Controlled Parking Zone in your street, regarding the proposed extension of the CPZ Zone NT in Dudden Hill?”
Beneath this question, residents indicated their support by circling “Yes” or “No” and signing their names. The signatories were residents of Ashcombe Park, Avondale Avenue, Cairnfield Avenue, Kenwyn Drive, North Circular Road and The Circle.
Mr Mehta advised that he had returned from holiday on 30 September to be informed by residents that informal consultation was taking place with residents and businesses in the Dudden Hill area, regarding the proposed extension of CPZ Zone NT. He had contacted 70 per cent of local residents and had found that most were against the proposals for the following reasons: that there were no major traffic problems in the area; that 30 per cent of residents had their own driveways and would lose the freedom to park in front of their own houses; that much parking space would be lost to single and double yellow lines; and that residents did not want to pay more money to the Council, when they already paid council tax and had paid £900 each to change their driveways.
Mr Mehta went on to state that he had been involved in the regeneration of the Neasden Shopping Centre, and that there the implementation of the CPZ had improved the parking situation. However, residents felt that it was unnecessary to extend the CPZ into the proposed extension area.
RESOLVED:
that the contents of the petition be noted.
Further decisions regarding this petition appear under agenda item 6.
ii) Petition for consultation about a proposed Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Preston Road/Northwick Park area
This petition, presented by Mr M Maurice on behalf of residents of the Preston Road and South Kenton area, stated:
“We, the undersigned, would like to see the area with the boundaries of Carlton Avenue East, College Road and Longfield Avenue in HA9 be considered for consultation, ultimately to be designated a Controlled Parking Zone from Monday to Friday.”
Included within the petition were more than 50 signatures from residents of Grasmere Avenue who also wished to be considered for consultation for inclusion into the same possible CPZ as above.
Mr Maurice advised that Preston Road and Northwick Park were the only underground stations in Travelcard Zone 4 which had no parking restrictions around them. He explained that the area between these two stations had become a traffic bottleneck, and that residents were often not able to park near their homes. He added that, there were only four exits from the South Kenton and Preston Park Estate, and it could take residents up to 20 minutes to leave the area.
Mr Maurice explained that an infrastructure was already in place for Wembley Stadium event days which could easily be adapted for use as a permanent CPZ.
RESOLVED:
that the contents of the petition be noted.
Further decisions relating to this petition appear under agenda item 6.