Agenda item

This report informs the Committee of progress on the 2010/11 Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ) works programme since the last report in July 2010.

(i)         That Committee the results of consultations into the possible introduction/extension of controlled parking in a number of areas as set out within this report be noted

 (iii)      Agreed that no further work should be undertaken in relation to proposals to introduce controlled parking into the Preston area, extensions to HY and GA CPZs and those areas within the 2010/11 work programme where consultation had not yet commenced until such time as a final decision had been made on the proposed instruction of emission based residents parking permits

(iii)       Agreed that proposals in relation to the introduction of pay and display controls in part of East Lane and Sudbury Avenue be implemented, subject to the necessary statutory consultation.

(iv)       Agreed that in view of the outcomes of consultation into proposals to introduce controlled parking into the Northwick Park area, controlled parking should not be implemented in that area.              

The Committee gave consideration to the report that informed them of progress on the 2010/11 Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ) works programme since the last report in July 2010. 

In setting the background the Head of Transportation, Tim Jackson reminded the Committee about their decision at the January meeting to delegate authority to the Head of Transportation to decide, having considered the responses to consultation, whether or not to extend the HY CPZ.  He also referred to a decision by the Executive agreeing to the introduction of an emission based residents parking permit regime, with an associated charging structure, subject to the outcome of the necessary consultation, with a final decision expected to be made in late December 2010 or early January 2011. He continued that prior to the Executive Committee decision, informal (public) consultation had been undertaken into proposals to introduce or extend controlled parking in a number of areas. Details of the consultation materials used, together with a summary of the results of those consultations, were appended to the report and were as follows:

Appendix A – the extension of CPZ HY,

Appendix B – the introduction of short term pay & display parking in parts of East Lane and Sudbury Avenue,

Appendix C - the introduction of controlled parking in the Preston (Grasmere Avenue etc) area west of Preston Road,

Appendix D – the introduction of controlled parking in the area bounded by Kenton Road, Northwick Avenue and Churchill Avenue,

Appendix E – the extension of GA CPZ to include Anson Road (part), Tracey, Henson and Gardiner Avenues.

Members noted that the consultations set out in the appendices were all undertaken before the Executive Committee decision on an emission based residents parking regime was made.  Tim Jackson continued that had residents been made aware that the permit charging regime and charges might change, the responses to the consultations may have been different. 

In recognition that a final decision on emission based charges would not be made until late December 2010 or early January 2011 he recommended the following;

that no further consultations be undertaken until a decision has been made and that in areas where the results of the recent consultation had indicated a broad support for controlled parking, residents are re-consulted after a decision has been made.  In the Northwick Park area, where the recent consultation had demonstrated little support for the introduction of controlled parking, it is agreed that controlled parking should not be implemented.  He concluded by saying that because the responses to the proposals in relation to part of East Lane and Sudbury Avenue would not involve residents parking bays and responses were unlikely to have been any different if repeated after a decision on emission based permits was made, he recommended that those proposals be implemented.

Councillor Long Harlesden ward member stated that the HY CPZ area was experiencing displacement parking from non residents and commuters and with little or no turning spaces the recommendation not to extend controlled parking into the area could not be justified.  She added that the current parking situation was denying local residents the ability to park in front of their homes.

Mr Colum Doherty a resident from Tracey Avenue (GA CPZ) stated that the residents had not been consulted on the proposal to extend the CPZ zone.  He requested the Committee not to agree to the extension on grounds of lack of consultation.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the results of consultations into the possible introduction/extension of controlled parking in a number of areas as set out within the report be noted;

 (iii)      that no further work should be undertaken in relation to proposals to introduce controlled parking into the Preston area, extensions to HY and GA CPZs and those areas within the 2010/11 work programme where consultation had not yet commenced until such time as a final decision had been made on the proposed instruction of emission based residents parking permits;

(iii)       that proposals in relation to the introduction of pay and display controls in part of East Lane and Sudbury Avenue be implemented, subject to the necessary statutory consultation;

(iv)       that in view of the outcomes of consultation into proposals to introduce controlled parking into the Northwick Park area, controlled parking should not be implemented in that area.